End Of Season Scenarios...

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Re: End Of Season Scenarios...

Postby billybud » Sun Oct 22, 2017 7:14 pm

well hifly....in basketball many of the lesser lights have a shot...if they can win and beat the big boys.....but you have to go back 33 years to find a team, other than UConn or Villanova, who is not a current P5, who weathered the tournament and won a NC.
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Re: End Of Season Scenarios...

Postby Spence » Sun Oct 22, 2017 11:50 pm

donovan wrote:They will look for any matchup they can by the hair on the chinny chin chin justify where there are big bucks involved. Follow the money. I understand my cynicism...doesn't make it incorrect.


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Re: End Of Season Scenarios...

Postby Cane from the Bend » Mon Oct 23, 2017 3:06 am

collegefbfan-8898 wrote:Okay. Maybe not two teams from same conference, but how about rematches? If Buckeyes win out, Sooners win out, could there be a playoff rematch from earlier this season? Same goes for Notre Dame and Georgia if they both win out. So, if at season's end, we have Georgia, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Notre Dame. Possible or not?


In the event the four playoff teams were; Georgia - Notre Dame - Oklahoma - Ohio State ~ It would depend on how the marketing research goes.

If the research shows two rematches would make the most money, then yep, that's exactly what we wind up with. If the research would suggest the revenue would be larger if there were National Championship rematch, then the playoff committee would put the team they believe most likely to advance against the team they didn't play in the regular season, whom the committee assumes would be less likely to win ... then roll the dice on the other match up.

Meaning, if the Committee sees bigger dollar signs with a rematch in the title game, and they think Georgia is the team who will be the safest bet to move on, and believe Oklahoma is the least likely of the teams to advance; then the committee will pit them against each other in the semifinals, and cross their fingers that Notre Dame beats Ohio State.

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Re: End Of Season Scenarios...

Postby Derek » Thu Oct 26, 2017 4:44 pm

Cane from the Bend wrote:
collegefbfan-8898 wrote:Okay. Maybe not two teams from same conference, but how about rematches? If Buckeyes win out, Sooners win out, could there be a playoff rematch from earlier this season? Same goes for Notre Dame and Georgia if they both win out. So, if at season's end, we have Georgia, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Notre Dame. Possible or not?


In the event the four playoff teams were; Georgia - Notre Dame - Oklahoma - Ohio State ~ It would depend on how the marketing research goes.

If the research shows two rematches would make the most money, then yep, that's exactly what we wind up with. If the research would suggest the revenue would be larger if there were National Championship rematch, then the playoff committee would put the team they believe most likely to advance against the team they didn't play in the regular season, whom the committee assumes would be less likely to win ... then roll the dice on the other match up.

Meaning, if the Committee sees bigger dollar signs with a rematch in the title game, and they think Georgia is the team who will be the safest bet to move on, and believe Oklahoma is the least likely of the teams to advance; then the committee will pit them against each other in the semifinals, and cross their fingers that Notre Dame beats Ohio State.

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This is unfortunately EXACTLY how their thinking works. They don't care about the 4 best teams. I don't like this at all. The computers, or the old bowl system, were better. Let the smack talk happen in the off season like it used to.
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Re: End Of Season Scenarios...

Postby Spence » Thu Oct 26, 2017 4:51 pm

They don’t know who the 4 best teams are - not now, not ever. I am one who hates rematches. I think there are too many teams to let two teams that have played, play again.
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Re: End Of Season Scenarios...

Postby Cane from the Bend » Thu Oct 26, 2017 7:05 pm

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Spence, I agree with you ... It's just easier to build a story around redemption from the regular season, rather than create a "they deserve to be hear" angle between teams who've not played ... unless the story is, these two teams have never played in the history of their programs.

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Re: End Of Season Scenarios...

Postby Spence » Thu Oct 26, 2017 11:29 pm

donovan wrote:They will look for any matchup they can by the hair on the chinny chin chin justify where there are big bucks involved. Follow the money. I understand my cynicism...doesn't make it incorrect.


It isn't cynicism if it is true - and it is true. In terms of this year Oklahoma beat Ohio State. We know how that ended. I don't need to see the rematch. If Ohio State loses again, it proves they shouldn't be there. If they win, the prove nothing except maybe Oklahoma really didn't belong. I also don't believe two teams from the same conference should make it. There are too many teams for two teams from the same conference to make it. Can two teams from the same conference be part of the 4 best teams - yes . I say so what. Only one can be the best anyway so lets find another team that may also deserve to be in the top 4. They need to get rid of the committee and have a playoff that any team good enough can climb the ladder to the championship or go back to the bowls and mnc. The current system is just the old one with two extra games.
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