2018/19 College Football Pre-Bowl Season

[oktx]

Not so fast!

[Brock Middlebrook]

2018/19 College Football Pre-Bowl Season

Crazy? Get ready for expansion talks. B1G is stirring the pot and eyeing TX/OU.


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Yes crazy to have a division but eliminate the conference championship in exchange for a one v two. Then why not just eliminate the divisions.

TX and OU should do this.


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[Dale Moser]

Yes crazy to have a division but eliminated the conference championship in exchange for a one v two. Then why not just eliminate the divisions.

TX and OU should do this.


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Good idea.

[Burntorange Bowhunter]

Yes crazy to have a division but eliminated the conference championship in exchange for a one v two. Then why not just eliminate the divisions.

TX and OU should do this.


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Not sure about that. I already miss some of the old SWC rivalries. Perhaps they could play TCU, BU and Tech OOC?

[flatlander]

Yeah, why on earth would you want the two best teams in your conference in the conference championship game...

I do want the two best teams, but I don't want anything to be subjective. If you get into picking the two best from the 14 teams in the SEC subjectively (like the CFPO committee), since there is no way they can all play each other, then 'favorites' start getting picked. The team that can draw a bigger crowd - even if nobody wants to admit it - would have an advantage. Vandy would have even less of a chance, being so small, while Tennessee who sticks on ice could still fill the stadium.

East plays its games, West plays its games, the division winners meet in Atlanta to figure things out on the field, not from the conference room at a 5-star hotel.

[PYBUCK]

The only time the 13th data point means anything in the Big 12 is if you don't have an undefeated team.

[Michael]

The only time the 13th data point means anything in the Big 12 is if you don't have an undefeated team.

Which last happened when?

[Burntorange Bowhunter]

which last happened when?

2009

[Burntorange Bowhunter]

I do want the two best teams, but I don't want anything to be subjective. If you get into picking the two best from the 14 teams in the SEC subjectively (like the CFPO committee), since there is no way they can all play each other, then 'favorites' start getting picked. The team that can draw a bigger crowd - even if nobody wants to admit it - would have an advantage. Vandy would have even less of a chance, being so small, while Tennessee who sticks on ice could still fill the stadium.

East plays its games, West plays its games, the division winners meet in Atlanta to figure things out on the field, not from the conference room at a 5-star hotel.

The choice would lie in the hands of the CFP committee. The two highest ranked teams.

[Michael]

2009

Correct, well before the current CFP format.

Beyond that question...

There are, of course, three undefeated teams in this year's CFP. You can make the case that OSU shouldn't have lost to Purdue. In that case, combined with PYB's scenario - undefeated BigXII team (would have required OU to beat tu in RRS) - the BigXII would require the 13th data point be assured of a spot, no?

[flatlander]

The choice would lie in the hands of the CFP committee. The two highest ranked teams.

Too much subjectivity - just like the BIG12 plays for that 13th data point, let the SEC figure it out on the field.

I would like to see more E/W games in the regular season though, TAMU has two teams-GA and SC- scheduled for '19 from the east, no reason the other teams can't do the same.

Looking at the schedule for Bama it looks like they do also - Tennessee and SC. Also found this little clip in the article where I found their schedule 'The Crimson Tide will get two bye weeks -- Oct. 5 and Nov. 2 -- preceding games with Texas A&M and LSU, respectively.'

Between the bye weeks and the high probability of TAMU and LSU loosing their best defensive player to a targeting call the week before, it looks like Bama has things planned out pretty well.

[Michael]

Too much subjectivity - just like the BIG12 plays for that 13th data point, let the SEC figure it out on the field.

I would like to see more E/W games in the regular season though, TAMU has two teams-GA and SC- scheduled for '19 from the east, no reason the other teams can't do the same.

Each SEC team has two cross-divisional matchups each season, including a constant cross-divisional "rivalry" game. I'd like to see it expanded to three to get to 9 conference games each.

[flatlander]

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[Chad C]

Each SEC team has two cross-divisional matchups each season.

Need to add one to play 9 with 3 OOC.

[Michael]

Need to add one to play 9 with 3 OOC.

I was editing to reflect that preference.