Yep. You should have to be a conference champ to win a national championship.

Nov 29, 2016
5:31:04pm

The Dude Abides All-American

If they expand and want to allow a few at large bids, great. But a team shouldn't get a shot at a national championship without winning a conference championship.

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The Dude Abides

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so stupid.

riboflavin

11/29/16 5:20pm

Alabama is in either way

Martin Van Nostrand

11/29/16 5:24pm

So they should rest all their starters to avoid injury

Zak

11/29/16 5:28pm

I wouldn't want to be the one to suggest that to Saban. But in theory...

Martin Van Nostrand

11/29/16 5:31pm

And even if Penn State wins their Championship game, Ohio State may still get in

CBaass

11/29/16 5:25pm

Yep. You should have to be a conference champ to win a national championship.

The Dude Abides

11/29/16 5:31pm

Yep, I see no alternative to creating auto-bids in the near future.

Duke Silver

11/29/16 5:37pm

With two caveats: Except for elite Independents.

Turnpike Lane

11/29/16 7:34pm

Actually you shouldn't have any auto-bids just at-large bids. Either you deserve to be in the playoff or you don't.

SpiffCoug

11/29/16 7:39pm

I'd rather on-field results decide who deserves to be there than a room full of

Duke Silver

11/29/16 7:49pm

Wouldn't an auto-bid by winning your conference be a way of deserving it?

The Dude Abides

11/29/16 7:49pm

So what if the 4 clearly best teams are from 2 conferences? You would want the top teams from each of those conferences

byuTX

11/30/16 5:48am

I just want teams that have earned their way in on the field. You set up

The Dude Abides

11/30/16 9:22am

If it's only conference champs you make out of conference games completely

Martin Van Nostrand

11/30/16 10:12am

Conference champs and a few at-large. And yes, aside from building a resume for

The Dude Abides

11/30/16 1:33pm

So you see no difference between Ohio state and unranked Va Tech if they beat Clemson?

byuTX

11/30/16 10:31am

Yes. They won their conference. Simple as that. Basically, the conference

The Dude Abides

11/30/16 1:30pm

Yeah I 100% disagree with that for football.

byuTX

11/30/16 1:31pm

That's fair. It's my opinion. I don't like a committee deciding which teams are

The Dude Abides

11/30/16 1:37pm

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