rmcollins3
Prospect
Joined: 09 Dec 2001
Posts: 42
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This is just something I did while I was bored at work: tell me your thoughts. It was a word document, so sorry if the spacing is a little off.
Oh, what could have been….
Round 1 Dec 15
(1) Miami 45
(16) Georgia 21 Music City Bowl
(2) Oregon 22
(15) Va Tech 20 Las Vegas Bowl
(3) Colorado 19
(14) South Carolina 14 Independence Bowl
(4) Nebraska 42
(13) Washington St. 14 Holiday Bowl
(5) Florida 35
(12) LSU 21 Alamo Bowl
(6) Maryland 21
(11) Stanford 28 Liberty Bowl
(7) Illinois 34
(10) Oklahoma 17 Peach Bowl
( Tennessee 28
(9) Texas 34 Cotton Bowl
Round 2 Dec 22
(1) Miami 42
( Texas 28 Outback Bowl
(2) Oregon 28
(7) Illinois 21 Gator Bowl
(3) Colorado 31
(6) Stanford 28 Citrus Bowl
(4) Nebraska 35
(5) Florida 34 Sugar Bowl (quiet LSU fans!)
Round 3 Dec 29
(1) Miami 34
(4) Nebraska 21 Orange Bowl
(2) Oregon 34
(3) Colorado 35 Fiesta Bowl
National Championship Jan 5
(1) Miami 41
(2) Colorado 28 Rose Bowl
Even though it will never happen because of…what else…money, it is nice to know the results would most likely be the same….Miami will be National Champions, regardless of who they play or should play. The question is…how much longer and how much more controversy do we have to endure to see a real championship game in the greatest sport on earth?
No other sport in the world has a system that will allow a team to play for the National Championship that didn’t even win their conference, no matter how good their record is, who they played, or what a computer says. Computers are supposed to make things easier, but it seems they are just making it worse.
Over the past few weeks, everyone has been saying how exciting the past few weeks of college football have been. And it’s true. They claim it’s just like a playoff. Well, it’s not. It is, however, an indication of how exciting a playoff would be.
Who in their right mind wouldn’t find this exciting? There would be NO controversy on who the National Champs would be. Just look at who Miami would have to go through to win it all. Yes, money is obviously the problem, but you don’t think people will travel to these games? You don’t think people will watch them on TV?
So there won’t be any games on New Years Day…so what? At least we will be able to savor in the fact that there will be a legitimate champion. If there must be football on New Year’s Day, so be it, just move the beginning of the season up one week. Simple. Obviously, this is a hypothetical situation, and I won’t pretend to understand the logistics or financial aspects of going to a system such as this.
But answer me this: What will be the financial situation when the fans and the schools get fed up with the annual controversy of who should play for the National Championship, and quit going to or watching college football all together?
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defska17
Hall of Famer
Joined: 01 Apr 2001
Posts: 4150
Location: So. Cal (near San Diego)
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I actually like a playoff system for NCAA football. Personally, I would actually be more interested in NCAA football if they had something similar to what you put here. Part of what turns me away from college football is the way that the rankings/championships work, it is too unorganized, and needs to be fixed.
Though I do think it is imperative to have college football on New Years Day  Its like NFL on Thanksgiving.
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