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UncleSam
November 24th, 2007, 08:36 PM
What do you think of a rule that removes the automatic qualifier from any conference that has been unable to win at least one playoff game in any five year period. The auto bid could be re-instated after a member of the league in question won a playoff game as an at-large selection. Such a rule would currently have withdrawn the auto bid from the MEAC and the Ohio Valley.
DetroitFlyer
November 24th, 2007, 09:40 PM
Yep, I'm sure glad that two OVC teams got in while ZERO PFL teams got in.... Afterall, it has only been 15 years straight that a PFL team has not been invited to the playoffs....


Yep, a darn good system....
appfan2008
November 24th, 2007, 09:42 PM
well it sure is getting ridicules with the OVC... how long will it take before they at least stop giving them 2 teams..
walliver
November 24th, 2007, 09:45 PM
What do you think of a rule that removes the automatic qualifier from any conference that has been unable to win at least one playoff game in any five year period. The auto bid could be re-instated after a member of the league in question won a playoff game as an at-large selection. Such a rule would currently have withdrawn the auto bid from the MEAC and the Ohio Valley.

The problem with such a system is that the selection committee sets match-ups based on money and politics rather than competitiveness or fairness. If the committee matched the MEAC champion against the OVC champion then at least one of these conferences would get a win in the playoffs. As it is, the MEAC and OVC champs usually are sent on the road against the CAA or SoCon - they're not going to get many wins that way.
skinny_uncle
November 24th, 2007, 09:46 PM
Yep, I'm sure glad that two OVC teams got in while ZERO PFL teams got in.... Afterall, it has only been 15 years straight that a PFL team has not been invited to the playoffs....


Yep, a darn good system....
This bit is getting old. Pony up and pay for some schollies. Then schedule some better teams.
UAalum72
November 24th, 2007, 09:51 PM
This bit is getting old. Pony up and pay for some schollies. Then schedule some better teams.
What's old is the OVC having the nerve to submit proposals to limit OTHER leagues' participation in the playoffs.

As for an OVC-MEAC playoff matchup, of course - that way at least ONE of them could get a playoff win.xrolleyesx
FCS Preview
November 24th, 2007, 09:53 PM
What do you think of a rule that removes the automatic qualifier from any conference that has been unable to win at least one playoff game in any five year period. The auto bid could be re-instated after a member of the league in question won a playoff game as an at-large selection. Such a rule would currently have withdrawn the auto bid from the MEAC and the Ohio Valley.

So let's say they do this...then the next season the NEC and PFL get the AQ. The powers that be then give an at-large to an MEAC and OVC school, and matchup OVC-PFL, NEC-MEAC. If the OVC and MEAC win, under your scenario, they get the AQ back, and the NEC and PFL lose them? That's not fair to those leagues...
gophoenix
November 24th, 2007, 10:50 PM
No. Do not remove automatic qualifiers like any of this. Once we start doing that we are treading hard into BCS territory.

We need to do it like D-II. Add this weekend to be 4 games. Add AQ to NEC, Pioneer for now, Big South and Great West later. Add in 4 new at large teams. The bottom plays the bottom this weekend, then you start into the normal 16 team playoff next weekend.

Again, simple, D-II does it with less teams in their division, we should be able to manage this too.
BigApp
November 24th, 2007, 11:44 PM
What do you think of a rule that removes the automatic qualifier from any conference that has been unable to win at least one playoff game in any five year period. The auto bid could be re-instated after a member of the league in question won a playoff game as an at-large selection. Such a rule would currently have withdrawn the auto bid from the MEAC and the Ohio Valley.

I don't think you should get an AQ if conference members don't all play each other. If you don't, there's not a true champion.
xreadx
FCS Preview
November 25th, 2007, 12:06 AM
I don't think you should get an AQ if conference members don't all play each other. If you don't, there's not a true champion.
xreadx

Big deal. CAA still would have gotten 5 at-large berths. Just means EIU would have stayed home. :D