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gmo · 12-04-2005, 03:40 AM

Want a playoff in D1 football? Tell me how it would be set up for this season if you had your way.

This year we have USC, UT, PSU, WV, FSU, UGA in the BCS, with OSU going to be guaranteed an at-large spot and ND certainly getting the other at-large bid. Matchups appear set for PSU/FSU in the Orange, UGA/WV in the Sugar, ND/OSU in the Fiesta, and of course the title game of USC/UT in the Rose.

Though the BCS is not my favorite thing, I am far from in favor of moving to a playoff in D1 college football. For me the sport does not need to crown a champion through a playoff to be legitimate, and any playoff system will be as arbitrary as the current one for picking out which team to say is the best.

I do not mind rehashing all that argument, but my particular aim here is to find out some of the opinions on how advocates feel the playoff system should be set and using this year to fill in the slots and show an actual full scenario.

List off your teams that you think should be involved and their seeding order or whatever scheme you would have the playoff system follow.

12-04-2005, 03:40 AM	#1
gmo Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Longmont, CO Posts: 3,428	Hypothetical 2005 NCAA D1 football playoffs Want a playoff in D1 football? Tell me how it would be set up for this season if you had your way. This year we have USC, UT, PSU, WV, FSU, UGA in the BCS, with OSU going to be guaranteed an at-large spot and ND certainly getting the other at-large bid. Matchups appear set for PSU/FSU in the Orange, UGA/WV in the Sugar, ND/OSU in the Fiesta, and of course the title game of USC/UT in the Rose. Though the BCS is not my favorite thing, I am far from in favor of moving to a playoff in D1 college football. For me the sport does not need to crown a champion through a playoff to be legitimate, and any playoff system will be as arbitrary as the current one for picking out which team to say is the best. I do not mind rehashing all that argument, but my particular aim here is to find out some of the opinions on how advocates feel the playoff system should be set and using this year to fill in the slots and show an actual full scenario. List off your teams that you think should be involved and their seeding order or whatever scheme you would have the playoff system follow.