[jacketree]

Here's my plan.  Get rid of the playoffs altogether.  Get rid of trying to pair things into some national championship year.  Just play a regular season, and a slate of bowl games based on conference agreements, and at the end of the year, enjoy the debates of who is the "best" team.

Oh, and get off my damned lawn!

BC

Oh like 1990 where there were two pretty clear-cut contenders for the national title, one of whom I cared about and one of whom I once cared about, and with a clear-cut way to decide it all; they played in different bowl games due to conference agreements. GT had the recent transitive argument based on common opponent (Nebraska) and CU had the 'our gold helmets are cooler and we only didn't win two games' argument going for it (plus two ill-gotten wins including one over Stanford).  I did, however, enjoy the debate (that almost became a fistfight) at the next years Stanford-Colorado game when I wore my National Champion t-shirt and an attitude.

The irony is that Tech would (probably  ;)) have destroyed Colorado that year (good running team; not as good passing team), but I doubt they could have handled Washington or Miami, the other lurking finalists.  So despite a MNC, I would still have rather watched GT, CU, UW and the U duke it out.

Can't wait to watch the two wheels on the axle of evil - Georgia and Alabama - chase the trophy while I pray for the world to end at halftime.

[jacketree]

Here's my plan.  Get rid of the playoffs altogether.  Get rid of trying to pair things into some national championship year.  Just play a regular season, and a slate of bowl games based on conference agreements, and at the end of the year, enjoy the debates of who is the "best" team.

Oh, and get off my damned lawn!

BC

Oh like 1990 where there were two pretty clear-cut contenders for the national title, one of whom I cared about and one of whom I once cared about, and with a clear-cut way to decide it all; they played in different bowl games due to conference agreements. GT had the recent transitive argument based on common opponent (Nebraska) and CU had the 'our gold helmets are cooler and we only didn't win two games' argument going for it (plus two ill-gotten wins including one over Stanford).  I did, however, enjoy the debate (that almost became a fistfight) at the next years Stanford-Colorado game when I wore my National Champion t-shirt and an attitude.

The irony is that Tech would (probably  ;)) have destroyed Colorado that year (good running team; not as good passing team), but I doubt they could have handled Washington or Miami, the other lurking finalists.  So despite a MNC, I would still have rather watched GT, CU, UW and the U duke it out.

Can't wait to watch the two wheels on the axle of evil - Georgia and Alabama - chase the trophy while I pray for the world to end at halftime.