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VTHokie2000
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Football is probably the only sport where the physical nature of the sport

prevents a team from playing multiple games in the same week for safety reasons. Given the game is played outdoors and have a huge attendance compared to the other sports, I get why the DI schools decided to go with the bowl system and why all the original bowl games were played in warm climate locations. I don't believe the NCAA started playing the DII and DIII playoffs until 1971 when the schools decided to create the 3 division levels and the DI playoffs until 1978 when DI created the two subdivisions in football. Given that the college football season used to end on January 1 or very soon afterwards, there wouldn't have been enough time to play a 10 or 11 game regular season and the NCAA hold its tournament while giving every DI conference a spot in the field. ** Edited by VTHokie2000 at 8/18/2025, 1:07:05 PM
Posted: 08/18/2025 at 01:04 PM ET
(In response to this post by Big12 guy)

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Big Ten suggesting playoffs be expanded to 24 or 28 teams
OU_Sooner • 08/16/25 12:31 PM ET
Petitti is a FOX executive running a conference.
HouClone • 08/17/25 12:51 PM ET
Where does FOX come from?......
2hhoop3 • 08/17/25 01:22 PM ET
Yes, he didn't work for FOX but the Big 10 and FOX are joined at the hip.
HouClone • 08/17/25 02:23 PM ET
What you seem.....
2hhoop3 • 08/17/25 02:34 PM ET
Why not an even 100**
VPI 1924 • 08/17/25 10:33 AM ET
-396**
ancient alien 2018 • 08/18/25 12:45 AM ET
Check out the FCS playoff format. It is there you might find your answer. **
Big12 guy • 08/17/25 12:48 PM ET
This gets more home games and better OOC games. It has selling points**
HokieAl • 08/17/25 09:42 AM ET
Like College Basketball, it will make the regular season meaningless **
VT_NOVA • 08/17/25 09:24 AM ET
Really? So it would allow 6-6 or 7-5 teams in the playoffs?**
ancient alien 2018 • 08/18/25 12:47 AM ET
Maybe for the blue bloods, but certainly not for the
Big12 guy • 08/17/25 09:55 AM ET
B1G is an AWESOME Conference, but Earned bids is better than Automatic bids
Stech • 08/16/25 02:47 PM ET
If every conference get's on auto, I'd be OK with
Big12 guy • 08/16/25 04:35 PM ET
It’s why NCAA 🏀 tournament has so many followers, you still have at large
Stech • 08/16/25 08:16 PM ET
You won't see any Cinderellas winning a football playoff.
EDGEMAN • 08/17/25 05:09 AM ET
Arizona State could have easily won last year, it was a play or two away
Stech • 08/17/25 09:37 AM ET
Guarantee you'll see far more 40+ point blowouts than you'll see a true...
EDGEMAN • 08/17/25 01:30 PM ET
Could b rt, but Cinderella winning every now & then or going deep is bigger
Stech • 08/17/25 07:12 PM ET
At first for sure, but
Big12 guy • 08/17/25 02:34 PM ET
For me, pre-BCS college football was more fun than today.**
Atlee Hokie • 08/17/25 04:48 PM ET
What we have seen in every playoff since the BCS era began is...
EDGEMAN • 08/17/25 02:55 PM ET
I'd like to see the games. **
Big12 guy • 08/17/25 04:44 PM ET
If the richer teams always have the advantage and history show the richer
VTHokie2000 • 08/18/25 11:08 AM ET
If you go back history before BCS, you
Big12 guy • 08/18/25 11:35 AM ET
SMU was recruiting against the blue bloods during the SWC days. They won
VTHokie2000 • 08/18/25 11:51 AM ET
It's not just the G5's. You
Big12 guy • 08/18/25 12:42 PM ET
Football is probably the only sport where the physical nature of the sport ◄
VTHokie2000 • 08/18/25 01:04 PM ET
Football went with the bowl system because of money. There was no
Big12 guy • 08/18/25 02:35 PM ET
If you want to talk about bowl games, then you have to consider the way
VTHokie2000 • 08/18/25 02:59 PM ET
The NCAA never controlled the broadcasting rights of the bowl games,
Big12 guy • 08/18/25 03:02 PM ET
But it did and that was the whole point of Oklahoma's and Georgia's
VTHokie2000 • 08/18/25 03:05 PM ET
Maybe we could at least get ONE good game with that setup**
ombandit • 08/16/25 01:47 PM ET
I am telling you. The B10 is the one destroying the college football. **
RandomAsianGuy • 08/16/25 12:54 PM ET