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Postby Charleston Pony » Fri Dec 12, 2008 7:12 pm

OK...just for grins...let's see what a 16 team playoff would look like if all conference champs and 5 at large teams (seeded using BCS rankings) would look like:

1st round games (at home of higher seed)

#16 Buffalo at #1 Oklahoma
#15 Troy at #2 Forida
#14 ECU at # 3 Texas
#13 V Tech at #4 Bama
#12 Cincy at # 5 USC
#11 TCU at # 6 Utah
#10 Ohio St at # 7 Tex Tech
#9 Boise St at # 8 Penn St

A couple of games of interest, but would probably be well attended because of "home game" reward

2nd round (if seeds hold - games played at bowl sites/determined by bids?)

#1 OU vs #8 OSU
#2 FL vs #7 TTech
#3 TX vs #6 Utah
#4 Bama vs #5 USC

play the remaining 3 games at bowl sites determined by bids

Could some form of bowl system as we know it today co-exist with playoffs?

Got to believe that schools like Georgia, LSU, SC, Okla St, Missou, Nebraska, Oregon, Oregon St, BYU, Clemson, Florida St, et al would travel well and support a regional game to extend their season. Bowls that choose not to enter the bidding wars could host games just like they do now?

Would this be better for CUSA champ than the current situation where we get to "host" and possibly beat the 6th best team in the SEC? Even if it turns CUSA into a "one bid" league?
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Postby Pony Soup » Fri Dec 12, 2008 7:30 pm

yes
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Re: Playoffs?

Postby expony18 » Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:18 pm

Charleston Pony wrote:#1 OU vs #8 OSU
#2 FL vs #7 TTech
#3 TX vs #6 Utah
#4 Bama vs #5 USC

and we still end up OU v. Florida
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Re: Playoffs?

Postby Pony Soup » Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:27 pm

expony18 wrote:
Charleston Pony wrote:#1 OU vs #8 OSU
#2 FL vs #7 TTech
#3 TX vs #6 Utah
#4 Bama vs #5 USC

and we still end up OU v. Florida


Let's play it and find out. My money would be on TX v USC, which is the most dangerous team out there in my opinion
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Re: Playoffs?

Postby expony18 » Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:32 pm

Pony Soup wrote:
expony18 wrote:
Charleston Pony wrote:#1 OU vs #8 OSU
#2 FL vs #7 TTech
#3 TX vs #6 Utah
#4 Bama vs #5 USC

and we still end up OU v. Florida


Let's play it and find out. My money would be on TX v USC, which is the most dangerous team out there in my opinion
probably. they are just too inconsistent imo
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Postby Pony Soup » Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:34 pm

True. Of all of them, though, USC would be my least favorite opponent.
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Postby expony18 » Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:35 pm

the real question is could they be the lions
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Postby HB Pony Dad » Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:16 pm

Pony Soup wrote:True. Of all of them, though, USC would be my least favorite opponent.


And their Offense is OFFENSIVE! :evil:
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Postby Pony Soup » Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:18 pm

HB Pony Dad wrote:
Pony Soup wrote:True. Of all of them, though, USC would be my least favorite opponent.


And their Offense is OFFENSIVE! :evil:


No, their wannabe pony ear hand sign is offensive.
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Postby HB Pony Dad » Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:25 pm

Pony Soup wrote:
HB Pony Dad wrote:
Pony Soup wrote:True. Of all of them, though, USC would be my least favorite opponent.


And their Offense is OFFENSIVE! :evil:


No, their wannabe pony ear hand sign is offensive.


We don't curl our fingers like pony ears, but keep them erect in the proper TROJAN tradition! :lol:
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Postby Pony Soup » Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:28 pm

haha okay
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Postby that's great raplh » Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:48 pm

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Postby SMU21TCU10 » Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:06 pm

I think that getting rid of the BCS conferences would help boost recruiting in the current non-bcs ones.
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Postby OR-See-Nee » Sat Dec 13, 2008 5:41 pm

Playoffs would be cool. 8)
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Postby PK » Sat Dec 13, 2008 7:38 pm

SMU21TCU10 wrote:I think that getting rid of the BCS conferences would help boost recruiting in the current non-bcs ones.
If we went to playoffs, the usual suspects would continue to dominate for awhile, but yes...with every conference once again having a chance to have a team be NC the recruiting dynamics would certainly change. It might take 3 to 4 years for the change to be really noticeable, but there would be change...all for the better.
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