SEC Shorts Playoff Expansion Edition

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Excerpt from an interview with the main guy:

TRW: Which player, team or fan base is the most fun to parody and why?

Robert: Unfortunately for Tennessee, they’ve been pretty consistently terrible since we started making these videos, so they have born the full brunt of jokes at their expense. Their fans are great sports about it and have been able to laugh at the situation even though they are all dying on the inside.
 

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I’d prefer an 8 team playoff. But I’m okay with 12.

Anything over 12 is ridiculous. The regular season needs to carry weight. And there no way a a 16 seed team is going to win the MNC.

But a 12 seed might. And it may give them the exposure needed to get elite recruits.
 

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Again...I do like an expansion...12 is crazy.

I hate the meaningless bowls.

And why do we have 129? Div-1 Teams.

I'd like to pair that down to 84-96 and 6 Conferences with 2 Divisions Each.

Have 6 Championships...winners have a bye.

Have 4 Wild-Card. Winners play Top Ranked conference champs.

8 Team Play-off.

Eliminate non-Power Conference In Season Games.

Cut the Season to 10 Games

Four Conferences, 12 teams each. And I challenge you to find 48 teams that have a chance to win it all.
 

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Anything over 12 is ridiculous

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I’d prefer an 8 team playoff. But I’m okay with 12.

Anything over 12 is ridiculous. Then regular season needs to carry weight. And there no way a a 16 seed team is going to win the MNC.

But a 12 seed might. And it may give them the exposure needed to get elite recruits.
I think 8 is the most you can go without destroying the regular season, and I still wonder if 8 is too much.
 

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Pretending #12 ranked 3 loss team should be contending for a "championship" IS Participation Trophy land.

pretending someone who didn't even win their conference and often not their division should be contending for a championship is participation trophy land.
 
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Honestly, I like them too. But oretending the next Central Fla, Coastal Carolina, or Houston is a natuonal titke contender is insane. Or even in the same plane as SEC teams.

They should never be in same division. Let Memphis play Coastal for the 1AAa crown.

Or join a Big Boy Conference and compete...frankly I'm even tired of Vandy but they at least they compete in Baseball and Basketball
 
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I think 8 is the most you can go without destroying the regular season, and I still wonder if 8 is too much.

5 would be Power 5 champs...how do you pick the other 3? And is it fair if they don't play in a Championship?
 

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I’d prefer an 8 team playoff. But I’m okay with 12.

Anything over 12 is ridiculous. Then regular season needs to carry weight. And there no way a a 16 seed team is going to win the MNC.

But a 12 seed might. And it may give them the exposure needed to get elite recruits.
I am in favor of a 128 team playoff format. Errrbody gets in. Maybe even double elimination. After week one, you have 64 in the winners bracket and 64 in the losers bracket. After week two, 32 in the winners bracket and 64 in the losers bracket. After week three, 16 in the winners bracket and 48 in the losers. After week four, 8 in the winners, 28 in the losers. Week five, 4 in the winners, 18 in the losers. Etc. Everyone eliminated can schedule the rest of the season amongst the two time losers.
 

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I am in favor of a 128 team playoff format. Errrbody gets in. Maybe even double elimination. After week one, you have 64 in the winners bracket and 64 in the losers bracket. After week two, 32 in the winners bracket and 64 in the losers bracket. After week three, 16 in the winners bracket and 48 in the losers. After week four, 8 in the winners, 28 in the losers. Week five, 4 in the winners, 18 in the losers. Etc. Everyone eliminated can schedule the rest of the season amongst the two time losers.

Jeeze, you put some thought into that.
 

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I would've posted more in this thread, but that drunk talking donkey kept stealing my posts and pawning them off as his. 12 is absurd. I'm not watching those seeds get their teeth kicked in every year.
 

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5 would be Power 5 champs...how do you pick the other 3? And is it fair if they don't play in a Championship?
Gotta believe the committee will go with top ranked remaining teams, factoring in W-L, head2head matchups and sos, and hope they eventually have a bias against notre lame.
 

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I would've posted more in this thread, but that drunk talking donkey kept stealing my posts and pawning them off as his. 12 is absurd. I'm not watching those seeds get their teeth kicked in every year.
It is the way I roll.... or stumble....

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Gotta believe the committee will go with top ranked remaining teams, factoring in W-L, head2head matchups and sos, and hope they eventually have a bias against notre lame.

And if #7 gets in without playing a game?
 

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