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11-19-2006, 06:21 PM
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in my opinion, a team should not be playing in the national championship game unless they win their conference, therefore michigan should not be sitting at #2 right now.
what if there is a rematch between ohio state and michigan for the national championship and michigan ends up winning?
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11-19-2006, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by AznSAE
in my opinion, a team should not be playing in the national championship game unless they win their conference, therefore michigan should not be sitting at #2 right now.
what if there is a rematch between ohio state and michigan for the national championship and michigan ends up winning?
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I understand the opinion, but shouldn't the national championship be between the best two teams -- regardless of what conference they're in?
The real problem, as I see it, is how to determin just who the best really are without a championship playoff system like there is in basketball or other sports.
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11-19-2006, 06:34 PM
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Michigan had their shot against OSU....they lost......they souldn't be rewarded for losing and making it a pretty close game. It was clear that OSU was the better team without a doubt.
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11-19-2006, 06:37 PM
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Michigan had their shot against OSU....they lost......they souldn't be rewarded for losing and making it a pretty close game. It was clear that OSU was the better team without a doubt.
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11-19-2006, 06:55 PM
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Michigan had their shot against OSU....they lost......they souldn't be rewarded for losing and making it a pretty close game. It was clear that OSU was the better team without a doubt.
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I couldn't agree more.
But what if no other team in the country could beat Michigan?
Before the big BCS hype, they used to call it, "the mythical national championship."
Assuming Ohio State really is the best team in the country, if there is a team that can beat Michigan, they should play the Buckeyes.
Unfortunately, we can't be absolutely sure if that team exists or not -- so the title is still "mythical" to me.
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11-19-2006, 08:38 PM
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I couldn't agree more.
But what if no other team in the country could beat Michigan?
Before the big BCS hype, they used to call it, "the mythical national championship."
Assuming Ohio State really is the best team in the country, if there is a team that can beat Michigan, they should play the Buckeyes.
Unfortunately, we can't be absolutely sure if that team exists or not -- so the title is still "mythical" to me.
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I agree......good call. Playoff system anyone?
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11-19-2006, 08:50 PM
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I would love to see college football playoffs. They have them for basketball, then why not football? Which would be better- playoffs by conferences or by rankings?
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11-19-2006, 08:55 PM
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I would love to see college football playoffs. They have them for basketball, then why not football? Which would be better- playoffs by conferences or by rankings?
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Just re-thought something: March Madness is one thing but just how many football games can be played in one week by the same teams? Not sure just what the time frame would be but IMHO would be a great deal longer than 3 or 4 weeks.
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11-19-2006, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by DeltAlum
I understand the opinion, but shouldn't the national championship be between the best two teams -- regardless of what conference they're in?
The real problem, as I see it, is how to determin just who the best really are without a championship playoff system like there is in basketball or other sports.
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While I could agree with you, the question has to be asked" "remember that we are talking college football with college students playing". Not yet pros. Not sure if we really need another 5 weeks of college football.
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11-19-2006, 09:57 PM
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While I could agree with you, the question has to be asked" "remember that we are talking college football with college students playing". Not yet pros. Not sure if we really need another 5 weeks of college football.
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An 8 team playoff would only take 3 weeks. The bowl season currently takes a lot longer than 3 weeks.
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11-19-2006, 10:48 PM
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An 8 team playoff would only take 3 weeks. The bowl season currently takes a lot longer than 3 weeks.
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Only 8 teams?
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11-19-2006, 11:07 PM
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Only 8 teams?
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More than that really. Requiring the BCS schools to play Conference Championship games for their automatic bids is essentially adding another round of elimination to the playoffs.
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11-20-2006, 12:31 AM
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A college playoff senario has been debated on and off for years. Length of season and wear and tear on the student athletes are just two of the arguments brought against it.
I understand the arguments, but just don't know how to "crown" a national champion without a playoff series.
Since football is the big money sport (TV rights included), the cynic in me wonders why there isn't a playoff in place already.
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