New Model For CFB

[Waquoit]

I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner. And I'm sure this idea is out there somewhere but I can't recall seeing it. CFB should consider going to the same promotion/relegation system they have in European football, specifically English football. No conferences, every team sinks or swims on their own. It seems easy enough to come up with framework with a little brainstorming.

Perhaps the top of the pyramid would be 2, 13-team leagues. Top 4 teams in each playoff for the National Championship. Bottom 2 in each get relegated. Below that you have 4, 13-team leagues. League champ advances, next 4 have a playoff for the second spot. Maybe bottom 3 or 4 go down to keep up interest and churn at the lowest level. Then you have another level of 4 leagues at the bottom of the pyramid playing at the end of the season to advance. Because you'll have an unbalanced schedule at this level, maybe you have a 6-team playoff. The second level champs don't have a post season game in this scenario so let's have them play for a trophy culminating on New Years.

I think it works. All these playoff games replace the bowl games. Every game becomes meaningful.

 

[bendm]

Sounds great but Americans don’t do the relegation thing. They want to keep chasing their checks win or lose.

 

[Frenemy]

This idea has been floated previously. If I remember correctly, I believe it was around when there was chatter about the top 64 schools separating to form a new division or something along those lines.

 

[History Geek]

Love it. Will never happen 😊

 

[uconnyankee]

I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner. And I'm sure this idea is out there somewhere but I can't recall seeing it. CFB should consider going to the same promotion/relegation system they have in European football, specifically English football. No conferences, every team sinks or swims on their own. It seems easy enough to come up with framework with a little brainstorming.

Perhaps the top of the pyramid would be 2, 13-team leagues. Top 4 teams in each playoff for the National Championship. Bottom 2 in each get relegated. Below that you have 4, 13-team leagues. League champ advances, next 4 have a playoff for the second spot. Maybe bottom 3 or 4 go down to keep up interest and churn at the lowest level. Then you have another level of 4 leagues at the bottom of the pyramid playing at the end of the season to advance. Because you'll have an unbalanced schedule at this level, maybe you have a 6-team playoff. The second level champs don't have a post season game in this scenario so let's have them play for a trophy culminating on New Years.

I think it works. All these playoff games replace the bowl games. Every game becomes meaningful.

Great for everyone except those in P2. Why would they take that risk?
Something would have to force them for this.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner. And I'm sure this idea is out there somewhere but I can't recall seeing it. CFB should consider going to the same promotion/relegation system they have in European football, specifically English football. No conferences, every team sinks or swims on their own. It seems easy enough to come up with framework with a little brainstorming.

Perhaps the top of the pyramid would be 2, 13-team leagues. Top 4 teams in each playoff for the National Championship. Bottom 2 in each get relegated. Below that you have 4, 13-team leagues. League champ advances, next 4 have a playoff for the second spot. Maybe bottom 3 or 4 go down to keep up interest and churn at the lowest level. Then you have another level of 4 leagues at the bottom of the pyramid playing at the end of the season to advance. Because you'll have an unbalanced schedule at this level, maybe you have a 6-team playoff. The second level champs don't have a post season game in this scenario so let's have them play for a trophy culminating on New Years.

I think it works. All these playoff games replace the bowl games. Every game becomes meaningful.

Relegation would solve the tiering problem that is developing anyway. When Ohio State and Texas have payrolls 3x that of their conference mates, there are going to be problems competitively. The unholy blowouts in conference games (football and basketball) this year are going to cause lack of interest on both sides eventually. It is one thing when a Big 10 school lights up a MAC team, it is another when that happens 3 seasons in a row between two conference teams.

It would require football to break off first. A lot gets better for the sport if this happens, although there will be losers (freeloader programs like BCU) that will fight it tooth and nail.

 

[huskymedic]

Relegation would solve the tiering problem that is developing anyway. When Ohio State and Texas have payrolls 3x that of their conference mates, there are going to be problems competitively. The unholy blowouts in conference games (football and basketball) this year are going to cause lack of interest on both sides eventually. It is one thing when a Big 10 school lights up a MAC team, it is another when that happens 3 seasons in a row between two conference teams.

It would require football to break off first. A lot gets better for the sport if this happens, although there will be losers (freeloader programs like BCU) that will fight it tooth and nail.