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10-16-2007, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by MililaniBuckeye
So, if there are no undefeated teams at the end of the regular season, the whole season has been totally meaningless? Dude, you've said a lot of bong-induced stupid [censored] before, but this ranked right up there...
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I think Zurp meant that the more teams that are included in a 'playoff' (and considering the current system to be a 2-team playoff), the less meaningful regular season games become. That makes sense to me.
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10-16-2007, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by BB73
I think Zurp meant that the more teams that are included in a 'playoff' (and considering the current system to be a 2-team playoff), the less meaningful regular season games become. That makes sense to me.
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That's how I took his comments as well. |
10-16-2007, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Thump
Totally disagree with yourt disaggrement with Zurp, with a playoff, all of the recent losses don't mean as much b/c the teams know they're pretty much guaranteed a shot in a playoff at the end of the season.
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It's all about position seeding. Also, the way the polls work, it's the timing of your loss as much as, if not more than, who you lose to. Playoffs allow a worthy team to lose later in the season and still have a chance.
The playoffs have worked fine for I-AA, II, III, and NAIA teams for decades...no reason why it can't work for I-A.
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.no reason why it can't work for I-A.
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You and I have discussed this a million times, there is a reason it can't work, those divisions didn't have an existing bowl system to incorporate. |
10-16-2007, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by methomps
I think that point works both ways. If you only take two teams, you increase the chance that the best team is left on the outside (especially if there are several undefeated teams.
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That's a good point. I guess an argument would be made for USC in 2003, Auburn in 2004, or Boise State in 2006. But I guess that the way to overcome that is to come up with a betterer "system" so that the best team is not left on the outside. Personally, I don't believe that a playoff is the better system.
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10-16-2007, 03:17 PM
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You and I have discussed this a million times, there is a reason it can't work, those divisions didn't have an existing bowl system to incorporate.
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Why can't it work? Change happens. |
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