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11-19-2006, 08:37 PM
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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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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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11-20-2006, 12:38 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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There was a rather interesting "flip side" story in local news today. Seems as Rutgers favored its football team ($$$) over the past few years over other sports. As such, several teams will be terminated next year.
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