I read a couple of tweets earlier today that got me thinking, as fans of Ohio State football, do we really want a playoff? Sure, it is the fair way to determine a championship, but it also means more games against elite teams. If OSU goes 13-0, they are pretty much guarunteed a spot in the MNC game under the current system, with the 14th win earning the title. Under a four-team playoff, it may be possible to go 12-1 and still get in, but 13-0 would probably still be necessary in many cases, with 2 more games required to win. Urban was quoted earlier this week as saying he is not in favor of a playoff because when you get to the 14th game of the season there is nothing left in the tanks. If we were fans of say Boise, a playoff would be a godsend, but as fans of a blueblood program, do we really want a system which requires more games in order to climb the mountain?
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Yes, because the only thing better than two postseason games (conference championships and bowls), elite teams now get three postseason games. I'm always in favor of more postseason games, because I love to watch good football.
Plus, as a blueblood program we have a better chance of making a four team field than a two team field. You've got to think that us "bluebloods" have a better chance of making the final cut than the Boises of the world. With an expanded field, you could potentially see OSU making the playoffs three or four times per decade, maybe more! Look at USC under Caroll.
Not to mention the fact that Urban is arguably the best big-game coach in college football...
I guess my only concern/question is what is it going to take to make the playoff, if it is 12-1 then it makes sense, but if in order to qualify a team needs to be 13-0 then it seems to me like a disadvantage for Ohio State since chances are we would be in the MNC game with a 13-0 record.
Agree Hodge, more football = a good thing. Even if it reduced our chanced to win a championship (which I don't think it does), it's a better way of figuring out who the best team really is. The knock against the little schools is that they can't take the pounding game after game against the best. Well this is a little closer to proving that true/false.
Plus in four years (2014-17) we can go 8-0 against the SEC...
When told OSU set school record for 50+ games this year, UFM said "That's good. We're gonna break that next year."
A playoff is leaps and bounds better than the system we have in place right now. At least with a playoff teams truly have to EARN their place in the NC game and their isnt as much controversy with it. We need to get rid of what we have now and if that means playoffs well then bring it on.
@CBUSBUCKEYE - You're right, but how often do you have four 12-0 teams? Also, keep in mind that Boise and TCU will not be going undefeated any time soon, they're in legit conferences now (well, TCU is anyways) and will no longer be the beneficiaries of playing soft schedules. You also have to believe that a 12-1 Urban-led Buckeyes team is going to be percieved to be a lot stronger than a 12-1 Tressel-led team. Urban will blow teams out, Urban will win style points, Urban's teams will be percieved to be stronger because of that. Keep in mind, Meyer hasn't lost respect with the media. After OSU's back-to-back title losses, the only way we were going to make the NC game was to reel off an undefeated season--such was the stigma against Tressel after his big-game losses (before that night in Arizona in '07, there's no question his national perception was much stronger). Meyer will get the benefit of the doubt that Tressel lost, and it will show in the polls. This will help us, I guarantee it.
Think about it, #4 OSU at #1 Oklahoma in Norman. Stoops v. Meyer. Who are you taking?
totally agree hodge thats why i was calling for meyer in the first place. style points do matter
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"Blueblood program"?!? Okay. I like the sound of that.
Seriously; there are very, very few programs and fanbases in the country who have little to gain from a national playoff scheme for college football. I can think of four: Harvard, Yale, Michigan and Ohio State.
Harvard and Yale have The Game. As do Michigan and Ohio State.
Conference championship games, then playoff games. It has to be taken as something other than a mere joke; there might actually be some pressure to move OSU-Michigan to October, to avoid the possibility of a national joke in which the two teams meet three times in four or five weeks.
M Man: three times would be very unlikely unless/until they expanded the playoff to 8+ teams.
Is this the scenario you mean: 11-0 Ohio State v. 11-0 Michigan; the loser returns the favor in the B1G CG; both teams finish the season in the top 4?
I used to be against the playoff, but now I think its become necessary. Bowl games are becoming corporate, greedy, corrupt cash cows like the NCAA.
Although it won't happen the best of both worlds would be to eliminate the out of conference games in my opinion. Have the best teams play ay the end of the season not the beginning. It would force the small conference whiners of the world to join a major conference and make the playoff field selection pool a lot more level.
I like a 6 team format with #1 and #2 getting a bye week and home field advantage. How much fun would it be to have Oklahoma or Alabama have to visit The Shoe to play in December? Then play the championship game at a neutral location like the Super Bowl.
@M MAN - I see your point, but I can't imagine that this will happen often, if ever--it will require damn near perfect circumstances. How many times have OSU and Michigan met up undefeated? Twice? Furthermore, the only way this works is for the two teams to come in undefeated and by splitting games in the regular season matchup and the B1G championship. Then, you have to hope that there's no undefeated teams left, and that losing late doesn't hurt each team's chances.
By the way, I'd say Michigan would be considered a "Maize-and-Blueblood."