Derek Dooley, when asked about impending college football playoff

[jessee james]

I love it. If we could only find a way to take the popularity votes out of it(impossible). You remove alot of argument like Lsu beating Stanford and bama beating the holy hell out of OSU.

[BeecherVol]

Originally Posted by voldawgforever

Tennessee’s Derek Dooley: “This is something that has been talked about for over 20 years. I’ve always been in favor of the plus-one model. I think it’s a great way to preserve the one thing that makes college football special, and that’s the regular season, but still polish up the postseason to get that national championship right. I think it will be a good thing.” What’s the best way to get to four teams? “I don’t know. I’d just like to be there one day.”

I love his last statement.

Dooley Speaks on New BCS Format

No time like the present.

[GoBigOrange86]

My problem with the 4-team playoff is when does it become an 8 team playoff, then a 16 team playoff?

[ibvolman]

Originally Posted by fade route

Not in favor of a playoff. It's the best regular season in sports, period, precisely because of the bowl system. Every game counts as it should. If a playoff system is implemented, and an undefeated team rests their starters late in the year in a nonconference game because they are a lock for the playoffs, I think I'll puke. No way.

Fade, I would have to disagree. If the playoff is based on the top 4 teams in the country, what coach in their right mind would take a chance on losing a game? There wouldn't be a lock for the playoff until the regular season is over. Then take the top four teams, 1 plays 3, and 2 plays 4. Winners play for the NT.

[Ashevillevol]

Originally Posted by Yankee_Vol

Dooley might one day make a 4 team playoff. I wouldn't bet on it happening while he's at UT

If he doesn't make it with us then who do you think would give him another shot? I think he knows that his a$$ is tied to our wagon and he will do everything he knows to make it work.

[DjCrenshaw]

Originally Posted by fade route

Not in favor of a playoff. It's the best regular season in sports, period, precisely because of the bowl system. Every game counts as it should. If a playoff system is implemented, and an undefeated team rests their starters late in the year in a nonconference game because they are a lock for the playoffs, I think I'll puke. No way.

4 team playoff with conference championships still looming? I doubt anyone will take a day off and put in the scrubs.

[UTvols#1]

Originally Posted by volroadwarrior

If he stays long enough to recruit the talent and enough depth, he will be there as a Vol. We win the SEC and that will make the final 4. I believe we can win the SEC with Dooley after he has long enough to stack the roster. Bama and LSU are up now, but I am old enough to remember when we beat them several years running. Things go in cycles and we are on the upswing.

I think we going up too. Dooley has done a great job of getting talent.This year no excuses the players have to turn into men.

[TheDirector]

I am more of a traditionalist but since we have come this far, I'd like to see them come up with something a little better than a plus one.

I don't like the fact that we added two more teams to the SEC but since that's over with and not gonna change, I say make every BCS conference get to 16 teams. No teams allowed to be independent either. Then make every conference have a 4 team playoff at the end of their regular season. Then the 2 winners from that meet in Atlanta or wherever to play for the conference championship.

The winner of each of the 6 BCS conference championship games gets an automatic to an 8 team playoff under the current BCS bowl game format. The final two bids come from the next 2 highest ranked teams after all the conference championships are finished, period(Gives everyone a chance at those last 2 spots). Then they play the BCS 8 team playoff much like the current BCS bowl format with 2 added weeks.

This preserves the regular season because everyone will be trying to get into their conference playoff at the end of the regular season. Essentially, the regular season is the early rounds of the playoff system. The current bowl games could be preserved also from teams not in the 8 team playoff.

[Negateer]

Originally Posted by Cheese Donkey

I honestly don't believe there is anything special about a system which heavily relies on "politics" in the form of coach and press rankings as opposed to settling it on the field.

Then go watch the NFL.

[Aesius]

I bet in the 2014 season, UT has an incredible season, goes 14-0 (at which point they would normally be crowned NC), and then loses because of a Peterman fumble with 1:20 to go in the 15th game.

[JustFunnN'Orange]

Originally Posted by volroadwarrior

If he stays long enough to recruit the talent and enough depth, he will be there as a Vol. We win the SEC and that will make the final 4. I believe we can win the SEC with Dooley after he has long enough to stack the roster. Bama and LSU are up now, but I am old enough to remember when we beat them several years running. Things go in cycles and we are on the upswing.

Pearls of wisdom before the swine!

[mreynoldsdvm]

Originally Posted by TheDirector

I am more of a traditionalist but since we have come this far, I'd like to see them come up with something a little better than a plus one.

I don't like the fact that we added two more teams to the SEC but since that's over with and not gonna change, I say make every BCS conference get to 16 teams. No teams allowed to be independent either. Then make every conference have a 4 team playoff at the end of their regular season. Then the 2 winners from that meet in Atlanta or wherever to play for the conference championship.

The winner of each of the 6 BCS conference championship games gets an automatic to an 8 team playoff under the current BCS bowl game format. The final two bids come from the next 2 highest ranked teams after all the conference championships are finished, period(Gives everyone a chance at those last 2 spots). Then they play the BCS 8 team playoff much like the current BCS bowl format with 2 added weeks.

This preserves the regular season because everyone will be trying to get into their conference playoff at the end of the regular season. Essentially, the regular season is the early rounds of the playoff system. The current bowl games could be preserved also from teams not in the 8 team playoff.

This would be way TOO MANY games to play. You are talking about playing about 5 more games (if you make it to the NC game)...that would be a total of 17 games, which is way too many for college kids.

[JustFunnN'Orange]

Originally Posted by TheDirector

I am more of a traditionalist but since we have come this far, I'd like to see them come up with something a little better than a plus one.

I don't like the fact that we added two more teams to the SEC but since that's over with and not gonna change, I say make every BCS conference get to 16 teams. No teams allowed to be independent either. Then make every conference have a 4 team playoff at the end of their regular season. Then the 2 winners from that meet in Atlanta or wherever to play for the conference championship.

The winner of each of the 6 BCS conference championship games gets an automatic to an 8 team playoff under the current BCS bowl game format. The final two bids come from the next 2 highest ranked teams after all the conference championships are finished, period(Gives everyone a chance at those last 2 spots). Then they play the BCS 8 team playoff much like the current BCS bowl format with 2 added weeks.

This preserves the regular season because everyone will be trying to get into their conference playoff at the end of the regular season. Essentially, the regular season is the early rounds of the playoff system. The current bowl games could be preserved also from teams not in the 8 team playoff.

DUDE....only 14 post in 3+ yrs,, But, this really, really makes sense to me!

[JustFunnN'Orange]

Originally Posted by mreynoldsdvm

This would be way TOO MANY games to play. You are talking about playing about 5 more games (if you make it to the NC game)...that would be a total of 17 games, which is way too many for college kids.

And you know this because??????????

[omghulkhands]

Originally Posted by fade route

Not in favor of a playoff. It's the best regular season in sports, period, precisely because of the bowl system. Every game counts as it should. If a playoff system is implemented, and an undefeated team rests their starters late in the year in a nonconference game because they are a lock for the playoffs, I think I'll puke. No way.

Think about it happening in a conference championship game

I will puke too