They would have one G5 auto bid for the same reason they do now:

Dec 11, 2019
7:38:42pm

Junior Deputy All-American

To keep the G5 schools from suing them for anti-trust violations.

One other compelling reason, from a monetary perspective, is to introduce a little bit of “Cinderella” magic that makes March Madness so great into the expanded playoff.

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If G5 received an auto bid to an 8 team playoff, would G5 conferences shut out

HONOMO

12/11/19 5:35pm

They already do for the autobid to the NY6. Imagine it would be the same

billyrust

12/11/19 5:37pm

If this happens, my money is on BYU doing everything it can to join the AAC...

TrueBlue67

12/11/19 5:37pm

Right but it makes you wonder if we need to move now before they have all the

HONOMO

12/11/19 5:38pm

It does not make me wonder that.

TCuz

12/11/19 5:39pm

Why? Do you think they'd welcome us either way?

HONOMO

12/11/19 5:39pm

of course they would

ManicBlue

12/11/19 6:11pm

You sound like Ute fans before they got smashed.

blackshirts

12/12/19 9:14am

Explain to me the reasoning why a conference wouldn't want BYU at any time.

ManicBlue

12/12/19 10:34am

For example:

HONOMO

12/12/19 2:22pm

Um ... yeah. I hardly see any conference member deferring to BSU so they can run

ManicBlue

12/12/19 3:22pm

They would still need to be the highest ranked G5 team, so any help to conference sos would be appealing

billyrust

12/11/19 5:39pm

Let's just hope that the contingency of going to a G5 conference due to changes

TrueBlue67

12/11/19 5:43pm

I hate to open this can of worms again but AAC would be awesome but

HONOMO

12/11/19 5:49pm

1. I thought Uconn was going back to the Big East. 2. When is the Big Ten

Y05

12/11/19 8:30pm

Never. Rutgers get them the NYC market.

Alsippi89

12/12/19 10:28am

If the AAC is so great, why is every decent team trying to get out?

ManicBlue

12/11/19 10:42pm

Haven't heard that. Maybe to a P5 conference. I don't think UCF, Memphis...

blackshirts

12/12/19 9:18am

They might if they could get their own TV deal with ESPN.

ManicBlue

12/12/19 10:31am

Heck no! They would want the best they can get. More games=more money.

Niiineteeen84

12/11/19 5:39pm

No way they let a G5 into the playoff every year, if at all...ever.

rainorsnow

12/11/19 5:43pm

The current thinking is probably 1 is better than 5. The bigger question is

TrueBlue67

12/11/19 5:44pm

Of course not. And of course G5 would not be included in an 8 team playoff

Plato

12/11/19 5:44pm

And you know this...how?

TrueBlue67

12/11/19 5:46pm

Which part? I can't think of a reason

Plato

12/11/19 5:47pm

I agree with that comment. My question is why would the best G5 be let out?

TrueBlue67

12/11/19 5:53pm

They just wouldn't do it, IMO cause it wouldn't be deserved.

Plato

12/11/19 9:34pm

Why did they give the G5 an automatic NY6 bid?

displacedute

12/11/19 9:45pm

NY6 autobid is a consolation prize to keep the G5 in line, nothing more

morningcalmcougar

12/11/19 10:03pm

Sure, but those same things would push for a G5 inclusion in an 8-team playoff.

displacedute

12/12/19 12:02pm

The anti-trust issues may drive them to an automatic inclusion, or use an

morningcalmcougar

12/12/19 3:03pm

They won't expand if there's no guarantee for P5 champs of some sort

displacedute

12/12/19 5:45pm

Should be strictly top 8. Years like this year are proof. Memphis

Lieutenant America

12/12/19 6:44am

Nothing would change. CFP would still be owned and managed

Everyman

12/11/19 5:45pm

No auto bids. Make nonconference games count for more than just seeding.

Blue Cat

12/11/19 6:16pm

Just make conference championships the first round imo

1984coug

12/12/19 7:30am

A few thoughts:

rocker

12/11/19 6:43pm

Why do they give a G5 automatic NY6 bid?

displacedute

12/11/19 7:26pm

It’s certainly possible and if so, terrific.

rocker

12/11/19 7:38pm

Except you are excluded from g5.

displacedute

12/11/19 7:50pm

And as I acknowledged that brings up the question if that might convince BYU to

rocker

12/11/19 8:02pm

They would have one G5 auto bid for the same reason they do now:

Junior Deputy

12/11/19 7:38pm

Would love to see it expand to 12. P5 conference champs, highest ranked G5 champ

bigbossbyu

12/12/19 1:22am

I still think 16 is the best option. It only adds two more games to the current

sunjieming

12/12/19 12:04pm

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