I got a compromise for you

by Greg, seemingly ranch, Thursday, May 17, 2012, 08:15 (5136 days ago) @ Ken Fowler

Start with team #1. Congrats, you're in!
Move to team #2. In a different conference than team #1 or independent? You're in! Same conference as #1? Sorry, should have been the best team out of your conference.
Move to #3. In a different conference than #s 1 and 2 or independent? You're in! Same conference as #s 1 or 2? Bummer.
Move to #4 and on down the line.

This is a radical change from my earlier position, because it values the highest-ranked team in a conference more than it does a conference champion. Last year, for example, Stanford would have been in and Oregon out notwithstanding Oregon's conference championship and Oregon's head-to-head win over Stanford. See, what I'm doing is compromising. But on the other hand, the other folks have to compromise and give me something. And that something is a guarantee that the Evil Four Letter and its frosted-tip talking heads will not unduly influence voters to pack the playoff with teams from just one or two conferences. I want this thing wide open, and with nationwide appeal.

(A nice side benefit is that there is no limit on independents; maybe we can get FSU or Miami or some other school that thinks it is being held back in its current conference to join us.)

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Complete thread:

Uh oh. - Slainte Joe, 2012-05-16, 18:45
- Says the guy... - KGB, 2012-05-17, 05:54
  - Of course that is what the ACC will say (edit) - Jeff (BGS), 2012-05-17, 08:53
    - 2001 would have been pretty controversial - CK08, 2012-05-17, 10:02
    - Another summary of the data - Jeff (BGS), 2012-05-17, 09:26
  - The SEC is a cesspool - Chris, 2012-05-17, 06:58
    - That's really not fair - Greg, 2012-05-17, 08:11
- My Compromise Proposal, but I need help from you guys. - Ken Fowler, 2012-05-16, 20:30
  - I sure as hell hope they don't embrace a compromise - Jay, 2012-05-17, 09:37
    - I'm with you - Jeff (BGS), 2012-05-17, 11:27
  - I got a compromise for you - Greg, 2012-05-17, 08:15
    - SEC Still Won't Like it - Dave, 2012-05-17, 09:20
      - This is a compromise - Greg, 2012-05-17, 12:00
      - And in '08 and '06 - Jeff (BGS), 2012-05-17, 11:33
    - That sounds interesting, but not what the conferences are - Ken Fowler, 2012-05-17, 08:33
      - OK. I can play ball with them - Greg, 2012-05-17, 08:58
  - ND could very easily get screwed in that system - CK08, 2012-05-17, 06:18
    - I know, but that's why I called it a compromise proposal - Ken Fowler, 2012-05-17, 08:31
    - Not only could it screw ND, it would create a worse mess - Dylan, 2012-05-17, 07:41
      - It's still better than Delany's proposal - Ken Fowler, 2012-05-17, 08:34
        
        No doubt about that. Isn't that one DOA? - Dylan, 2012-05-17, 09:01
        
        Rumblings suggest that it's not dead yet. - Ken Fowler, 2012-05-17, 11:26
- DeLoss Dodds weighed in the other day - Jay, 2012-05-16, 19:31
  - This gets my vote - Bill, 2012-05-16, 19:43
- A self-absorbed ND fan - Pete, 2012-05-16, 18:54
  - So you think you're better than me, huh? - Slainte Joe, 2012-05-16, 19:26
  - Possibly, but I'd treat it more like the Integer's response - Savage, 2012-05-16, 19:16
    - Exactly. - Slainte Joe, 2012-05-16, 19:27
    - That was my first thought, as well. - River, 2012-05-16, 19:19

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I got a compromise for you