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I can’t think of another sport that decides these things with a bunch of people sitting around casting ballots.

Actually, I think just about every sport decides their post-season tournament teams with a bunch of people sitting around casting ballots. [/quote]

Did you mean college sport? I assume it's implied given what we're talking about, but as far as I'm aware no professional sport on earth has anything like a selection committee.

Also of note, every college playoff I'm aware of has auto-bids and a selection committee for seeding and at-large teams. I don't think anyone would mind that setup in CFB, it's certainly what I've wanted to see ever since I started following the sport.
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1. Of course I meant college sports.

2. Lex was specifically talking (writing?) about UW vs Stanford in a New Years Six Bowl. That would be the equivalent of at large selections.

But, I would agree that if there is going to be a pseudo-tournament in football, then I would prefer a system with automatic bids of some sort.

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[quote author=CTcard link=topic=18273.msg216924#msg216924 date=1512360168]
[quote author=lex24 link=topic=18273.msg216806#msg216806 date=1512333702]
I can’t think of another sport that decides these things with a bunch of people sitting around casting ballots.

Actually, I think just about every sport decides their post-season tournament teams with a bunch of people sitting around casting ballots. [/quote]

Did you mean college sport? I assume it's implied given what we're talking about, but as far as I'm aware no professional sport on earth has anything like a selection committee.

Also of note, every college playoff I'm aware of has auto-bids and a selection committee for seeding and at-large teams. I don't think anyone would mind that setup in CFB, it's certainly what I've wanted to see ever since I started following the sport.
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1. Of course I meant college sports.

2. Lex was specifically talking (writing?) about UW vs Stanford in a New Years Six Bowl. That would be the equivalent of at large selections.

But, I would agree that if there is going to be a pseudo-tournament in football, then I would prefer a system with automatic bids of some sort.