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Regular season still matters for seeding and staying in top 12. Now all the bubble games for the teams outside the top 4 matter. As of now, only the top 4 count. Everyone is playing for scraps. Now the top 4 matter the most and 5-12 matter too. Everything 13+ is not relevant vs. everything 5+. Also MORE regular season games count as opposed to a handful of regular season games that carry all the weight (like OSU MI this year). Less concentrated stakes but MORE high stakes games for shuffling between 1-12 and all teams in bubble from 13-20.
 
407cane said:
I imagine that's what people used to say before march madness and there's a LOT less parity in college basketball than there is in college football
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Ya and no one cares about college basketball during the regular season. They just start watching during the tournament.
 
Lokest said:
Ya and no one cares about college basketball during the regular season. They just start watching during the tournament.
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nobody cares about basketball period and that has nothing to do with the tournament and regular season set up

the tournament takes a relatively low followed sport to supreme importance because anyone can win it.

there will be surprises in the first 12 team playoff in '24 and that will take it to an even higher level as right now only like 5-6 teams year to year think they have a legitimate chance to make it to the title game
 
BrockBerlin said:
Regular season still matters for seeding and staying in top 12. Now all the bubble games for the teams outside the top 4 matter. As of now, only the top 4 count. Everyone is playing for scraps. Now the top 4 matter the most and 5-12 matter too. Everything 13+ is not relevant vs. everything 5+. Also MORE regular season games count as opposed to a handful of regular season games that carry all the weight (like OSU MI this year). Less concentrated stakes but MORE high stakes games for shuffling between 1-12 and all teams in bubble from 13-20.
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This! I find it fascinating how many people don’t think adding teams to the playoff makes for a more compelling season! If they added more games to the regular, season it would water down the regular season but since it’s the same 12 gameS. So it’s very exciting. Also, it obviously does help Miami and others power five schools with recruiting.
 
All of this just to have the same top 4 teams win anyways. What a waste.

The only Cinderella story will be when one of the top teams has a critical injury to a starter or QB or something that affects their outcome and they end up losing. (see Texas vs Bama 2010)

Even with the 4 team playoff, how many times has the #4 team won? Maybe a couple times? If I recall correctly it is usually just the top 1-2 teams that win every year. You just get some blowout losses and risk injury.

I guess that is better? Shows who has the most complete team capable of withstanding fatigue and injury?

I think 6 teams should have always been the magic #. 8 at most. But definitely not more than that. That way you satisfy all the people wanting an undefeated G5 team or whatever, and you can put all of the P5 champs in, plus some at large, whatever.

Miami[]_[]Smoke said:
This is quite dumb considering the semi games are already mostly blowouts. There might be some decent 1st round games but all this does is create more possibility for an injury to effect the champ
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this is what I was thinking also.
 
mikedeep97 said:
I believe six is the right number for the playoffs. Top two get a bye, preserves the integrity of the regular season, and allows for the possibility of every conference champ and a top performing G5 team to make it.
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This, 8 teams max.
12 teams is just stupid.
 
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The top tier teams can get in with quite a few losses. Gone is the reason to even remotely tune in to a Bama v bottom feeder game close in the third because it literally does not matter one bit. Stupid
 
Nil and transfer portal will continue to create more parity imo. They’ll be some upsets due to match ups and schemes, but also blowouts due to talent on Top 1-2 teams.
 
407cane said:
I imagine that's what people used to say before march madness and there's a LOT less parity in college basketball than there is in college football
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Less parity in college basketball? That’s the most backwards thing I’ve ever heard. The #22 team can knock off the #2 team any weekend. That doesn’t happen in college football on a regular basis.
 
Go Canes!! said:
Bumped this thread because TCU showed on a given Saturday….

There will be a lot more games like that one imo. Can’t wait for Mario to get us in the Top 12 mix.
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TCU was #3 and beat the #2 team. Let’s not act like some huge upset happened.
 
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Looking forward to an extended playoff game between teams like, say, Alabama and Kansas State. So intriguing!
 
Go Canes!! said:
Bumped this thread because TCU showed on a given Saturday….

There will be a lot more games like that one imo. Can’t wait for Mario to get us in the Top 12 mix.
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It happened once in 9 years…that’s not a trend. It was a great day of games, but I Don’t think that will change the eventual champ. It will just be more bowl games that matter, which I am on board with, but I don’t see cinderella Runs happening in the cfp
 
It should've been an 8 team format (5 conf champs + 3 at-larges) with NO byes but the argument that the regular season won't matter any longer simply doesn't hold weight. It'll actually matter now more than ever especially with the SEC bias followed by (to a much lesser degree) B1G preference by polling and the committee.

The essentially auto-bids to the conference champions will make getting to and winning those games more important than ever and the desire to overcome any potential biases will make compiling the most impressive regular season record as important for those seeking an at-large spot.
 
Tad Footeball said:
It should've been an 8 team format (5 conf champs + 3 at-larges) with NO byes but the argument that the regular season won't matter any longer simply doesn't hold weight. It'll actually matter now more than ever especially with the SEC bias followed by (to a much lesser degree) B1G preference by polling and the committee.

The essentially auto-bids to the conference champions will make getting to and winning those games more important than ever and the desire to overcome any potential biases will make compiling the most impressive regular season record as important for those seeking an at-large spot.
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Who cares. 12 games gives us a hail Mary chance of making it in 24
 
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