Playoff Setup

[cyclone82]

The conference championship gives ISU a reasonable path to playoffs, whereas it basically eliminates that other team in eastern Iowa of ever getting in … likely at least 5 , 6, or more teams in that league that will always be better

 

[ClubCy]

The conference championship gives ISU a reasonable path to playoffs, whereas it basically eliminates that other team in eastern Iowa of ever getting in … likely at least 5 , 6, or more teams in that league that will always be better

Do not be surprised if those go away if the P2 get their way.

 

[jcf817]

FWIW, the SEC is going to no divisions this year.

Good god....so they can nearly guarantee that their darling programs won't have to face each other during the season.

 

[Gonzo]

Good god....so they can nearly guarantee that their darling programs won't have to face each other during the season.

They'll play every other program at least twice every four years.

But of course they're putting discussions of moving to a 9-game conference schedule on the back burner for now.

 

[AlaCyclone]

Good god....so they can nearly guarantee that their darling programs won't have to face each other during the season.

Not sure who the darling programs are, but Alabama will play @ Tennessee (2022), @ LSU (2022), Georgia (2021-2), Auburn (2019), @ Oklahoma (2013-4), South Carolina (2010), @ Vanderbilt (1984) and Mizzou (1975) this year. The date in parnethesis is the last year those teams beat Alabama.

 

[jcf817]

Not sure who the darling programs are, but Alabama will play @ Tennessee (2022), @ LSU (2022), Georgia (2021-2), Auburn (2019), @ Oklahoma (2013-4), South Carolina (2010), @ Vanderbilt (1984) and Mizzou (1975) this year. The date in parnethesis is the last year those teams beat Alabama.

I stand corrected.

 

[HawaiiClone]

Cincinnati did sneak in there that one year, so its possible. I think it'd take an undefeated G5 team who at least played a decent schedule and a 3 loss Big 12 champion in a down year to even think about it.

If Washington State ran the table next year, they'd have wins over Texas Tech and Washignton. If Tech and Washington happened to be Top 25 teams, Wazzou could easily jump over a 3 loss Big 12 champion.

I agree with most of what you are saying except that instead of Wazzu it would have to be a G5 champ with the same resume. All this is very hypothetical and would rarely happen of course.

I'd rather the Big 12 champ got the bye, another Big 12 team got an at large bid and 2 undefeated G5 champs got ranked 11th and 12th (when it comes to hypothetical situations).

 

[Die4Cy]

Good god....so they can nearly guarantee that their darling programs won't have to face each other during the season.

It may be the opposite. It's possible this is how the conference will deliver over time on a relegation model, with a big game division and a Vanderbilt division, without making it explicit.

 

[clone52]

I agree with most of what you are saying except that instead of Wazzu it would have to be a G5 champ with the same resume. All this is very hypothetical and would rarely happen of course.

I'd rather the Big 12 champ got the bye, another Big 12 team got an at large bid and 2 undefeated G5 champs got ranked 11th and 12th (when it comes to hypothetical situations).

I was hypothetically considering Wazzou a conference champion when it all shakes out. Not next year though.

 

[HawaiiClone]

I was hypothetically considering Wazzou a conference champion when it all shakes out. Not next year though.

Ok, yeah, that makes sense.