(12-03-2018 03:13 PM)CAJUNNATION Wrote:  RULES

-- All 10 conference champions get bid
-- Next 14 highest ranked schools get bid (used final regular season AP poll)
-- Highest 8 seeds get first round bye
-- Seeds 9-24 begin First round action at higher seed's home field on 3rd week of December
-- Sweet 16 would play on 4th week at higher seed's home field
-- Elite 8 would be 1st week of January. This would begin use of "CFP" bowls
-- Final 4 next week at 2 other "CFP" bowls
-- National Championship next week at a "CFP" bowl


FIRST-ROUND

#24 NORTHERN ILLINOIS at #9 WASHINGTON
#23 UAB at #10 FLORIDA
#22 APPALACHIAN STATE at #11 LSU
#21 TEXAS A &M at #12 WASHINGTON STATE
#20 UTAH at #13 PENN ST
#19 FRESNO STATE at #14 TEXAS
#18 MISSISSIPPI ST at #15 WEST VIRGINIA
#17 SYRACUSE at #16 KENTUCKY

SWEET 16

(Syracuse/Kentucky winner) at #1 ALABAMA
(Miss St/West Virginia winner) at #2 CLEMSON
(Fresno State/Texas winner) at #3 NOTRE DAME
(Utah/Penn St winner) at #4 OKLAHOMA
(TAMU/Washington St winner) at #5 OHIO STATE
(App St/LSU winner) at #6 GEORGIA
(UAB/Florida winner) at #7 UCF
(NIU/Washington winner) at #8 MICHIGAN


ELITE 8
Cotton/Fiesta/Peach/Citrus

FINAL 4
Rose/Orange

CHAMPIONSHIP
Sugar

Love the idea. The only problem is that you're looking at a 16/17/18 game season. That will never fly.

In the basketball tournament there are 32 conferences that get autobids, so 36/68 teams are at-large bids. If we apply the same logic to a football playoff, 24 teams would be a good number, with 10 autobids and 14 at-large spots.

(12-09-2018 09:32 AM)Baldy Wrote:  

(12-03-2018 03:13 PM)CAJUNNATION Wrote:  RULES

-- All 10 conference champions get bid
-- Next 14 highest ranked schools get bid (used final regular season AP poll)
-- Highest 8 seeds get first round bye
-- Seeds 9-24 begin First round action at higher seed's home field on 3rd week of December
-- Sweet 16 would play on 4th week at higher seed's home field
-- Elite 8 would be 1st week of January. This would begin use of "CFP" bowls
-- Final 4 next week at 2 other "CFP" bowls
-- National Championship next week at a "CFP" bowl


FIRST-ROUND

#24 NORTHERN ILLINOIS at #9 WASHINGTON
#23 UAB at #10 FLORIDA
#22 APPALACHIAN STATE at #11 LSU
#21 TEXAS A &M at #12 WASHINGTON STATE
#20 UTAH at #13 PENN ST
#19 FRESNO STATE at #14 TEXAS
#18 MISSISSIPPI ST at #15 WEST VIRGINIA
#17 SYRACUSE at #16 KENTUCKY

SWEET 16

(Syracuse/Kentucky winner) at #1 ALABAMA
(Miss St/West Virginia winner) at #2 CLEMSON
(Fresno State/Texas winner) at #3 NOTRE DAME
(Utah/Penn St winner) at #4 OKLAHOMA
(TAMU/Washington St winner) at #5 OHIO STATE
(App St/LSU winner) at #6 GEORGIA
(UAB/Florida winner) at #7 UCF
(NIU/Washington winner) at #8 MICHIGAN


ELITE 8
Cotton/Fiesta/Peach/Citrus

FINAL 4
Rose/Orange

CHAMPIONSHIP
Sugar

Love the idea. The only problem is that you're looking at a 16/17/18 game season. That will never fly.

With the above playoff in place, assuming all favorites win, and compared to other football playoffs, this would happen...

NFL - 2 will play 18, 2 will play 19

FBS - 1 will play 16, 2 will play 17

FCS - 2 will play 14, 2 will play 15



Also, the FCS Championship game will be on Jan 5th, 18 weeks after most schools played their first game.

There are few really good ideas that all have merits. Eventually we will see change due to unintended consequences that the “PLAYOOF” has created in a super 4-5 teams with Max 10-12 having any real chance. So when current contracts run out “2025?” Expect change to 6-8 max. Then that 8 can have some tweaks the next go round but this sets us they about 2930-35 after the next tweak.
Those with power are and have been historically forced to make changes. So keep suggesting and one day there will be a change because Alabama and Clemson and Oklahoma fatigue will eventually win out in the hearts and minds to lead the rebellion that will lead to THE MAN giving a little