Jon Joseph Moderator No. 1 Share Posted January 9 SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey is the man in front of the camera. Our B1G Commissioner speaks softly but carries a B1G Stick. Using the ultimate PO committee rankings, this is what Tony P's 14-team PO field would have been in 2024-25. This or something akin will be the PO format in 2026-27. 1. OREGON - Bye 9. Boise State at 8. Indiana 13. Miami at 4. Penn State 12. Arizona State at 5. Notre Dame ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Georgia - Bye 10. SMU at 7. Tennessee 14. Clemson (Kiff 1st out ) at 3. Texas 11. Alabama (stop the whining) at 6. Ohio State Not in the Petitti plan but what should be the format, Oregon plays the winner of the Indiana/Boise game at Autzen. Georgia plays the winner of SMU at Tennessee in Athens, 'Tween the Hedges.' The above mirrors the model of the NFL 1st round. However, No. 1 AFL KC and No. 1 NFL Detroit will play the lowest seeded team remaining after the 1st round at home. If they continue to win they play at home before this year's champ game in New Orleans. The NFL model is the same used by the NCAA for all football playoffs it conducts except for re-seeding the field. The NCAA does not reseed the CBB tournament and I see no reason for reseeding an FBS tournament. GO NITS! GO BUCKS! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar No. 2 Share Posted January 9 I don't want a bye when it's more than two weeks. That's just a poison pill as we saw this year, horrible first halves for all bye teams. In the NFL It's just one week which is perfect. Enough to get rested without getting soft. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 3 Share Posted January 9 No agriculture science necessary. No need to re-seed if it's just fine without the auto-byes to the conference champs, just give them to the top 4 teams, with as Solar suggested, 1 week off. Which hopefully could happen in the new format. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck No. 4 Share Posted January 9 Would like to read the impressions of the 8 teams, and the four bowls reps, that were played Dec. 31/Jan. 1. Seemed like the "reward" for going to a bowl game was very much diminished. For example: The Rose Bowl, traditionally a time for pageantry and pre-game festivities, has undergone a metamorphosis this year due to the expanded College Football Playoff format. The Oregon Ducks and Ohio State Buckeyes arrived in Los Angeles on Sunday, just three days before their New Year’s Day clash, setting up a time crunch that has squeezed out the usual Lawry’s Beef Bowl and Disneyland visit traditions. The Beef Bowl, which had been a cherished pre-Rose Bowl tradition since 1956, won’t take place the week. The event, held at Lawry’s The Prime Rib restaurant in Beverly Hills, involved the teams dining separately on prime rib. One player from each squad would conduct the ‘salad spin’ and perform the ceremonial first cut of prime rib. College Football Playoff’s Tight Schedule Squeezes Out Pasadena Restaurant Family’s Time-Honored Tradition – Pasadena Now PASADENANOW.COM Daily Newsmagazine and City Guide to Pasadena, California featuring local news, breaking news, events, weather, sports news, schools news, shopping, restaurants and more from Pasadena... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanLduck No. 5 Share Posted January 9 Need to stop using bowls for playoffs except maybe semi's and final. That rewards sponsors but not the teams. When the House settlement goes into affect, and too many teams can't keep up with the vast amounts of cash required, perhaps a realignment of CFB will result in nfl lite and ncaa leagues. Then they can reintroduce bowl games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatOrlando No. 6 Share Posted January 10 Seeding should be consistent with playoff rankings. Lowest remaining seed should bracket with highest and so fourth. None of this should effect ticket sales since all first round participants don't need to purchase Bowl tickets until the winner is determined. You could also keep the two bracket system and achieve the scenario of Oregon not facing the true highest seed in the quarters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
