We Need 8
It's that time of year again where the NCAA College Football Committee blesses four schools while crushing the souls of at least two schools and their legion of fans.
For all the talk the College Football Playoff has not alleviated the problems that occurred with the BCS. Who stays and plays, and who goes and why?
Of course, everyone jeered the BCS because in essences it pitted just two teams against each other for the title and the selection of those teams was always controversial. In most cases in sort of work because a lot of times there was only two to three championship teams.
However, when it didn't work it was bad. Case in point the 2011 season where No. 2 Alabama defeated No. 1 LSU. That year alone one could argue that No. 3 Oklahoma State No. 4 Stanford or No. 5 Oregon deserved a shot at the title.
Now would any of those teams defeated Alabama or LSU is another question but they were not even given the chance and there lied the problem with BCS formula.
The College Football Playoff exacerbated the problem by creating a playoff system that only allows fours schools which mathematically presents a problem.
Everything in the NCAA 1A College Football revolves...No everything in NCAA revolves around the "Power Five" conferences of college football.
It is made up of the SEC (Southeastern Conference), the Big 10, the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference), the PAC 12 and the Big 12. Everything in college sports orbits this nucleus so much so that the powerful Big East conference was practically gutted as many of its top-tier schools fled to the ACC.
See the mathematical conundrum? With only four slots available at least one champion of a Power 5 conference is going to be on the outside looking in. Easily it could be more than one if Notre Dame has a championship caliber season or if a Power 5 conference sends more than one team. Which is happening this year.
Sadly, this should have been avoided for at minimum the CFP (College Football Playoff) needs six teams. On paper that gives you a representative for each of the Power 5 and leaves a spot for the " fly in the ointment" which is usually a small school that is having a good season this year that honor would fall to the Knights of the University of Central Florida (UCF).
Yet a six-team CFP would be problematic because the sixth spot would often go to a team from a Power 5. Case in point UCF the undefeated team in the nation is ranked 12th in the CFP.
With six off the table that leaves us with eight teams which is a good number. For the days of their being two clear-cut teams above the others are fewer and farther parts. Also for those years where there is at least four to five teams worthy of playing in CFP, all your bases are covered.
Eight teams also mean the entire season is measured equally across where now the latter half of the season holds more weight. Teams that lose games in earlier in the year Oklahoma are penalized less than teams who lose later in the season Alabama.
With eight teams all bases are covered it only adds one extra game to the season which nullified by removing that one cream puff game that most big schools play.
Even financially it would be better just imagine if in the first round of each of the games were played at the higher seeds home. Treat the student body and their fan base to a home playoff game the turnout would be amazing and just think of the boost to the local economy.
By my formula, the crap show of this year's playoff is avoided.
1. Clemson
2. Oklahoma
3. Georgia
And the pick that caused all the problems
4. Alabama
Keeping those rankings, the same my system adds...
5. Ohio State
6. USC they did win the Pac 12
7. Wisconsin
8.UCF
On the outside looking in would be.
Auburn they did beat two No. 1 ranked teams this year, but they also have three losses.
Penn State if they could have at least made to the Big 10 championship game they would be a shoo-in.
Everyone is you speaking up for a team you like.
Now let's view these hypothetical matchups.
1. Clemson vs 8.UCF your classic David vs Goliath. The impact for UCF would have phenomenal so much so that maybe UCF's coach Scott Frost stays instead of heading off for Nebraska. Since under an eight CFP UCF has a chance to qualify every year. With the CFP UCF's status is raised and with Florida being the recruiting bed it is who knows what type of team he may have assembled.
2. Oklahoma vs 7. Wisconsin. A clash of styles as Oklahoma' fancy offense meets Wisconsin's punch you in the gut style of play.
3. Georgia vs 6. USC this one writes itself. Two of college footballs historic programs. It's SEC vs Pac 12 enough said.
4. Alabama vs OSU The grudge bowl. Look at all the subplots. Big 10 vs SEC. Nick Saban vs Urban Meyer. Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war.
Of course, everyone jeered the BCS because in essences it pitted just two teams against each other for the title and the selection of those teams was always controversial. In most cases in sort of work because a lot of times there was only two to three championship teams.
However, when it didn't work it was bad. Case in point the 2011 season where No. 2 Alabama defeated No. 1 LSU. That year alone one could argue that No. 3 Oklahoma State No. 4 Stanford or No. 5 Oregon deserved a shot at the title.
Now would any of those teams defeated Alabama or LSU is another question but they were not even given the chance and there lied the problem with BCS formula.
The College Football Playoff exacerbated the problem by creating a playoff system that only allows fours schools which mathematically presents a problem.
Everything in the NCAA 1A College Football revolves...No everything in NCAA revolves around the "Power Five" conferences of college football.
It is made up of the SEC (Southeastern Conference), the Big 10, the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference), the PAC 12 and the Big 12. Everything in college sports orbits this nucleus so much so that the powerful Big East conference was practically gutted as many of its top-tier schools fled to the ACC.
See the mathematical conundrum? With only four slots available at least one champion of a Power 5 conference is going to be on the outside looking in. Easily it could be more than one if Notre Dame has a championship caliber season or if a Power 5 conference sends more than one team. Which is happening this year.
Sadly, this should have been avoided for at minimum the CFP (College Football Playoff) needs six teams. On paper that gives you a representative for each of the Power 5 and leaves a spot for the " fly in the ointment" which is usually a small school that is having a good season this year that honor would fall to the Knights of the University of Central Florida (UCF).
Yet a six-team CFP would be problematic because the sixth spot would often go to a team from a Power 5. Case in point UCF the undefeated team in the nation is ranked 12th in the CFP.
With six off the table that leaves us with eight teams which is a good number. For the days of their being two clear-cut teams above the others are fewer and farther parts. Also for those years where there is at least four to five teams worthy of playing in CFP, all your bases are covered.
Eight teams also mean the entire season is measured equally across where now the latter half of the season holds more weight. Teams that lose games in earlier in the year Oklahoma are penalized less than teams who lose later in the season Alabama.
With eight teams all bases are covered it only adds one extra game to the season which nullified by removing that one cream puff game that most big schools play.
Even financially it would be better just imagine if in the first round of each of the games were played at the higher seeds home. Treat the student body and their fan base to a home playoff game the turnout would be amazing and just think of the boost to the local economy.
By my formula, the crap show of this year's playoff is avoided.
1. Clemson
2. Oklahoma
3. Georgia
And the pick that caused all the problems
4. Alabama
Keeping those rankings, the same my system adds...
5. Ohio State
6. USC they did win the Pac 12
7. Wisconsin
8.UCF
On the outside looking in would be.
Auburn they did beat two No. 1 ranked teams this year, but they also have three losses.
Penn State if they could have at least made to the Big 10 championship game they would be a shoo-in.
Everyone is you speaking up for a team you like.
Now let's view these hypothetical matchups.
1. Clemson vs 8.UCF your classic David vs Goliath. The impact for UCF would have phenomenal so much so that maybe UCF's coach Scott Frost stays instead of heading off for Nebraska. Since under an eight CFP UCF has a chance to qualify every year. With the CFP UCF's status is raised and with Florida being the recruiting bed it is who knows what type of team he may have assembled.
2. Oklahoma vs 7. Wisconsin. A clash of styles as Oklahoma' fancy offense meets Wisconsin's punch you in the gut style of play.
3. Georgia vs 6. USC this one writes itself. Two of college footballs historic programs. It's SEC vs Pac 12 enough said.
4. Alabama vs OSU The grudge bowl. Look at all the subplots. Big 10 vs SEC. Nick Saban vs Urban Meyer. Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war.
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