Big Ten open to intriguing playoff format

Top four, huh. Which poll? Only conf winners, or just the top four, and what if the number five team has the same record as numbers three and four and one of them are second in their conf. See, it is just not that easy. Take this past year, it could have still very easily ended up Bama vs LSU and everyone still pissed off.

Top four, huh. Which poll? Only conf winners, or just the top four, and what if the number five team has the same record as numbers three and four and one of them are second in their conf. See, it is just not that easy. Take this past year, it could have still very easily ended up Bama vs LSU and everyone still pissed off.

QUOTE(#1):

Originally posted 08:42 AM ET  02.07 by colonel (ret.)

Top four, huh. Which poll? Only conf winners, or just the top four, and what if the number five team has the same record as numbers three and four and one of them are second in their conf. See, it is just not that easy. Take this past year, it could have still very easily ended up Bama vs LSU and everyone still pissed off.

Only if a team from the B1G is one of the four.

QUOTE(#2):

Originally posted 08:43 AM ET  02.07 by colonel (ret.)

Top four, huh. Which poll? Only conf winners, or just the top four, and what if the number five team has the same record as numbers three and four and one of them are second in their conf. See, it is just not that easy. Take this past year, it could have still very easily ended up Bama vs LSU and everyone still pissed off.

Why must you ask logical questions 0-6? Logic has no place here.

QUOTE(#4):

Originally posted 08:49 AM ET  02.07 by VFH

Why must you ask logical questions 0-6? Logic has no place here.

Amen, preach on Athletic Director! (I still think UTk should have chosen you for AD.)

I think they will find it very difficult to do a 4 team format. In fact any format is going to be difficult because there will always be a team on the bubble.

The only way they could do it would be using division winners instead of the BCS format.

QUOTE(#5):

Originally posted 08:53 AM ET  02.07 by Deep Creek

Amen, preach on Athletic Director! (I still think UTk should have chosen you for AD.)

And I like the way you think DC. If it happens you're getting a job in the athletic office for your unwavering support.

QUOTE(#6):

Originally posted 09:02 AM ET  02.07 by TribeFan4Ever

I think they will find it very difficult to do a 4 team format. In fact any format is going to be difficult because there will always be a team on the bubble.The only way they could do it would be using division winners instead of the BCS format.

True..someone will always whine..

but I rather the #5 or #9 team be debatable than the #2... and Bama was better than Lite regardless

This is thinking outside of the box? People have been saying this for years.

QUOTE(#7):

Originally posted 09:09 AM ET  02.07 by VFH

And I like the way you think DC. If it happens you're getting a job in the athletic office for your unwavering support.

Something to do with volleyball uniform fitting or the like, right?

QUOTE(#10):

Originally posted 09:31 AM ET  02.07 by Deep Creek

Something to do with volleyball uniform fitting or the like, right?

you'll be in charge of girls for the signing day fax cam.

QUOTE(#8):

Originally posted 09:14 AM ET  02.07 by Metta World

True..someone will always whine..but I rather the #5 or #9 team be debatable than the #2... and Bama was better than Lite regardless

Agree Bama was better than Lite. And if you are going to use polls I don't think you would be able to exclude multiple teams from the same conference...unless they can be intentionally skipped over.

QUOTE(#11):

Originally posted 09:34 AM ET  02.07 by VFH

you'll be in charge of girls for the signing day fax cam.

::::shakes fist:::: YES!

QUOTE(#9):

Originally posted 09:16 AM ET  02.07 by Uh Oh Heat.

This is thinking outside of the box? People have been saying this for years.

Outside the box for them..

you they are in their own lil world

QUOTE(#11):

Originally posted 09:34 AM ET  02.07 by VFH

you'll be in charge of girls for the signing day fax cam.

sorry.. but 0-6 should have that job based on the BBall threads

QUOTE(#12):

Originally posted 09:35 AM ET  02.07 by Deep Creek

Agree Bama was better than Lite. And if you are going to use polls I don't think you would be able to exclude multiple teams from the same conference...unless they can be intentionally skipped over.

system needs to be revamped as far as the conferences and the lil guys..

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Originally posted 08:46 AM ET  02.07 by Deep Creek

Only if a team from the B1G is one of the four.

Something tells me they are still pizzed that no decent bowl games are played up north. This is a way to get a bowl game there.

QUOTE(#6):

Originally posted 09:02 AM ET  02.07 by TribeFan4Ever

I think they will find it very difficult to do a 4 team format. In fact any format is going to be difficult because there will always be a team on the bubble.The only way they could do it would be using division winners instead of the BCS format.

Yes, but it's much better to have it be the 17th ranked team, on the bubble...arguing they should be in rather than the 5th ranked team, no?

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Originally posted 09:50 AM ET  02.07 by SL Guido

Something tells me they are still pizzed that no decent bowl games are played up north. This is a way to get a bowl game there.

Yeah, college football fans wants to go to a resort destination like Detroit in January.

QUOTE(#18):

Originally posted 09:55 AM ET  02.07 by NY Giants Rule

Yes, but it's much better to have it be the 17th ranked team, on the bubble...arguing they should be in rather than the 5th ranked team, no?

Hoops goes all the way to 66 and 67-80 beeytch.