(11-01-2018 08:39 PM)TexanMark Wrote: What is with this guys who think Football can run a playoff like basketball?
You can play 3 basketball games in 5 days in the NCAAs in March? You can't do that in Football.
FCS has a 24 team playoff eight teams have to win four to win it all and 16 have to win five.
Division II has a 28 team playoff, four teams have to win four, and 24 have to win five.
Division III has a 32 team playoff everyone has to win five to win it all.
So it isn't an impossibility.
Now if I could have the format I wanted (which is to say the least likely system) it would be a 12 team format.
First the 10 conference champs are seeded 1-10.
1-4 in that process get a bye and a home game.
5-8 get a home game
Then the two remaining champs and two at-large are seed 9-12 to fill out the brackt.
In 2017, you get something like this.
#1 Clemson hosts winner of #9 Alabama at #8 FAU
#4 Ohio State hosts winner of #12 Troy at #5 USC
#2 Oklahoma hosts winner of #10 Wisconsin at #7 Boise State
#3 Georgia hosts winner of #11 Toledo at #6 UCF
You want a bye? Win your conference. You want a home game? Win your conference.
Having Bama and Wisconsin travel to a G5 where they are favored makes for an interesting situation and some fun seeing the betting.