(11-20-2017 07:14 PM)YNot Wrote: (11-20-2017 07:03 PM)stever20 Wrote: (11-20-2017 06:59 PM)YNot Wrote: Let's address the devaluing of the NY6. Help me understand how the NY6 bowls would be any different than the current situation? Why would you NOT place a CFP quarterfinal loser in a bowl game? These games would be played the first or second weekend in December.
Last year's non-CFP NY6 bowl included three teams outside the top-10 (#11 Florida St., #14 Auburn, and #15 Western Michigan) and CCG loser Wisconsin. Also, #6 Michigan played in the Orange Bowl coming off a last-week loss which precluded them from the CCG.
In 2015, CCG loser Iowa played in the Rose Bowl.
In 2014, CCG loser Georgia played in the Orange Bowl and CCG lower Arizona played in the Fiesta Bowl.
All the other CCG losers the past three years were ranked well outside the top-8 - some outside the top-25. A Peach Bowl matchup between #10 TCU and #7 Georgia won't be viewed differently because Georgia is a playoff loser instead of a CCG loser. It might even help with the perception of the bowl matchup.
because if you thought last year's stuff with Fournette and McCaffery skipping the bowl games was bad- wait until a CFP loser is in there. Any top at least 2-3 rd draft pick would skip the bowl game.
What? Not sure you can back that up. How many other top draftees from LSU and Stanford sat out the Citrus Bowl or Sun Bowl? Did Solomon Thomas sit out the Sun Bowl too? Did Jamal Adams or Tre'Davious White sit out the Citrus Bowl? Those were "meaningless" exhibition bowl games.
Did TJ Watt or Ryan Ramczyk not play in the Cotton Bowl last year? Wisconsin played in an NY6 game after losing to Penn St. in the B1G CCG.
How many of those draftees saw their draft stock elevate because they played a decent opponent in a big bowl game?
He can't back it up. I've been debating this issue with him for a month. It's a "wait and see" scenario...but he is confident that 20 or more players will be sitting out this year's bowl season. I think it'll be 5 or so. And 5 players sitting won't kill the bowl system. (Even 20 wouldn't for that matter...)
My system allows for a landing bowl spot for quarterfinal losers...and it allows for teams that aren't in the playoffs to have a whole month to plan for their travel. Here's my model from last year.
Quarterfinals...Friday Dec 16 and Saturday Dec 17.
#8 WMU (G5 rep) at #1 Alabama (SEC champ) (8pm FRIDAY)
#7 OU (Big 12 champ) at #2 Clemson (ACC champ) (1pm SAT)
#6 Michigan (at-large) at #3 OSU (at-large) (5pm SAT)
#5 Penn State (Big Ten champ) at #4 Washington (Pac12 champ) (9pm SAT)
BOWL GAMES (announced Sunday Dec. 4)
Orange—Florida State (ACC). vs. CFP loser
Rose—Wisconsin (Big Ten) vs. USC (Pac12)
Cotton—CFP loser vs. Colorado (at-large)
Sugar—Auburn (SEC) vs. Oklahoma State (Big 12)
*Citrus— CFP loser vs. CFP loser
CFP Semifinals
Peach and Fiesta. 1/8 winner vs. 4/5 winner. 2/7 winner vs. 3/6 winner.
* a 7th bowl needs to be added to accommodate the extra losers
(And assuming higher seeds would have won...Michigan and FSU in the Orange, OU and Colorado in the Cotton, and Penn State/Western Michigan in the Citrus all would get good TV ratings...despite hosting "loser" teams. And TV ratings makes this thing run...)