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College Football 19-20: Where We Kinda Want Clemson As Champion.

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Bronco said:
FCS tourney it has 24 participants from 125 teams. FBS is at 130 teams. Meet in the middle somewhere.

Of course that will not be allowed to happen because once you get a tournament with underdogs given a chance then the racket falls apart. G5 teams are simply there to make the P5 teams feel good about their record at the end of the season.
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I disagree, the cartel would love underdogs knocking off P5s a few times a playoff. That's the big secret of the money avalanche of March Madness. They figured out a way for fans to want to watch the equivalent of the Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl.

I actually think they should have an Open tournament and eliminate the DI/Ia/II distinction. Make it 64, let everybody in with conference bids. By definition the teams which advance are the colleges with the least academic integrity so a long post-season doesn't hurt anyone.

I want to see Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference auto bid Colorado School of Mines play Oklahoma, or Ivy auto bid Harvard play Notre Dame.

The revenue generated from just one appearance will keep those minor conferences operational for a decade.
 
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Kepler said:
While that's funny, 538 demonstrated ND deserved to be 4th. A&M was the only team close and we were still 66/34 over them in terms of conversion against SOS.

If you want to find humor in this game I suggest... just watch the game.
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Deserves is a bit strong given that its subjective criteria.

The only known criteria that isnt subjective is that you must be a P5 team.
 
JF_Gophers said:
Deserves is a bit strong given that its subjective criteria.

The only known criteria that isnt subjective is that you must be a P5 team.
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Well, they are the "most statistically justifiable" team to get the slot. So insofar as there is a standard of merit, they have it.

Whether that constitutes moral desert or worthiness I leave to Alasdair Macintyre.
 
Kepler said:
I disagree, the cartel would love underdogs knocking off P5s a few times a playoff. That's the big secret of the money avalanche of March Madness. They figured out a way for fans to want to watch the equivalent of the Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl.

I actually think they should have an Open tournament and eliminate the DI/Ia/II distinction. Make it 64, let everybody in with conference bids. By definition the teams which advance are the colleges with the least academic integrity so a long post-season doesn't hurt anyone.

I want to see
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The NCAA wants that to happen (in the basketball tourney) since they are the ones that profit off the tourney. The P5 teams do not want that in any way. The status quo works perfectly for them. They get all the profits less one G5 team. They print money and are only required to share a pittance compared to if the NCAA ran things. This system is working entirely as intended.
 
Bronco said:
The NCAA wants that to happen (in the basketball tourney) since they are the ones that profit off the tourney. The P5 teams do not want that in any way. The status quo works perfectly for them. They get all the profits less one G5 team. They print money and are only required to share a pittance compared to if the NCAA ran things. This system is working entirely as intended.
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Then how did the hoops power conferences screw up and lose control?

Was it simply a matter that in hoops the money didn't show up until 1979 and the NC$$ was positioned to control it, whereas in football the fix was already in long before so the P5 controlled the money from the start?
 
First big mistake. Maher had that guy by three steps, all Ian has to do is loop it over him.

Nope.

That cost 40 yards in field control on one play. (So, 4 Alabama plays from scrimmage.)
 
Kepler said:
Then how did the hoops power conferences screw up and lose control?

Was it simply a matter that in hoops the money didn't show up until 1979 and the NC$$ was positioned to control it, whereas in football the fix was already in long before so the P5 controlled the money from the start?
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Big East. They were the power BB conference that didn't care about FB.

And it's a lot easier to field a full scholarship BB team than FB or even hockey. That's why all the smaller FCS schools play D1 BB. And they are good, too- well one team is.
 
MichVandal said:
Big East. They were the power BB conference that didn't care about FB.

And it's a lot easier to field a full scholarship BB team than FB or even hockey. That's why all the smaller FCS schools play D1 BB. And they are good, too- well one team is.
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Gonzaga?
 
MichVandal said:
Not a great start to the second half- hold Bama, with potential, then turn it over immediately and let them score. Starting to look like Bama will cover the spread easily.
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I'm looking good. The spread that I got was +19.5 (-108). :39 to play and a garbage Notre Dame TD has it at 17 points. Just need to avoid a defensive TD and I should be good.
 
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