Tandaian No. 1 Share Posted January 2 It is pretty clear the CFP has been very clunky this first year. The seeding will have to change. The #1 and #2 seed should never open as underdogs in their first game of a playoff format in any sport. They have to change who gets a first round bye or they need to reseed after the first round. The CFP also needs to stop holding to tradition with either placement of teams or dates of games. Georgia was the #2 seed and was forced to play in New Orleans instead of Atlanta because the SEC champion usually plays in the Sugar Bowl. Having the big 4 bowl games play on December 31st or January 1st has to go. It is clear 25 days is too much for the teams given a bye. Every single team with a bye had no idea a football game was being played until either late in the 1st half or the 2nd half. Schedule for the CFP should have the 1st round 1 week after the conference championship games. Sorry, Army/Navy. The Quarter finals 2 weeks after, so the teams with a bye have a normal bye to get healthy. The Semi finals can be held on 12/31 or 1/1. What it would have looked like this season. 1st round 12/14 - 12/15 Quarter finals 12/21 - 12/22 Semifinals 12/31 - 1/1 Finals 1/13 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 2 Share Posted January 3 INDEED! And These Changes Should Not Wait Until 2026-27. Now that the first 2 rounds are over, let's see these 3 realistic Playoff format tweaks - Saturday Down South WWW.SATURDAYDOWNSOUTH.COM The 12-team Playoff has been great, but it could use some minor changes that would improve the product moving forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Rocks No. 3 Share Posted January 3 Something needs to happen. Teams that won their conference were punished by this system. It's like rolling a boulder from one hill to the next. The momentum of the boulder coming down the hill allows it to partially get up the next hill. Under this system the boulder sits at the bottom of the hill and it takes a lot of effort to push it up the next hill. Highly seeded teams need to play against the lower seeds, they have earned that right. They have also earned the right to play in front of their fans. Oregon got neither. They should have lost the championship, it would have benefited them more. You know something is really screwed up when you realize that. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OregonDucks No. 4 Share Posted January 3 (edited) It would have been better if Oregon had not played in the conference championship game or lost. Then you get a first round “warm up” game at home before facing the next team on a neutral field, coming off a 3+ week bye. Makes no sense. Luckily Georgia lost too so changes are more likely sooner rather than later. Edited January 3 by OregonDucks 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
