Should NCAAF have playoffs?

basstotheface · #1 06-10-2010, 09:07 PM

Why or why not? How should the playoffs be run?

I personally think that it should, some people are robbed of a bowl they deserve just because a computer says so. It should be a best of 3 series to avoid any lucky wins.

Alex · #2 06-13-2010, 03:50 PM

Best of 3 is impossible - every round would take a month.

The best thing for the players and fans is a playoff, but the bowl system brings in more money, so guess what's here to stay...

At least they didn't expand the basketball field to 96.

jrthebassguy · #3 06-13-2010, 03:54 PM

Yes - An 8 team playoff. Anybody ranked higher than that doesn't deserve to be in the national title talk. You can still play these games at the historic bowl sites, so anybody still wanting to cling to this dated, unfair, and sometimes illogical BCS system can still get the feel of playing big games in those stadiums.

You can still have bowls for teams that don't make the playoffs.

Dr Stankface · #4 06-13-2010, 04:02 PM

Even with a playoff system, people will find a way to complain about how it's not fair.

basstotheface · #5 06-13-2010, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr Stankface

Even with a playoff system, people will find a way to complain about how it's not fair.

I dont see how if you have more than a one game series

Rusty Hooks · #6 06-13-2010, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by basstotheface

I dont see how if you have more than a one game series

it would take way too long.

basstotheface · #7 06-13-2010, 05:00 PM

Play a game every 2/3 days. You dont need a week between games.

Rusty Hooks · #8 06-13-2010, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by basstotheface

Play a game every 2/3 days. You dont need a week between games.

have you ever played organized football at the college level? 2/3 days rest would mean that after the first game you would most likely have the backups starting the next game with the starters getting sprinkled in on a few plays here and there. more rest is needed than you think. and in all reality, nobody goes to those football games to see the backups play. add to that the game planning that would have to be done for the next game. you can't use the same game plan, especially if you lost the game.

basstotheface · #9 06-13-2010, 05:12 PM

Then do it single elimination til the championship and do a game Monday, sunday, and the following sunday. If people can wait for a 7 game series in basketball they can put up with that for a desicive champion.

FilterFunk · #10 06-13-2010, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jrthebassguy

Yes - An 8 team playoff. Anybody ranked higher than that doesn't deserve to be in the national title talk. You can still play these games at the historic bowl sites, so anybody still wanting to cling to this dated, unfair, and sometimes illogical BCS system can still get the feel of playing big games in those stadiums.

You can still have bowls for teams that don't make the playoffs.

+1. And it keeps the regular season urgent and exciting. Every game will still count.

stinger12345 · #11 06-13-2010, 06:46 PM

I'm all for an 8 team playoff, but having a series, for any round is just stupid. Obviously, the physical toll in a game would cause a series to drag on for too long. But, the beautiful thing about (American) Football is that it's ALWAYS one game, playing for keeps, winner take all. That's what sets it apart from every other major sport. If a series in football was even close to a good idea, I'm willing to bet the NFL would have talked about it by now (granted, only until recently did they FINALLY change the overtime rule).