Smart move or screaming we're a weak conference?
https://www.espn.com/college-footba...cc-weigh-changes-title-game-commissioner-says
https://www.espn.com/college-footba...cc-weigh-changes-title-game-commissioner-says
Proposed ACC Championship Game Change
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Absurd to me. Essentially you'd remove the best team and call the next team/tournament winner a champion? This is the kind of thing that screams of desperation.
Desperate times call for desperate measures from a desperate conference
Possibly the committee ignores the championship game?
This is easily going to backfire.
The rule will be "5 highest ranked teams from the different conferences get an AQ".
So it won't be "conference champ" but highest ranked team.
Most conferences there won't be a difference.
But something like the crappy ACC this past year, Clemson would easily get left out even though they are "conference champion" because SMU would get the AQ.
The current rule is stupid in that SMU is ranked ahead of Clemson but Clemson got the AQ.
I actually think it is smart
What did SMU, Oregon and Texas have to gain by playing hard in the conference championship in a world with a true national champion ? SMU and Texas both made it with a loss anyway. In fact, all 6 CG participants made it from SEC, ACC, BIG.
The bubble teams should play elimination games instead:
This year we would have :
Clemson v Miami
Indiana v Illinois
Alabama v USC
Losers are out. Winners are "eligible" but not guaranteed a spot.
That is way better than a glorified exhibition between 2 teams that are going to make the CFB PO anyway and are praying not to sustain any injuries.
What did SMU, Oregon and Texas have to gain by playing hard in the conference championship in a world with a true national champion ? SMU and Texas both made it with a loss anyway. In fact, all 6 CG participants made it from SEC, ACC, BIG.
The bubble teams should play elimination games instead:
This year we would have :
Clemson v Miami
Indiana v Illinois
Alabama v USC
Losers are out. Winners are "eligible" but not guaranteed a spot.
That is way better than a glorified exhibition between 2 teams that are going to make the CFB PO anyway and are praying not to sustain any injuries.
My biggest grip with the 12 team playoff is it rendered conference championship games meaningless. This idea is different but would result in games that matter.
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