Coaches from 103 of the 128 FBS schools voiced their opinion in an ESPN poll about the College Playoff system. 44% of those coaches would prefer an 8 team playoff system while 29% were okay with the playoff system now and 17 % wanted to expand to a 16 team playoff.
The coaches who want to expand to 8 teams would like to see the Conference Champions from the Power 5 conferences, (ACC, Big 12, Big 10, SEC and Pac 12) automatically in and the next 3 highest ranking schools make it.
An 8 team playoff would make more sense. Just this week Jeff Long, said that the difference between #4 and #7 teams was very narrow. An additional game for the playoffs might mean that conferences would play one less season game which might mean less of the "easy" non conference schedules that some conferences are accused of scheduling. It could also mean a conference championship game for the big 12 to eliminate Co-Champions as we are likely to have with Baylor/TCU this year.
All-in-all it will come down to the money. Given enough money even ESPN, which is in the first year of a 12 year deal for the current system, might consider an 8 team playoff.
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Showing posts with label Pac 12. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pac 12. Show all posts
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Separation Weekend in College Football
Heather Dinich has a real good article on this week in College Football and how different outcomes in games will effect the entire playoff picture.
Read Heather's article here.
Although the games this week will go far in determining the playoff picture, the SEC appears to have a lock on at least two positions. If the SEC can avoid a 2nd and 3rd place finish, we could wind up with an SEC final.
It's hard for me to think that Oregon can hold on to the 4th spot with no big games remaining as it is unlikely that a Big 12 team could vault enough teams to reach the top 4. What might prove fatal to the SEC is if the Playoff Committee deems it unfair to put a 2 loss SEC team, albeit a good team, ahead of a 1 loss Pac 12 or Big 12 team.
Read Heather's article here.
Although the games this week will go far in determining the playoff picture, the SEC appears to have a lock on at least two positions. If the SEC can avoid a 2nd and 3rd place finish, we could wind up with an SEC final.
It's hard for me to think that Oregon can hold on to the 4th spot with no big games remaining as it is unlikely that a Big 12 team could vault enough teams to reach the top 4. What might prove fatal to the SEC is if the Playoff Committee deems it unfair to put a 2 loss SEC team, albeit a good team, ahead of a 1 loss Pac 12 or Big 12 team.
Saturday, October 25, 2014
#6 Oregon Beats Cal 59-41 in Pac 12
Marcus Mariota threw for 326 yards and 5 TDs as the 6th ranjed Oregon Ducks beat the Cal Bears 59-41. Mariota threw his 1st INT of the year with 3:31 to go in the 2nd quarter.
Oregon improved to 7-1 while Cal dropped to 4-4 on the season.
Read the ESPN recap article here.
Oregon improved to 7-1 while Cal dropped to 4-4 on the season.
Read the ESPN recap article here.
Friday, October 3, 2014
Arizona Goes on the Road to Defeat #2 Oregon 31-24
The undefeated Arizona Wildcats traveled to Eugene, Oregon to take on the #2 Oregon Ducks on Thursday night and the result was a good one for the 'Cats. For the second year in a row Arizona has defeated the 2nd ranked Ducks and effectively eliminated them from National Champioship contention.
Marcus Mariota, Oregon quarterback had this to say "They're undefeated," he said. "It's obviously a testament to our conference. If you're not prepared each week, if you're not ready to play, you'll lose."
Read the ESPN story here
Marcus Mariota, Oregon quarterback had this to say "They're undefeated," he said. "It's obviously a testament to our conference. If you're not prepared each week, if you're not ready to play, you'll lose."
Read the ESPN story here
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