OT: FCS playoff goes to 24 teams
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8276494/fcs-playoffs-expanding-24-teams-2013
The FCS has expanded its playoff format. I know it is all about the money in FBS, but it still seems to make so much sense to actually have a playoff.
EDIT: For reference the DivII and III tournaments let in 20 teams currently. The top 4 teams get a buy in the first round.
August 17th, 2012 at 9:52 AM ^
But what about their academics?!?
/s
August 17th, 2012 at 10:07 AM ^
24 teams seems like too much for any sport, except maybe College Basketball.
Reminds me of this:
Sorry for the Hulu.. Couldn't find elsewhere.
[FAIL. It's the clip from BASEketball where Kenny Mane and Dan Patrick explain the playoff system for the Denslow Cup. If you feel like waiting 45 seconds for Hulu to do its ad thing, it is there for viewing pleasure.]
August 17th, 2012 at 10:28 AM ^
I thought to myself, you know what the FCS needs? A bigger playoff!
August 17th, 2012 at 10:30 AM ^
I know, it wasn't that I agree with the increase, it just reminded me of how messed up the FBS stuff is.
August 17th, 2012 at 10:52 AM ^
Seeing that makes me think the opposite. I much prefer what we've had in FBS. It's easy to see the trend. With a bowl system, they just keeping adding bowls. Eventually teams with losing records get into bowls that cost them money. A very minor problem. With playoffs, they keep adding more teams. We can disagree on how many are ideal. Whatever the consensus is, they will eventually surpass it.
August 17th, 2012 at 10:43 AM ^
August 17th, 2012 at 10:49 AM ^
I am so glad that bowls are in place instead of a real playoff for the sake of the sanctity of the student athlete.
August 17th, 2012 at 11:02 AM ^
August 17th, 2012 at 11:39 AM ^
team playoff.
August 17th, 2012 at 12:32 PM ^
I'm sure that if it expanded to 16, it would never get any bigger. Ever. Nope.
August 17th, 2012 at 11:15 AM ^
Scary headline right there.
The one thing that I have always loved about college football is how important the regular season is, a loss on any given week can ruin your whole season which makes watching every single game that much more exciting. I think four is the perfect amount because in all reality if you are outside the top four, its hard to make a real case that you are the best team in the nation. I really doubt the 24th place team in the FCS can make an argument that they are or had the best regular season.
August 17th, 2012 at 11:51 AM ^
That's just crazy. Please never let this happen to fbs.
August 17th, 2012 at 12:01 PM ^
This invalidates every old, trite supporting argument about how a playoff would negatively impact "student-athletes." FCS, which is supposed to be less of a "football factory" situation, can run a 24-team playoff without negatively affecting their players, but eight teams is too much for the FBS.
It sorta lends a different meaning to "FBS."
August 17th, 2012 at 12:22 PM ^
They should just take this situation to its logical end. Replace the entire season with a 128-team, single elimination tournament.
August 17th, 2012 at 12:27 PM ^
Almost 1/5 of the league gets to go to the playoffs. Seems diluted to me.
August 17th, 2012 at 3:45 PM ^
And the Ivys and I think HBCUs which produce a couple quality teams who would qualify (Harvard and Penn have been ranked the last few years iirc) don't participate. Probably closer to a 1/4 of eligible teams.
August 17th, 2012 at 4:01 PM ^
How many FCS teams are there?