Perception is Reality

Every year I fill out these brackets, hand over my $20, sometimes multiple times. Every year, I pick a few Cinderellas, we all do! Every year my bracket is in the crapper by the end of round one or two. I consider myself to be a pretty informed sports fan, yet I can never seem to come close on these brackets!

I think this is what we love most about the month of March, it is absolutely unpredictable! You never know who is going to shock the world, or fall on their face. I think every sports fan will agree that this is a magical time of year, one that even non-sports fans look foreward to.

Why can't some of that magic be used to rescue a dying BCS? A 16 team playoff, all 11 division champions, and the top 5 rated non-champions. Seed them 1-16 and let the upsets begin! Play it out on the field for a TRUE National Champion! Can you imagine the excitement in December and January over a college football playoff?

Take a few minutes to think what theat bracket might look like, how it might play out. Think of Boise State vs Oklahoma in 06, think of Utah in 05. Consider the possibilities of big upsets (Appalachian St vs Michigan in 08) Now picture a bracket full of those matchups, played out on neutral fields, on national television.

Wouldn't this be so much more exciting than the predictable Bowl Games we currently watch?

Why Limit the Madness to March?

The early upsets in a tournament aren't entirely a good thing. It's exciting, but who really thinks Davidson is a better team than Georgetown, for example. The meaning of the regular season is greatly deminished when all it does it seed you in the tournament. One bad game in the tournament, and poof, your gone and forgotten.

It would also be true in football. The deeper and more important a football playoff, the less important the regular season. We know this is true from the NBA and NHL with about half the teams making the playoffs. What was the six month regular season for?

I'm inclined to agree that a football playoff would be better than the current system, but I don't see any solution that will make everyone happy. Just won't happen.

Why Limit the Madness to March?

sorry, I agree with redbird.

fact is, 16 out of 109 1-A teams is hardly half of the "league". it's about 14%, actually. This does not at all diminish the importance of the regular season.

Your argument about 1 bad game in the tournament and poof your gone is 100% true in the CFB regular season! Who this year didn't think that USC was better than Ohio State at the end of the year? Look, I'm a big 10 guy, but a 2 loss USC team would have hammered the 1 loss OSU team. USC/LSU would have been a better matchup. With a playoff, that matchup becomes possibility.

Think of the added excitement for teams 15-30 during the year. They are still in the hunt, creating widespread excitement to alot more fans than currently exists. The one and done regular season format needs to be done away with. And writers and computers and pollsters need to stop deciding champions. Let the players decide it. On the field.

Jellydonut Reputation: 98 Level: Superstar Since: Oct 19, 2007	Posted on: March 25, 2008 5:24 pm Score: 89 Why Limit the Madness to March? The early upsets in a tournament aren't entirely a good thing. It's exciting, but who really thinks Davidson is a better team than Georgetown, for example. The meaning of the regular season is greatly deminished when all it does it seed you in the tournament. One bad game in the tournament, and poof, your gone and forgotten. It would also be true in football. The deeper and more important a football playoff, the less important the regular season. We know this is true from the NBA and NHL with about half the teams making the playoffs. What was the six month regular season for? I'm inclined to agree that a football playoff would be better than the current system, but I don't see any solution that will make everyone happy. Just won't happen. [ Reply to Comment ]
Parrish 4 Prez Reputation: 81 Level: All-Star Since: Jan 8, 2008	Posted on: March 25, 2008 6:47 pm Score: 76 Why Limit the Madness to March? sorry, I agree with redbird. fact is, 16 out of 109 1-A teams is hardly half of the "league". it's about 14%, actually. This does not at all diminish the importance of the regular season. Your argument about 1 bad game in the tournament and poof your gone is 100% true in the CFB regular season! Who this year didn't think that USC was better than Ohio State at the end of the year? Look, I'm a big 10 guy, but a 2 loss USC team would have hammered the 1 loss OSU team. USC/LSU would have been a better matchup. With a playoff, that matchup becomes possibility. Think of the added excitement for teams 15-30 during the year. They are still in the hunt, creating widespread excitement to alot more fans than currently exists. The one and done regular season format needs to be done away with. And writers and computers and pollsters need to stop deciding champions. Let the players decide it. On the field. [ Reply to Comment ]
mutigers1fan Reputation: 98 Level: Superstar Since: Mar 11, 2007	Posted on: March 25, 2008 9:13 pm Score: 95 Why Limit the Madness to March? Missouri would be given justice for it's snub from the Orange Bowl with a playoff. [ Reply to Comment ]
Jellydonut Reputation: 98 Level: Superstar Since: Oct 19, 2007	Posted on: March 26, 2008 7:07 am Score: 92 Why Limit the Madness to March? Parish r Prez, I a [ Reply to Comment ]
Jellydonut Reputation: 98 Level: Superstar Since: Oct 19, 2007	Posted on: March 26, 2008 7:13 am

Redbird

Why Limit the Madness to March?

Why Limit the Madness to March?

Why Limit the Madness to March?

Why Limit the Madness to March?

Why Limit the Madness to March?