Dirtyhairies
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1st weekend 24 -> 16December Delirium (a la March Madness): a 32 team college football playoff through the month of December where the top 8 seeds get a bye. Games in first two rounds played on Friday night, all day Saturday, and showcase Sunday.
Pros: more excitement for a broader range of fans, zombie bowls now have relevance, more revenue for teams
Cons: logistics of travel, potential injuries, nothing gets done during December
Thoughts?
Yeah, but a mid-major has a much better chance of being one of the ten best basketball teams than it does in football. It's not necessarily parity, but just the difference in the two games. The NCAA basketball tournament model is terrible.I'd love it. Upsets would happen just like basketball.
P.s. there's not as much parity in basketball as people seem to think. There's been 80 NCAA tournaments. Ten schools out of over 300 have won about 60 of those 80.
Well, I don't have any say...just musing.I hear what you're saying but there is a number higher than 12 and lower than 48 that allows stronger teams from harder conferences (SEC) not to be left out due to the "fairness" of allowing low SOS teams (eg Notre Dame, Indiana) or weak conference champions (Miami, AZS/BYU) to take their places. It's a problem that can be solved by math and logistics, and IMO it would be very interesting to watch.
Yes. OP lays out a perfect 24 team playoff where round one has a bye for the top 8. This produces an 8 game round 1 and 2.Yeah, I had to read his again. What he's talking about is a 24 team playoff like you said.