CFP/NY6 Bowl Selection Show Thread

Submitted by tlo2485 on December 2nd, 2018 at 12:02 PM

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Please give us Washington in the Rose (if OSU is in the playoff) or LSU in the Fiesta.

 

No Florida.

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Muttley

December 2nd, 2018 at 12:29 PM ^

I'm guessing Oklahoma is the fourth for political reasons.

If it's Georgia, there's going to be extreme pressure to expand.  Plus, I'd point to 2014.  "NFL-lite" was bandied about for the SEC West, as the back-loaded schedules and the SEC-bias allowed the SEC West to dominate the rankings throughout the season.  What happened to the top 5 teams in the SEC West that year?  They all lost.

Which leaves a jump ball between Oklahoma & OSU.  Which of the B1G & B12 got the possession the last time?  It was the B1G over the B12 in 2014 with OSU chosen over TCU & Baylor.  So I'm thinking the possession arrow goes to the B12 this year and Oklahoma.

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pinkfloyd2000

December 2nd, 2018 at 12:32 PM ^

ND is one of the biggest names in college sports, with an enormous fanbase. They are a traditional power with a long history of success and wins, even though they have struggled a bit in more recent years. (Wow, that hits a little too close to home).

They are in. 

 

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maizedNblued

December 2nd, 2018 at 12:44 PM ^

I know this won't happen but it would be awesome to see a Michigan/OSU match-up in a NY6 game....there would be a sh*t ton of money to be made in a rematch and I'm sure both outfits would prefer to play each other again.

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Haasman15

December 2nd, 2018 at 12:57 PM ^

I’m of the belief that the NCAA’s stance of not expanding has just been lip service. They’re only concerned with one thing, the almighty dollar. I don’t think they wanted to admit to expansion publicly because of their expected stance of “student athlete” first. However, I think they’ve been laying the ground work for a few years of creating a narrative that expansion is a must.... without them saying it, mind you. 

I think that they can use this year to leave ND out, and would certainly make the expansion outcry more audible. Playoff matchups would most definitely generate more revenue as opposed to just regular bowl games, not only for the NCAA, but for the institutions as well. 

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CarrIsMyHomeboy

December 2nd, 2018 at 1:10 PM ^

I expect he's arguing that if OOC records can't hurt a conference champion's CFP resumé, they'll surely resume tougher scheduling practices.

I think that's tenuous as a cause-effect relationship, but at least it would remove a *disincentive* for scheduling tough in the OOC.

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samdrussBLUE

December 2nd, 2018 at 1:19 PM ^

That’s ridiculous. He said only conference champions should be allowed in, not only conference games matter. If my team is a conference champion and 2-1 OOC and I’m trying to beat out another conference champion that is 3-0 OOC, I have a great chance of sitting my ass home in most situations. 

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SeattleWolverine

December 2nd, 2018 at 2:22 PM ^

The obstacle is still $. If you play Alabama, you've got to split the dough more or less. If you play Eastern Michigan you can give them a much smaller cut and EMU is still happy so both parties win financially. 

Also, the disincentive $ wise for coaches is still against tough OOC opponents. The downside of a loss isn't really worth it when you can beat Middle Tennessee and have a better record when your multi-million job is on the line. 

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LKLIII

December 2nd, 2018 at 1:13 PM ^

Agreed. 

 

I’d most certainly force Notre Dame to join a conference. But it would actually DECREASE the likelihood of teams scheduling stronger OOC games. 

I could also see teams perhaps jockeying to get into weaker conferences so they could bully everybody. Or alternatively, reduce the conference schedule from 9 games to either 8 or even 7 games and insert insanely easy OCC teams like the SEC does. 

 

Then a team like Michigan or OSU could do what the SEC does. Play a cupcake schedule, and then play maybe 2 respectable teams the whole year max until the conference championship game against a legit strong team. 

 

Basically boils it down to a one game regular season unless a team chokes and gets upset by one of the 1-2 “respectable” teams.

 

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BJNavarre

December 2nd, 2018 at 1:13 PM ^

I think it would move things in that direction. Not as much as giving conference champs auto-bids in a 8 team playoff, but it would place more of an emphasis on winning your conference championship, than finishing the season a 1 or 2 loss SEC team. Conference champs with 2 loses would frequently make it over 1 loss teams, if they made that change.

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MadMatt

December 2nd, 2018 at 1:29 PM ^

I was driving home from church listening to NPR. They announced that Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Georgia and Ohio State would be participating in the college football playoff.  I thought what the what?! Nice to see that not only ES(ec)PN can mess up.

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