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Dumb reason to boycottIf you were told no fans or family's were allowed to be at the game?
Just asking because ND may decline to play in the college playoffs since no fans or families are allowed to go to the Rose Bowl.
Dumb reason to boycott
If you were told no fans or family's were allowed to be at the game?
Just asking because ND may decline to play in the college playoffs since no fans or families are allowed to go to the Rose Bowl.
Agree, just move the game.Dabo came out and said the same thing today. I agree with Newt on this one, just make one of the other Bowl games a semifinal this season and out the Rose Bowl back on next season. Everything has been fluid this season and games have changed, been cancelled, teams have been flexible with rosters, schedules, times. Give the families of these 4 teams the chance to go see them play.
Agree, just move the game.
There won’t be a team from West of the Mississippi in the Playoffs, I can’t imagine any of them are going to be interested in heading out to the Rose Bowl without their families.If both teams agree then I agree. If one team has an issue then no!
There won’t be a team from West of the Mississippi in the Playoffs, I can’t imagine any of them are going to be interested in heading out to the Rose Bowl without their families.
You may be right but ND won’t need to worry about it because after the beating Clemson gave them I don’t see them in the playoffs. Texas A&M will most likely get the 4th spot.
I think the top 4 stay the top 4. A&M’s best win is Florida. A three loss Florida. Whether Clemson was healthy or not, ND beat em. Just don’t see a team that didn’t make it to the conference championship game moving into the final 4 with one real good win.
Corey said it earlier or I think it was Corey, we need to expand. Just because you’re a Power 5 conference team doesn’t mean your automatically better than non-power 5. Cincinnati Coastal San Jose all are about to get screwed.
Corey said it earlier or I think it was Corey, we need to expand. Just because you’re a Power 5 conference team doesn’t mean your automatically better than non-power 5. Cincinnati Coastal San Jose all are about to get screwed.
I read Brian Kelly’s position as a bluff. Obviously his team will go play in the playoffs if they make it.
If you are the HC and your team is invited to a bowl game...I think there is a discussion there if the kids want to play in it. If you’re a player and you haven’t seen your family in 3mo and they aren’t allowed to come to the bowl game thus meaning you won’t see them for another month...then maybe it makes sense to not play.
Play a meaningless game in an empty stadium and spend Christmas away from my family vs play.
NFL caliber players have sat out bowl games in the past. I would imagine a high majority won’t play in this bowl season.
related topic.....ISNT IT REDICULOUS THAT THE COWBOYS STADIUM HAD 40,000+ FANS YESTERDAY AND OTHER STADIUMS DONT ALLOW ANY FANS????
these are 100,000 seat stadiums...no reason you can’t allow 20,000 or so fans in and spread out.
I'd go as far as six. And I would have to be talked into that. Eight is too many.Make it the top 8 teams. I'd be in favor of getting rid of the conference championship game.
There are a lot of players who are not happy about this and some are saying they will have nothing to do. Guess the family can wait.Minnesota and Nebraska announced they won’t accept any bowl bids.
I think it’s the right move. Let the kids go home and enjoy their Family’s for the next month.
It's insane that you have some stadiums with fans in them and others who won't let anyone in. KC has had fans. Latest news I have seen is Roger Goodell hasn't set a limit for fans in the SB. A while back, the governor of Florida said he expected to see a full stadium. We'll see about that.related topic.....ISNT IT REDICULOUS THAT THE COWBOYS STADIUM HAD 40,000+ FANS YESTERDAY AND OTHER STADIUMS DONT ALLOW ANY FANS????
these are 100,000 seat stadiums...no reason you can’t allow 20,000 or so fans in and spread out.
I'd go as far as six. And I would have to be talked into that. Eight is too many.
I have always disagreed with the playoff format in the NHL and have been saying for years, too many teams make the playoffs.8 out of a ton of teams is too many?
The NHL, NBA, NFL, and MLB have teams making the playoffs below .500.
Lol what? So only the teams with the 2 best records in each conference in the NFL would get in. That would not get you a true champion nearly enough. "A wild card team making the Super Bowl is stronger than ever, but the odds are still in favor of a team with a first-round bye making the Super Bowl. Teams with a first-round bye have made the Super Bowl 79.3% of the time.I would take only 4 teams to make the playoffs in total for all professional sports.
Teams don't have the same schedules. It's apples to orangesPlay better during the regular season or have a seat.
I have always disagreed with the playoff format in the NHL and have been saying for years, too many teams make the playoffs.
I couldn't care less about the NBA so I don't care what they do, although at least they get it right by taking the top 8 teams from the east and west instead of having a division winner make the playoffs for that reason alone.
As for the NFL, I detest the idea that all division winners make the playoffs and have repeatedly said so. That is why you might get a team under .500 going to post season. I don't like the expanded playoffs this year. Six is enough in the NFL and that's it. And it should be the top six records. They way you won't have sub .500 teams getting in.
As for MLB, I don't even count this past postseason and said so right here multiple times. The whole 60 game regular season was a joke. And if you do count this post season, it is the first time a sub .500 team made the playoffs.
No, absolutely not when it comes to eight teams making the college football playoffs. That is a joke too. No way in hell an 8th ranked team should get a shot at a national title. And I also think it's a joke that OSU gets in when they only played six games. Everyone else in the playoffs played 11 games.
Most of the college football ranking stuff is absurd anyway. Cincinnati is ranked number 6 while Georgia is ranked number 11. Well, we are going to see if the number 6 ranking is for real because they play each other on Saturday night. There are a lot of teams under Cincinnati that I think are better.
Play better during the regular season or have a seat.
Well, if you’re Coastal, you have to beat Troy by more than 4. Not to mention, they shattered my five team parlay with that game. LolHow much better can Coastal or Cinci play?
This idea would involve too many games. How many teams do you want? Eight? Ten? Why not make it twenty? How about 32 or 64?Disagree, you win your conference then you get an opportunity to play for a national title. Just like every other sport in NCAA. Should not matter how much you win by, who you play, etc. You win conference then you get a bid to play. Other NCAA divisions of football have figured it out. Other sports have figured it out. I don't want to hear from them that money, schedule, timing etc gets in the way. Figure it out.
If baseball went back to two divisions in each league and each division winner went to the playoffs and no one else did, it wouldn't bother me. I go back to the days when there weren't separate divisions and all a team had to do was to win the pennant to go to the WS. I personally feel, and have for years, that there are too many teams in the Major Leagues anyway.I would take only 4 teams to make the playoffs in total for all professional sports.
But I want 8 to make.the playoffs for college football because there are so many teams.
Corey, I feel like we are sitting in a bar debating this...and come to think of it, I wish we were. I just dislike the idea of letting 8 teams participate in the college football playoff. Six is s stretch for me, but I'd probably agree in time.LTHS
You are rather testy today. You say a lot in this post. I mean you cover football, basketball, baseball and back to football. I like basketball so I was happy to see the lakers win. Although I am a Cubs fan, I grew up a Dodger fan so I was happy to see them win the WS. Especially after being cheated by Houston. Now on to football. I would love to see the playoff have 6 or 8 teams. You make good points on Cincinnati but I like them and hope they give Georgia fits with their speed. It should be fun to watch, I am a fan of new match ups and underdogs. If an 8th ranked team wins then so be it!😀
As many as it allows. If FCS, Div 2, Div 3 can do it there's no reason FBS can't. Adjust the season length, play more games (you think the players, schools, coaches, parents, sponsors wouldn't want more games?$$$$)...again no excuses. Figure out a way where if you win your conference, you get a shot.Yh
This idea would involve too many games. How many teams do you want? Eight? Ten? Why not make it twenty? How about 32 or 64?
As many as it allows. If FCS, Div 2, Div 3 can do it there's no reason FBS can't. Adjust the season length, play more games (you think the players, schools, coaches, parents, sponsors wouldn't want more games?$$$$)...again no excuses. Figure out a way where if you win your conference, you get a shot.
If you're a fraud, or didn't play anybody...you'll get exposed in first playoff game. Just like every other NCAA sport.