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6 days 40 min ago If there were four

If there were four conferences represented, how would they be weak conferences? How would voters go around the big conferences to preferentially select weak ones? It doesn't happen now. One weaker conference might squeak in, such as Utah in the above example, but I think even more so it would ensure the Pac10, Big 10, and Big 12 get a repesentative with a chance to win a national title, rather than "compelling" arguments being made for three teams in the four team play-off being from the SEC.
Let the regular season be that. The voters have always preferred big, strong conferences, not weaker ones. Otherwise why has Boise been on the outside looking in.

6 days 9 hours ago This is an awesome analysis

And I agree with it completely. Rather than arguing the four best teams should be in the playoff, therefore there should be 2-3 SEC teams with the possibility, we should see the regular season as a legitimate prequalifier, and the only goal, to find the national champ. Not the four best teams. Take the top four highest rated conference champs and you have the best chance of a winner. Not a mix-up, like last season.
And remember, even in a playoff, the winner isn't always the best, but they are the ones who won the tournament. And fair is fair. That's the closest method of finding it I can see.

1 week 2 days ago I'd let him play

Before I'd let my daughter be a cheerleader.

1 week 2 days ago On second thought

You might want to stop.

1 week 4 days ago Thank you Don

For the only worthwhile conversation to be drawn out of this. Interesting point. It is an unnecessary jab.

1 week 4 days ago It's a shame

It's a shame a post like this gets upvotes. And I don't agree with Section 1. There's a line between being thoroughly annoyed by Section 1's repeated arguments and being an a**hole.

This is over it.

1 week 4 days ago Possible solution

8 team playoff. Six major conference champs. 2 extras voted in. Big ten champ plays PAC 10 champ every year in the Rose Bowl, maintaining their tradition. Winner goes to the second round of the tournament. Everyone wins.

1 week 5 days ago I have never seen

I have never seen a -1 funny moderation.

1 week 5 days ago I don't really mind it

Because I don't see Nebraska as a national champ in '97. I didn't then either. We'd won it. If the coaches poll wants to try to supercede the AP poll, whatever. But we were already national champs and I'm not bothered by Nebraska trying to say they could join us a couple days later. Whatever.
The interesting thing to me, is that any play off should be based off of conference winners. It's what makes the regular season still valid. The idea of the Big Ten and PAC 10 opting out intrigues me. Whose to say the Other conference champs are better than theirs?
And we get the sexiness of the Rose Bowl. I like it.

1 week 5 days ago He assumed you'd actually told

He assumed you'd actually told your kids that. I agree; it would be a bad lesson for kids to teach them to scoff at other peoples beliefs, even if they seem silly.
Better to explain the situation and teach them how to handle themselves more maturely than their opponents.
But I assume you did that while telling the coach to stuff it.

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