GT still has a shot at the CFP

[Buzzforlife]

http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/tech-still-can-make-run-cfb-playoff/nnj8h/

 

[BornAJacket]

well, sure they do. Losing to a top 10 team early in the season isn't the worst thing to happen. But now for an ACC champion to get the votes, the ACC needs to be impressive in the rest of its OOC games and GT must go undefeated the rest of the way. Tall order, not impossible.

 

[GTJT622]

This is more reason why D1A CFB needs to get its head out of the sand and move to an 8-team playoff with auto qualifiers to P5 conference champs. For years these morons banged the ridiculous false drum of how meaningful the regular season is. What a pile of crap!

Countless cupcake games and only truly about 4 or maybe 5 legit tests to the factories each season. And, once a team gets an early loss they could be "out of it". This deems the rest of their season about as meaningless as those dumb, tired exhibition games played in late December.

Instead, auto qualifiers to conference champs keeps everyone in the season longer with something to play for. It might even foster more competitive out of conference matchups because teams won't be as nervous (read: afraid) about a loss or two killing their chances at the national playoffs/title.

You'll still have 3 at large berths to reward and provide a chance to those solid teams with great resumes who came up short in their conference. What's so damn difficult about this...other than a bunch of morons wanting to forever hang on to the same old, tired ways of doing things (like keeping meaningless exhibition games tied to all this).

 

[Buzzforlife]

GT plays 4 top 10 regular season teams. The sad part is a second loss with an 11-2 outcome probably gives them no chance under the current formula. However under your system, new life exists as one of the three at large berth schools. This rewards playing a good schedule.

 

[Texwood]

I've never understood the strangle-hold that the MEG committees have on college football. The NCAA strikes me as Mayberry with Barney Fife as sheriff.

 

[BornAJacket]

D1AA, D2 and D3 all know how finding a champion should be done. Even all the other D1 sports know how to do it.

I guess in the past they were happy to get the extra money from the road trip and the big game after the season. Things have changed, money can be made here with a real championship bracket.

Ticket prices must adjust however, not many fans can take the cost from a series of 3 games plus travel.

Presidents continue to talk about extending the season and adding another set of games. It would only be an add for 2 teams. Personally I'd be willing to drop back to 11 season games to make it happen. Playing one less game against a Tulane or Alcorn State, etc would be ok with me.