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You do realize that the same computers and voters will be deciding the participants in the playoffs, right?

Right...exactly..."in the playoffs"...you know, where the teams on the field decide who is better and not a stick of memory in a computer. I dont see the downside.

I hate this argument. 1-AA football might still be NCAA, but lots of the major issues with a playoff system in 1-A football don't exist in 1-AA

I have no doubt you hate this argument because it flies in the face of the NCAA's own stance on it.

I want to know what "major issues" aren't able to be overcome. I am fully aware that there would be hurdles to be cleared...so what? Just do it and get it where the vast majority of coaches, players, fans, students (those that actually drive college FB) want it, and quit listening to the presidents of conferences whose ONLY interest is how much money they can bring to their group of teams.

I can't live with 3 or 4 loss teams as the National Champion. That's the whole appeal of college football. The regular season is so much more important.

How often do you think these 3 loss teams would be even in a NC game? But if they are, they have earned that spot by beating these supposed better teams ahead of them. See , if a football team loses a single game or even two during the regular season, I dont automaticaaly write them off as unworthy for being branded the best. USC is a pretty good example of that this year, they lost one game to a conference opponent and all the while without there #1 QB. So because they lose that game, in your view, they now are not worthy of being labelled best (or have a chance to prove it) because for one week in September they had an injury. Its such a rediculous argument IMO.

What incentive is there for major programs to schedule any quality non-con games when they can have a pretty mediocre 5-3 conference record and beat 4 cupcakes and make the playoffs?

Ummm...getting ranked in the top 16 is what there incentive is...as a higher ranking means an easier opponent in the first rounds. You know, just like every other sport. And for the umpteenth time, major schools ALREADY schedule cupcakes to make sure they stay unbeaten. Look again at Florida and Texas (as of right now likely this years NC game) as the biggest examples.

Of course Mack Brown is whining about the computer rankings

What? He is is the birds seat right now...he wins out his team is in...no questions asked.

Exactly. It's easy to scream PLAYOFFS!, but every system I've seen has huge issues. So why change from a bad system to another bad system and destroy years and years of tradition in the process?

Who says its "another bad system"? You, that's who. I cants ee how anyone can complain about a system that settles the issue on the field, over in the banks of some supercomputer.

And you are right, if something worked 100 years ago, it shouldnt be messed with because it cant be improved on.

Sure thing.