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He basically says that teams that regularly make the playoffs have a huge advantage using that as a selling point in recruiting. Only 10 total teams (20 total spots) have made the playoffs in the 5 years of it's existence. Alabama has made it all 5 times, Clemson 4, Oklahoma 3, and Ohio State has made it 2 times. No one else (6 teams) has made it more than once.It’s behind a paywall .
Could someone please summarize.
$$$$$$$$ is why we have the bowl system. Playoffs work fine in Div II, but the money surrounding the bowl games drive the system to remain the same.Right now there are 34 bowl games for the FBS division in college football. Which means 68 teams are making a college football postseason appearance. Why not just have a 32 team playoff using home field advantage for the higher seeds thru the first 3 rounds?
I think it is significant that the Freshmen we are bringing in are playing now over the ones that have been hanging around and showing up for meals for several years. We used to call these types.."ham & eggers." Last in line for drills in practice...First in the chow line.I respect the coach. And I think the playoff will expand after the first contact is over in 2026. But that isn't going to help Tennessee in recruiting. We can get recruits right now because of the ability for them to start immediately. Eventually, we have to get better talent by showing them we can win.
I think it is significant that the Freshmen we are bringing in are playing now over the ones that have been hanging around and showing up for meals for several years. We used to call these types.."ham & eggers." Last in line for drills in practice...First in the chow line.
recruiting, as a byproduct of the playoff system---that it is hurting UT & other schools.
He says the loss Saturday to Georgia shows that UGA has superior talent to UT.
Doug Dickey says College Football Playoff hurts Tennessee recruiting, but he has a solution
Does aAnd.......?
Correct. The day Dickey retired was a sad one for UT.You're dang right he was UT"s best Athletic Director! From how he rebuilt the football program as a coach, he may have been our best coach (since Neyland). This man had the respect of all of the coaches and players in the UT Athletic Dept and more importantly he had the respect of the SEC and NCAA. UT's athletic dept would never have sunk to the depths it has if he had been on the job.
How about going back to 11 games, starting the season early, and allowing each team to have one bye week?Does a
4+ month college football season that concludes in mid January seem reasonable? Plus overlapping with the NFL playoffs wouldn't be ideal for TV. Also would affect recruiting going that far into January.
With a 12 game regular season plus conference championship game and then 5 week playoff, the two teams in the championship would be playing 18 games.
Yep. I agree...The only knock I have with Dickey is: He quit Tennessee to go to Florida (his home school). Wait........didn't Lane Kiffin do the same thing...and everybody is burning mattresses. It should be noted, that the team he helped build, kicked his butt the next year in the Florida game. But yeah...after Neyland, I'd say he was our best AD by far.You like the T on the side of the helmet?
You like the band forming the T?
You like having a QB?
You like winning 2 SEC championships in 6 years?
You like having a AD who handle the NCAA?
That was Dickey. Yeah, he was our best AD.
recruiting, as a byproduct of the playoff system---that it is hurting UT & other schools.
He says the loss Saturday to Georgia shows that UGA has superior talent to UT.
Doug Dickey says College Football Playoff hurts Tennessee recruiting, but he has a solution