[jacket3ree]

Larry and I fixed this during lunch on his whiteboard at work.  We found an email for the CFB and are willing to sit in their Irvine, TX office DEMANDING TO BE HEARD!!  I'll keep you posted - we are half way through our proposal.

A 12-team playoff is unwieldy with byes and a stacked deck. Furthermore this reeks of the current CFP x 3.  That is instead of two SEC teams that have already played, a Big 10 team, and Clemson, it will just be six SEC teams that have already played, three Big 10 teams, Clemson, rando Big XII team, and Notre Dame with four losses.

No.

Our proposal, for a mere 1% of annual Expanded CFP revenue, is this:

1. Expand to a 16-team playoff. (Anticipating the blowback that must be overcome, we realized quickly not to shrink the field.)

2. The first round consists of conference championships for the eight highest composite ranked conferences at the end of the regular season.

3. The conference composite ranking is used to pre-seed the remaining three rounds of the playoffs.

4. Venues are also predetermined:

a. Round 1 as assigned by each conference.

b. Round 2 at the home fields of Seeds 1-4

c. Round 3 (semi-finals) at NY6 (now NY4) bowl sites.

d. Finals at the Rose Bowl. Always.  "Run for the Roses"

The benefits are multiple.  This is an inclusive plan, settled on the field of play, not behind closed doors in LED screen filled conference rooms by ex-coaches.  Every team in a decent conference has a chance. This is mano y mano competition to be El Campeon. If you cannot win your conference, you cannot be considered the champ. Period. Losses are not crippling during the regular season, but the regular season is of utmost importance. Helping your conference brethren by being strong is important, because who knows, at the end of the year, you might be getting the better playoff seed.  Would an SC be as likely to bolt to the Big 10 in this scenario? No. Joining a mega conference decreases your chances statistically. 

This year provides the perfect example. Based on conference RPI (realtimerpi.com), the playoff starts tomorrow night with the following at stake:

1 Seed. Winner of UGA v LSU  (Right now this game means nothing but the seed line for UGA. They're in. LSU is out.)
2 Seed. Winner of USC v Utah (Right now USC is in with a win, Utah playing spoiler. Why not reward Utah for beating SC twice?)
3 Seed. Winner of Michigan v Purdue (Right now Michigan is in, but if they lose to Purdue they should not play for a title)
4 Seed. Winner of TCU v Kansas State (ditto)
5 Seed. Winner of Clemson v UNC (neither has a chance now, but both are dark horse playoff upset contenders) 
6 Seed. Winner of Tulane v UCF (no prayer, but how effing cool would it be to have Tulane playing for a national championship!)
7 Seed. Winner of Troy v Coastal Carolina (Sumrall & Chadwell on an even bigger stage, both could take Trojans or Utes)
8 Seed. Winner of Fresno State v Boise State (make this happen! SJSU would have been in the playoff recently)

This is modeled after the Premier League. Larry has an office full of Tottingham gear. We just turned club relegation into conference relegation.  No more Bama crushes Georgia and three weeks later Georgia wins the rematch.  Screw that noise.  

[jacket3ree]

Larry and I fixed this during lunch on his whiteboard at work.  We found an email for the CFB and are willing to sit in their Irvine, TX office DEMANDING TO BE HEARD!!  I'll keep you posted - we are half way through our proposal.

A 12-team playoff is unwieldy with byes and a stacked deck. Furthermore this reeks of the current CFP x 3.  That is instead of two SEC teams that have already played, a Big 10 team, and Clemson, it will just be six SEC teams that have already played, three Big 10 teams, Clemson, rando Big XII team, and Notre Dame with four losses.

No.

Our proposal, for a mere 1% of annual Expanded CFP revenue, is this:

1. Expand to a 16-team playoff. (Anticipating the blowback that must be overcome, we realized quickly not to shrink the field.)

2. The first round consists of conference championships for the eight highest composite ranked conferences at the end of the regular season.

3. The conference composite ranking is used to pre-seed the remaining three rounds of the playoffs.

4. Venues are also predetermined:

a. Round 1 as assigned by each conference.

b. Round 2 at the home fields of Seeds 1-4

c. Round 3 (semi-finals) at NY6 (now NY4) bowl sites.

d. Finals at the Rose Bowl. Always.  "Run for the Roses"

The benefits are multiple.  This is an inclusive plan, settled on the field of play, not behind closed doors in LED screen filled conference rooms by ex-coaches.  Every team in a decent conference has a chance. This is mano y mano competition to be El Campeon. If you cannot win your conference, you cannot be considered the champ. Period. Losses are not crippling during the regular season, but the regular season is of utmost importance. Helping your conference brethren by being strong is important, because who knows, at the end of the year, you might be getting the better playoff seed.  Would an SC be as likely to bolt to the Big 10 in this scenario? No. Joining a mega conference decreases your chances statistically. 

This year provides the perfect example. Based on conference RPI (realtimerpi.com), the playoff starts tomorrow night with the following at stake:

1 Seed. Winner of UGA v LSU  (Right now this game means nothing but the seed line for UGA. They're in. LSU is out.)
2 Seed. Winner of USC v Utah (Right now USC is in with a win, Utah playing spoiler. Why not reward Utah for beating SC twice?)
3 Seed. Winner of Michigan v Purdue (Right now Michigan is in, but if they lose to Purdue they should not play for a title)
4 Seed. Winner of TCU v Kansas State (ditto)
5 Seed. Winner of Clemson v UNC (neither has a chance now, but both are dark horse playoff upset contenders) 
6 Seed. Winner of Tulane v UCF (no prayer, but how effing cool would it be to have Tulane playing for a national championship!)
7 Seed. Winner of Troy v Coastal Carolina (Sumrall & Chadwell on an even bigger stage, both could take Trojans or Utes)
8 Seed. Winner of Fresno State v Boise State (make this happen! SJSU would have been in the playoff recently)

This is modeled after the Premier League. Larry has an office full of Tottingham gear. We just turned club relegation into conference relegation.  No more Bama crushes Georgia and three weeks later Georgia wins the rematch.  Screw that noise.  

[Mick]

My proposal: a 1/2 and 1/2 season in which all 130 FCS teams are eligible for the NCAA championship.  First half is played within traditional leagues against traditional rivals. That's a seven game season, which seeds all 130 FCS teams.  Second half is Six Games to Glory. #1 plays against #66 seed, #2 plays against #67 seed, and so on. Winners bracket and losers bracket. You win, you play the next winner in the bracket. You lose, you play the next loser in the bracket, all the while getting closer to teams of your caliber. Final winner after 13 games. Easy, peasy.

[Mick]

My proposal: a 1/2 and 1/2 season in which all 130 FCS teams are eligible for the NCAA championship.  First half is played within traditional leagues against traditional rivals. That's a seven game season, which seeds all 130 FCS teams.  Second half is Six Games to Glory. #1 plays against #66 seed, #2 plays against #67 seed, and so on. Winners bracket and losers bracket. You win, you play the next winner in the bracket. You lose, you play the next loser in the bracket, all the while getting closer to teams of your caliber. Final winner after 13 games. Easy, peasy.