ESPN: CFP director: Path for UCF to reach playoff

[ChiefTenBeers2015]

  Bill Hancock, CFP executive director: "for the path, play a good schedule, win your games, and you're going to be in the hunt for the College Football Playoff".  

  If we continue to win out (either in '18 or over a longer period of time) schedule (and beat) tougher teams, we should be in a good position.  We should continue to schedule SEC and AAC  teams (maybe even UCF) each season...we need to increase our S.O.S.

GoMeanGreen

[meaniegreenie]

Yeah, but "be in the hunt" simply means "we'll act like you've been considered, but you didn't make it".

Expand to 8 teams and things get interesting.

[Mean Green Matt]

For a G5 to make it they have to absolutely annihilate everyone in their schedule. That will heighten the pressure on the committee. UCF has several close calls last year. Even then it’s probably not good enough. 

[Wag Tag]

Let’s just go to a bowl game against a ranked team and win!! GMG 

[GMG_Dallas]

5 hours ago, meaniegreenie said:

Yeah, but "be in the hunt" simply means "we'll act like you've been considered, but you didn't make it".

Expand to 8 teams and things get interesting.

Exactly. Because of this I'd rather schedule beatable teams and finish with 1-2 loss at worst each year to get an NY6 or other top bowl. If we do that, they won't be able to ignore us if they ever do expand to 8 teams. Until then, I don't see the point in beating yourself up for nothing.

[Andrew]

5 hours ago, meaniegreenie said:

Yeah, but "be in the hunt" simply means "we'll act like you've been considered, but you didn't make it".

Expand to 8 teams and things get interesting.

I believe it should 6 with every P5 conference getting one bid and then the best of G5 getting the last spot. 

[I Always Mean Green]

8 teams is perfect. Have each P5 conference champ. 2 at large. And the top G5 team. Then let it roll