The ACC and Big 12 face no-win situation in 14-team CFP proposal. What will they do? Will they be permanent second-rate conferences, or will they take the 2 automatic playoff slots and be quiet?
It looks like the Big Ten and SEC are telling everyone else, “Do it our way, or we’re outta here and you guys can figure out a playoff system for yourselves.”
Actually, it’s worse than that. The B1G and the SEC would almost certainly offer a few schools to join them — Clemson, Florida State, Miami, Duke, UNC, Utah, Arizona, Arizona State, maybe Colorado or Oklahoma State. Or maybe Notre Dame.
That could make for a nice 44-team conference. Four divisions of 11 teams, maybe geographically based to minimize travel. Each team could play a 12-game schedule—2 non-conference games followed by 10 conference games. The CFP would be 16 teams, the top 4 teams from each of the 4 divisions. Only conference games would count for the playoff selections.
Heck, one of the 11-team divisions could be the original Big Ten plus Penn State!
The regular college season would be completed on Thanksgiving weekend as it is now, followed by a bye week for everyone on the first weekend in December. The schedule could be arranged so the round of 8 be played on New Year’s Day in the Rose, Sugar. Orange and Cotton bowls, followed by 2 semi-final games and then the conference/national championship in late January as it is now.
Play the natty in a permanent stadium—eliminate the confusion. Maybe the Super Dome so there could be a big pregame party on Bourbon Street! Or maybe in the Grandaddy of them all—back to the Rose Bowl!
Notre Dame? They could join the new conference or not. Their choice. A one-time invitation, no do-overs later. And no waiting around for an answer!
All the other teams? Call them Division II. They can organize their own conferences and playoff, like Division I.
I wouldn’t spend a helluva lot of time discussing the current 14-game proposal because I’d actually prefer the 44-team B1G-SEC+ conference anyway. That conference would work for basketball and the Olympic sports, as well.
Brilliant plan, Kahuna. Why don’t they put me in charge?
It looks like the Big Ten and SEC are telling everyone else, “Do it our way, or we’re outta here and you guys can figure out a playoff system for yourselves.”
Actually, it’s worse than that. The B1G and the SEC would almost certainly offer a few schools to join them — Clemson, Florida State, Miami, Duke, UNC, Utah, Arizona, Arizona State, maybe Colorado or Oklahoma State. Or maybe Notre Dame.
That could make for a nice 44-team conference. Four divisions of 11 teams, maybe geographically based to minimize travel. Each team could play a 12-game schedule—2 non-conference games followed by 10 conference games. The CFP would be 16 teams, the top 4 teams from each of the 4 divisions. Only conference games would count for the playoff selections.
Heck, one of the 11-team divisions could be the original Big Ten plus Penn State!
The regular college season would be completed on Thanksgiving weekend as it is now, followed by a bye week for everyone on the first weekend in December. The schedule could be arranged so the round of 8 be played on New Year’s Day in the Rose, Sugar. Orange and Cotton bowls, followed by 2 semi-final games and then the conference/national championship in late January as it is now.
Play the natty in a permanent stadium—eliminate the confusion. Maybe the Super Dome so there could be a big pregame party on Bourbon Street! Or maybe in the Grandaddy of them all—back to the Rose Bowl!
Notre Dame? They could join the new conference or not. Their choice. A one-time invitation, no do-overs later. And no waiting around for an answer!
All the other teams? Call them Division II. They can organize their own conferences and playoff, like Division I.
I wouldn’t spend a helluva lot of time discussing the current 14-game proposal because I’d actually prefer the 44-team B1G-SEC+ conference anyway. That conference would work for basketball and the Olympic sports, as well.
Brilliant plan, Kahuna. Why don’t they put me in charge?
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