8 hours ago8 hr Administrator No. As reported by ESPN, the Big Ten Conference (B1G) has proposed that the 12-team college football (CFB) playoff (PO) field expand to 16 teams in 2027-28 and 2028-29, before expanding to a 24-team PO field in 2029-2030 and thereafter. The 16-team field would include the ACC, B1G, B12, SEC, and the highest-ranked G6 champions. The 24-team field would have a ... Read More SourceRead the full article here... Two Sites: FishDuck and the Our Beloved Ducks forum, The only "Forum with Decorum!" And All-Volunteer? What a wonderful community of Duck fans!
2 hours ago2 hr Moderator No. It only makes existing lower tier bowl games even more irrelevant, and hard to watch.
1 hour ago1 hr Moderator No. Ooops. After last season's Playoff Pity Party in South Bend, the Domers automatically qualify and are Playoff Golden if ranked 12th or higher in the final PO Committee ranking. 🤑Not July 4th yet, but is anyone else thinking about being Independent?
1 hour ago1 hr No. It’s a disaster overall right now, imo.I think it helps if structured correctly, and calendar adjustments are made that make sense for both the playoff and the off-season. These adjustments are more important than the number of teams imo, but if 24 magically makes it happen, then whatever…it would be better.24 teams without opt outs will absolutely improve the overall post season experience. Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by JabbaNoBargain
1 hour ago1 hr Moderator No. 23 minutes ago, Drake said:It only makes existing lower tier bowl games even more irrelevant, and hard to watch.Good point, but looking at the1st-round games that would be played on campus, many more viewers would be watching than watching the teams play in bowl games. Correspondingly, media entities shut out by ESPN from PO broadcasts, such as Fox, CBS, NBC, and others, would join the bidding, and ESPN would also have to increase what it is paying per playoff game. A 24-team PO field would help save the ACC, two additional teams in the field, and the B12, three more teams in, as viable entities, and two more teams in the field would drop more money in Greg Sankey's jeans.Five more B1G teams in. Perhaps the increase in the price to attend Oregon football games would be more modest.College sports programs are in a Battle for the Benjamins. A businessman has come up with an idea to make far more money from the football postseason. And he's dumped on?I don't know about my Forum Friends, but for me, the 1st round games would be must-watch TV.Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
1 hour ago1 hr No. I've already stuck a fork in it, doubt adding 12 more over paid and under prepared 'clown-squads' will improve anything...I'll still watch, just never quite sure what it is I'm seeing.Go Ducks!
43 minutes ago43 min No. Call me weird, but I feelas if 24 is too much... 16 would give a decent number of qualifying teams, every season.At 24, I believe therewouldbe a fair number of blowouts, most years.
26 minutes ago26 min No. Eight D1 power conferences with 8-10 teams each based on geography. Complete round robin for each conference allows all teams to face off. No conference championship game needed. Top 2 go to playoffs. If you're not top 2, you're not a champion, try again next year. (There is a loophole that allows a mid-major to replace a 2 if certain thresholds/ranking are not met.)Playoffs:1st weekend in December: Top 2 from each conference go to a regional playoff where 1's battle 2's at home.2nd weekend in December: Remaining 8 are seeded and square off with top seed at home.January 1st: SemifinalsNext reasonable Saturday: ChampionshipAll players are unpaid amateur student athletes. The stage college football offers and their education is their reward.All players must sit out one year following a transfer to another D1 school with the exception of graduate transfers.All head coaches under contract cannot take another D1 position without sitting out for one year.As long as we're dreaming, that's my dream.
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