BCS is dead: Presidents approve college playoff

[GrayEagle]

Did the basketball tournament start with 64 teams? No, it started small and worked its way up. Virtually no one is worse off with four teams than they are with two. Remember, all of the commissioners plus Notre Dame signed off on this. It may not be what we want but it's better than we had. Some day there will be a larger playoff.

[Harry]

Arkstfan gives his 2 cents: http://www.arkst.com/?p=1812

[shaft]

The new system does not expand access to the mid-majors to the big bowls, only a better chance at the national championship.

1-4 get the playoff spot, but that means every other year the really big bowls (rose, sugar, etc) will still select traditional or all hype match ups. Just look at last years Sugar Bowl, they are going to take the big name every time.

Hopefully the playoffs will generate enough new revenue for the little(er) guys to make up not getting the occasional BCS bowl.

[TheColonyEagle]

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/four-team-plan-not-true-playoff-062712

[TIgreen01]

Arkstfan gives his 2 cents: http://www.arkst.com/?p=1812

"The new system will use a selection committee to rank schools at least through the top 12. Their selections of 1-4 will end up in the playoffs playing the semi-finals at bowl sites on New Year’s Day or New Year’s Eve. Their selections 5-12 will end up in the BCS bowls"

Still, there is no guaranteed spot for smaller schools? If AQ is gone altogether, one would assume that the BCS bowls no longer have to take a MWC/CUSA/SunBelt/MAC school if it wins it's conference and finishes top 12. Depending on who that school is and how good their attendance is, it seems more likely that the small schools will get passed over for a big conference school with a larger fan base. Or do the old rules still apply?

[GrayEagle]

There really is little difference other than the fact that a Boise, etc. won't be in the playoff. They could still get a big payday from one of the major bowls (that is not involved in the playoff).

There haven't been any non-BCS teams play for the national championship yet and there won't be unless and until the playoff system expands. I believe that the only time that a non-BCS played a team ranked in the Top 4 was the TCU-Wisconsin game. What we are losing is minutia.

I have a feeling that there is more than meets the eye or all conferences plus Notre Dame would not have signed off on this without some public point of disagreement.

[PlummMeanGreen]

There really is little difference other than the fact that a Boise, etc. won't be in the playoff. They could still get a big payday from one of the major bowls (that is not involved in the playoff).

There haven't been any non-BCS teams play for the national championship yet and there won't be unless and until the playoff system expands. I believe that the only time that a non-BCS played a team ranked in the Top 4 was the TCU-Wisconsin game. What we are losing is minutia.

I have a feeling that there is more than meets the eye or all conferences plus Notre Dame would not have signed off on this without some public point of disagreement.

Jack, do you think an 8 team play-off would make much difference for the Cinderellas? (Or any other poster who has a HSO on this).

GMG!

[forevereagle]

Jack, do you think an 8 team play-off would make much difference for the Cinderellas? (Or any other poster who has a HSO on this).

GMG!

No. Until each conference can have a representative, the Non-AQ or whatever we are calling them now, can be easily excluded.