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Would be nice. My biggest problem with the NCAA isn't that the best team doesn't win; it's that the best teams often don't get the chance to PLAY...
Cindarella stories aren't given the chance in NCAA Division I-A :(

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Originally posted 01:28 AM ET  12.12 by Pharoah_1701n

Would be nice. My biggest problem with the NCAA isn't that the best team doesn't win; it's that the best teams often don't get the chance to PLAY...Cindarella stories aren't given the chance in NCAA Division I-A :(

Anyone from the major 6 who went undefeated this year could have played for the title.

Are Cinderella stories the better team or the luckier?

Would a playoff increase or decrease the chances the best 2 teams meet for the final?

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Originally posted 01:39 AM ET  12.12 by Prove It

Are Cinderella stories the better team or the luckier?Would a playoff increase or decrease the chances the best 2 teams meet for the final?

There is no way, in my opinion, of saying who is better. We can say, however, who is better on a given day given certain circumstances. By letting teams play eachother (playoffs) we can say that Team A was better on this day than Team B, which beat Team C. Ergo, Team A is better than Team C. If you don't let the people who beat Team C play Team A, then it's all arbitrary.
People like to use the Giants vs. Pats (2007) as an example of flawed playoffs. At least the Giants had the chance to play the Pats. If it had been the NCAA DivI-A it would have been the Pats and Cowboys in one bowl (National Title), Colts and Packers for another bowl, and the Giants might not have even played for a BCS bowl. But because they were GIVEN the opportunity to play through, the Giants won it all.
By the way, I've never been a big conspiracy theorist, but not inviting Harrell to the Heisman award ceremony? C'mon, that's Strike Three against my future Alma Matter now...

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Originally posted 02:18 AM ET  12.12 by Pharoah_1701n

There is no way, in my opinion, of saying who is better. We can say, however, who is better on a given day given certain circumstances. By letting teams play eachother (playoffs) we can say that Team A was better on this day than Team B, which beat Team C. Ergo, Team A is better than Team C. If you don't let the people who beat Team C play Team A, then it's all arbitrary.People like to use the Giants vs. Pats (2007) as an example of flawed playoffs. At least the Giants had the chance to play the Pats. If it had been the NCAA DivI-A it would have been the Pats and Cowboys in one bowl (National Title), Colts and Packers for another bowl, and the Giants might not have even played for a BCS bowl. But because they were GIVEN the opportunity to play through, the Giants won it all.By the way, I've never been a big conspiracy theorist, but not inviting Harrell to the Heisman award ceremony? C'mon, that's Strike Three against my future Alma Matter now...

...all are chances they have in the regular season.

Do these 3 things and there is historically a 100% chance you will play for the title:

1. Win a major conference
2. Go undefeated (why not count losses in the regular season?)

(just these 2 give you a 12 in 13 chance)

3. Defeat a notable team from another major conference. It could have been a top team when scheduled 4 to 5 years ago that went downhill, or it could have been a scrub when scheduled that rose to the top by the time the game was played (the pollsters respect both)... but you need more than your conference opponents to earn the respect of the pollsters from other regions.

Fail to do these 3 and you are hoping for a 2nd chance. I do not find enough faults in this system to overcome the downside of a playoff.

this system isnt that bad....however sometimes the media influence changes the coarse of natural progression.....there is some stupid idea that if someone beats the #1 ranked team they should take over the spot....that is retarded....keep to natural progression....move up one spot or however many spots equal to the number of teams that lose on any given gameday.....no jumping around like this year ....lose late ...back of the line.....that gives teams a reason to battle back. The losing teams filter back in behind the winning ones based on the normal factors used to rank teams to start with. We had people dropping in the polls this year that didnt lose...and still fell back. Georgia was ranked high to start with but they couldnt hold their rank ......natural progression takes care of that sort of thing....everybody gets a turn ...you either hold your ranking or not...at the end it will all sort itself out ..lol usually!

wow this is stupid and so is that bracket
colt would never let texas tech beat us again to