Positive news

[Floridagator]

Some of you may not like this, it's positive news about Florida.

There are 22 teams that have not been eliminated from playoff contention. That's right, this hobbled team is still in the fight. Interesting article anyways.

http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...booted-college-football-playoff-consideration

 

[InstiGATOR1]

Given that a 2 loss team won the BCS 2 team playoff one year, it is pretty stupid to imagine that teams are absolutely eliminted from the BCS 4 team playoff just because they have 2 losses.

 

[Gatorphan]

Given that a 2 loss team won the BCS 2 team playoff one year, it is pretty stupid to imagine that teams are absolutely eliminted from the BCS 4 team playoff just because they have 2 losses.

Who would that be? The Buckeye's lost early to VT, then ran the table to finish 14-1.

 

[SGG]

Who would that be? The Buckeye's lost early to VT, then ran the table to finish 14-1.

LSU

 

[InstiGATOR1]

Who would that be? The Buckeye's lost early to VT, then ran the table to finish 14-1.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_LSU_Tigers_football_team

I think that Ohio State team you are talking about was in the 4 team play, not the 2 team playoff anyway.

 

[Gatorphan]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_LSU_Tigers_football_team

I think that Ohio State team you are talking about was in the 4 team play, not the 2 team playoff anyway.

I see. The word playoff threw me off. I never considered the 2 team BCSCG a playoff. But you make a good point about LSU's 2007 season. It was tougher to get in Championship then, than it is now.

 

[ThreatMatrix]

I see. The word playoff threw me off. I never considered the 2 team BCSCG a playoff. But you make a good point about LSU's 2007 season. It was tougher to get in Championship then, than it is now.

 

[Gatorphan]

Championship Series

 

[NVGator]

I see. The word playoff threw me off. I never considered the 2 team BCSCG a playoff. But you make a good point about LSU's 2007 season. It was tougher to get in Championship then, than it is now.

 

[Gatorphan]

I'm getting beat up in here. For good reason.
I mean to say that it is easier to get in the playoff now that there is 4 teams, than it was back in 2007 at only 2. I agree with intigator's original statement.

However, the 1st year of the playoff was the 2014 season. It was just referred to as the BCS Championship game before then.

 

[ThreatMatrix]

The easiest path for any SEC team to get to the Championship is without a playoff. Win the SEC, go to the Championship game. 2007 is a perfect example where the 2 loss SEC champ went to the title game.

 

[InstiGATOR1]

I see. The word playoff threw me off. I never considered the 2 team BCSCG a playoff. But you make a good point about LSU's 2007 season. It was tougher to get in Championship then, than it is now.

Yes I know the University presidents did not want to admit they were having a playoff until they had to. But really as soon as you start inviting teams to decide who is the best you have a playoff. Ironically the same reporters not calling the college football 2 team playoff a playoff were happily calling the one game two team playoff in MLB a playoff when two teams tied in the regular season.

The bottom line is there has been a playoff in college football since 1995. Some people just did not want to admit it.

 

[Gatorphan]

The easiest path for any SEC team to get to the Championship is without a playoff. Win the SEC, go to the Championship game. 2007 is a perfect example where the 2 loss SEC champ went to the title game.

LSU was a the top of the polls early a didn't drop much after their losses. I think if there were other 2 loss SEC champions, they might of been left out of the championship game. Today's format gives a 2 loss SEC a better chance to reach the playoff. They'd have to win an extra game, but that would be better than being ranked 3rd or 4th, and being left out all together.

 

[NavetG8r]

The bottom line is there has been a playoff in college football since 1995. Some people just did not want to admit it.

Since when is a one game championship considered a play-off?

 

[Gatorphan]

Since when is a one game championship considered a play-off?

It's not, and it wasn't a called a playoff. It was the BCS Championship Game.

 

[InstiGATOR1]

Since when is a one game championship considered a play-off?

Well I explained it and including the PR game the university presidents were playing with the semantics in the part you deleted. On the other hand if you want to call up down or down up, I can not stop you.

 

[NavetG8r]

Well I explained it and including the PR game the university presidents were playing with the semantics in the part you deleted. On the other hand if you want to call up down or down up, I can not stop you.

For the record, I didn't delete any part of your post. I simply only quoted the last line of it. Perhaps you weren't aware that was possible? If so, I'd be happy to teach you how.

 

[InstiGATOR1]

For the record, I didn't delete any part of your post. I simply only quoted the last line of it. Perhaps you weren't aware that was possible? If so, I'd be happy to teach you how.

I was not complaining about you removing part of my post. I too often remove part of messages when I quote someone. I was merely pointing out the part you removed answered your question.

 

[Gator Fever]

The easiest path for any SEC team to get to the Championship is without a playoff. Win the SEC, go to the Championship game. 2007 is a perfect example where the 2 loss SEC champ went to the title game.

That was just a crazy year. Even a 1 loss SEC team would generally be left out if there were 2 power 5 undefeateds under the old system. It just didnt happen hardly those years. With 4 teams a 1 loss SEC Champion is basically a lock for the new playoff.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

I see. The word playoff threw me off. I never considered the 2 team BCSCG a playoff. But you make a good point about LSU's 2007 season. It was tougher to get in Championship then, than it is now.

The first round of the playoffs is the first week of December.