Expanded CFP Playoffs

[TheOriginalCane]

Seriously.

I recall some JENIUS decided it would be a good idea if CFL All Stars played an NFL game. Best of College against a team of NFL players.

The NFL team chosen was the Oakland Raiders back when the Oakland players were all conditionally pardoned from Death Row as long as they joined the Raiders.

I was amazed that no one was killed. These NFL players had a weed up their butts to publicly punish these supposed All Stars and give a clear demonstration of the difference between college players and pros.

Oh yeah. Madden was their coach - and Madden in those days was Mad Dog Madden - he was worse than his players.

They never tried that again - and really wanted to forget it ever happened.

So I agree - three teams having to step off against NFL teams - just doesn't make Willy tingle.

What are you talking about? There were over 40 of those games played. And the NFL team was usually the NFL champion (later Super Bowl champion), though it was never the Raiders.

An NFL team played a College All-Star team every single year in Chicago (except for one year when the NFL was on strike) from 1934 to 1976.

What was once a fun, semi-evenly-matched game eventually became brutal for the College All-Stars. The NFL team won 16 out of the last 17 games ever played, with the last NFL loss being in 1963 when the College All-Stars beat the Green Bay Packers.

The last game played in 1976 featured the Steelers. The weather was terrible and the game was called in the third quarter with Pittsburgh up 24-0.

Chicago Charities College All-Star Game - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[DTP]

What are you talking about? There were over 40 of those games played. And the NFL team was usually the NFL champion (later Super Bowl champion), though it was never the Raiders.

An NFL team played a College All-Star team every single year in Chicago (except for one year when the NFL was on strike) from 1934 to 1976.

What was once a fun, semi-evenly-matched game eventually became brutal for the College All-Stars. The NFL team won 16 out of the last 17 games ever played, with the last NFL loss being in 1963 when the College All-Stars beat the Green Bay Packers.

The last game played in 1976 featured the Steelers. The weather was terrible and the game was called in the third quarter with Pittsburgh up 24-0.

Chicago Charities College All-Star Game - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Once the NFL became a legitimate financial choice for former college players, the talent gap exploded. Back in the ancient days when NFL players worked second jobs, it wasn’t always worth it for the most talented players to make the leap to the pros.

 

[TheOriginalCane]

Once the NFL became a legitimate financial choice for former college players, the talent gap exploded. Back in the ancient days when NFL players worked second jobs, it wasn’t always worth it for the most talented players to make the leap to the pros.

Johnny U. once bagged groceries in the off-season.

 

[UMFarArcher]

What are you talking about? There were over 40 of those games played. And the NFL team was usually the NFL champion (later Super Bowl champion), though it was never the Raiders.

An NFL team played a College All-Star team every single year in Chicago (except for one year when the NFL was on strike) from 1934 to 1976.

What was once a fun, semi-evenly-matched game eventually became brutal for the College All-Stars. The NFL team won 16 out of the last 17 games ever played, with the last NFL loss being in 1963 when the College All-Stars beat the Green Bay Packers.

The last game played in 1976 featured the Steelers. The weather was terrible and the game was called in the third quarter with Pittsburgh up 24-0.

Chicago Charities College All-Star Game - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I remember ONE.

Against Oakland.

That's what I'm talking about. And it was a massacre.

 

[UMFarArcher]

What year did that happen??.. Lester Hayes was drafted in 77 by the Raiders... I feel bad for any college receiver that had to see him coming full speed at them...

I have no idea when that was! A long time ago - I'm not sure what I was doing this time last week!

 

[Cajuncane]

Johnny U. once bagged groceries in the off-season.

So did Kurt Warner except he did it full time …lol

 

[TerragonSix]

Personally, I thought 12 was a bit much, thought 8 made the most sense.

Well ****, better than 4 I suppose.

 

[Colombie]

The 12 model rewards teams for winning their Conference better than an 8 team.
So I will at least admit that is encouraging.

 

[ddann]

I recall some JENIUS decided it would be a good idea if CFL All Stars played an NFL game. Best of College against a team of NFL players.

The NFL team chosen was the Oakland Raiders back when the Oakland players were all conditionally pardoned from Death Row as long as they joined the Raiders.

Pay attention poRsters, because that bolded part is some grade A quality poRsting.

 

[Suhrthing]

"I think 2019 Bama and 2022 UGA would make it closer than people think" - SEC fans

IIRC commentators were discussing if UM would beat the 89 colts during the Orange broadcast vs Neb.

 

[Empirical Cane]

Keep making the competition more contrived.

128-team post-season format is next.

 

[DrStrange]

Midweek. What a crock. They don’t care about fans at all…. I know we know that but jfc

They know NO ONE is going to do anything. You complain, but you’ll still watch.

 

[razrcane]

So 12/20/24 (Friday) - 1 CFP game
12/21/24 (Saturday) - 3 CFP games, 3 Week 16 NFL games

Wkend of 12/28-12/29 will be Week 17 of the NFL

Quarterfinals of CFP on New Year's Day (3 games, Wednesday) and the other game either on the 31st or the 2nd, likely on Thursday the 2nd. And then that weekend is Week 18 NFL.

Semifinals on Thursday the 9th or Friday the 10th, then the NFL does their Super Wild Card Wkend with games Saturday, Sunday, and Monday

Then the National Championship game on 1/20, Monday, after having the NFL divisional playoff round on Saturday and Sunday.

Me so horny.

2025 could be epic. We could technically play 3 playoff games at Hard Rock.

CFP has Jan. 1 tripleheaders in '24, '25 seasons

The quarterfinals for the new 12-team College Football Playoff in the 2024 and 2025 seasons will feature one game Dec. 31 and tripleheaders on Jan. 1.

www.espn.com