My solution to this travishamockery is an 8-team playoff with a twist. Ive seen many proposals for 5+3; the Power5 conference champions plus 3 at-large, probably selected by the same morons who picked Alabama.
Alabama should not be, in any shape or form, playing for a national championship. Not by beating exactly one team of semi-note (LSU). Not by getting handled in the most important game of the year and sitting at home to watch your handler get handled a week later.
The twist is to prevent the Alabama getaway by limiting playoff participants to conference champions and limit the playoff to eight conferences through annual conference relegation. Come this time of year, each conference is assigned one of two statuses: IN or OUT. Id use a methodology that looks at strength of aggregate non-conference schedules and results. Something like Colley.
This years JTCFB:
1. Clemson (ACC)
2. Oklahoma (Big XII)
3. Georgia (SEC)
4. Southern California (Pac12)
5. Ohio State (Big10)
6. UCF (AAC)
7. Boise State (MWC)
8. Alabama (Sun Belt - Bama joined immediately after losing the Iron Bowl)
This makes the conference games critical and non-conference games important. Conference-wide body bagging is risky.
Message to Army, BYU and ND: join a conference or watch from the sideline.
Alabama should not be, in any shape or form, playing for a national championship. Not by beating exactly one team of semi-note (LSU). Not by getting handled in the most important game of the year and sitting at home to watch your handler get handled a week later.
The twist is to prevent the Alabama getaway by limiting playoff participants to conference champions and limit the playoff to eight conferences through annual conference relegation. Come this time of year, each conference is assigned one of two statuses: IN or OUT. Id use a methodology that looks at strength of aggregate non-conference schedules and results. Something like Colley.
This years JTCFB:
1. Clemson (ACC)
2. Oklahoma (Big XII)
3. Georgia (SEC)
4. Southern California (Pac12)
5. Ohio State (Big10)
6. UCF (AAC)
7. Boise State (MWC)
8. Alabama (Sun Belt - Bama joined immediately after losing the Iron Bowl)
This makes the conference games critical and non-conference games important. Conference-wide body bagging is risky.
Message to Army, BYU and ND: join a conference or watch from the sideline.
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