true, just gotta find a way to do it while making more $$$
Okay, so we have the 3 playoff games now, with all the eyeballs and money on them.
We all agree the other bowls have suffered, in importance, eyeballs, and money. Aside from the +1 add-on, let's look at this past year, using my old-school vote:
Rose Bowl:
2 Ohio State (13-0)
6 Oregon (11-2)
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Sugar Bowl:
1 LSU (13-0)
At-large
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Orange Bowl:
3 Clemson (13-0)
At-Large
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Fiesta Bowl:
4 Oklahoma (12-1)
At-Large
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Okay, so we have the RB, with 1 team playing for a shot at the national championship. And we have 2 others who are undefeated, playing for all the marbles (potentially).
Going down the playoff committee rankings, we have Georgia at 5, Baylor 7, Wisconsin 8, Florida 9.
I'll go with Georgia to the Orange, Wisconsin to the Fiesta, and while Baylor would earn that trip to the Sugar, I'm scared they'd grab 15 Notre Dame. Actually, if I've learned anything over the years, the Fiesta would take ND, moving Wisconsin to the Sugar and Baylor being SOL.
RB is 2 vs 6
SB is 1 vs 8
OB is 3 vs 5
FB is 4 vs 15
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We look at these, compare them to the 4-team playoff, and scoff. But you have as many teams vying or the NC with a real chance here. And if 2 of the undefeateds win, with the +1 in place, they could then play it out.
Yes, if 1,2, and 3 win, one is screwed anyway, but their game vs #5 is a chance to get in the top 2. Clemson spanking Georgia would move them over OSU if they win a close one with Oregon, doesn't it?
And THIS is the thing - all of the talking. The what-ifs. The arguing. The mythic status of the NC. If Clemson is upset, we have LSU vs OSU. It's nearly a 4-team playoff, under the guise of the old way.