[French Rage]

[quote author=lex24 link=topic=18275.msg216796#msg216796 date=1512333118]

So, just like I have a bright line rule for the final four – conference champions only – I have the same for the New Year’s six. If you don’t play for a conference championship you don’t get in.

I agree with your sentiments but your math doesn't work out.

10 teams play for a conference championship.  4 of them get to the CFP.  That leaves 6 for the NY6 bowls.  So somewhere we need to find another 6 --- from teams that did not play in a conference championship.  I guess you throw in a ranked ND and the small conference champions?  Not sure you can still fill 16 slots.

Maybe just take the top 16 and then it becomes a matter of seeding and political jockeying among the bowls.
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Those 4 that get in go to two of the NY6 though.  So there's two teams.

Maybe it should be rephrased to "all P5 teams in their CCG should get into NY6 bowls".  On the one hand, one division of a P5 conference may be weak and that may lead to a weak team getting in.  Granted, any teams not in their CCG that aren't good enough to fill those remaining slows didn't do what they needed to.

[French Rage]

[quote author=lex24 link=topic=18275.msg216796#msg216796 date=1512333118]

So, just like I have a bright line rule for the final four – conference champions only – I have the same for the New Year’s six. If you don’t play for a conference championship you don’t get in.

I agree with your sentiments but your math doesn't work out.

10 teams play for a conference championship.  4 of them get to the CFP.  That leaves 6 for the NY6 bowls.  So somewhere we need to find another 6 --- from teams that did not play in a conference championship.  I guess you throw in a ranked ND and the small conference champions?  Not sure you can still fill 16 slots.

Maybe just take the top 16 and then it becomes a matter of seeding and political jockeying among the bowls.
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Those 4 that get in go to two of the NY6 though.  So there's two teams.

Maybe it should be rephrased to "all P5 teams in their CCG should get into NY6 bowls".  On the one hand, one division of a P5 conference may be weak and that may lead to a weak team getting in.  Granted, any teams not in their CCG that aren't good enough to fill those remaining slows didn't do what they needed to.