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We will see. I can't imagine the break between P4 and G6 is going to come that fast. The ACC may explode though.jjmc85 wrote: Sun Dec 07, 2025 1:54 pm ^Much more likely there’s no more auto bids IMO. Or that each power four gets an autobid and rest are at large. Pendulum will swing other direction. Saban and Herbstreet were crying so hard about JMU and Tulane. Hopefully those two do well on the post season to shut up the critics
go with 24..top 8 get byes. UMass playoff bound in 2029minutefanjsf wrote: Sun Dec 07, 2025 11:13 am Whoever gets left out of this year, will force the expansion to 20 teams and autobids for all conferences. First round will be the week after championship weekend. Second round week before Christmas. Take Christmas off and the do the last three rounds currently scheduled. The last talk of giving ACC etc. two bids is off the table now after this year.
What a story, what a turnaround by Indiana footballwmmmfan wrote: Sun Dec 07, 2025 10:14 am It was great to see Indiana win the B1G last night. A historically bad program wins the championship and goes undefeated heading into the CFP. Congratulations to their long suffering fans.
UMass playoff bound in 2029stevemaz wrote: Sun Dec 07, 2025 7:12 pmgo with 24..top 8 get byes. UMass playoff bound in 2029minutefanjsf wrote: Sun Dec 07, 2025 11:13 am Whoever gets left out of this year, will force the expansion to 20 teams and autobids for all conferences. First round will be the week after championship weekend. Second round week before Christmas. Take Christmas off and the do the last three rounds currently scheduled. The last talk of giving ACC etc. two bids is off the table now after this year.
I'll be happy if we are even playing FBS in 2029
I may have to run for Governor..I will if XRP goes to 1k a coin..ZooMass84 wrote: Sun Dec 07, 2025 7:51 pmUMass playoff bound in 2029stevemaz wrote: Sun Dec 07, 2025 7:12 pmgo with 24..top 8 get byes. UMass playoff bound in 2029minutefanjsf wrote: Sun Dec 07, 2025 11:13 am Whoever gets left out of this year, will force the expansion to 20 teams and autobids for all conferences. First round will be the week after championship weekend. Second round week before Christmas. Take Christmas off and the do the last three rounds currently scheduled. The last talk of giving ACC etc. two bids is off the table now after this year.
Steve I love ya but you want the top 20% of teams to make it? Too much, keep the college football regular season sacred, 12 is my max but I know they'll eventually go to 16. I like 7. Top team gets a bye to the semis and bottom 6 play the first weekend. It's perfect and keeps the regular season games make or break each week (as I mentioned before eliminate the conference championships).stevemaz wrote: Sun Dec 07, 2025 7:12 pmgo with 24..top 8 get byes. UMass playoff bound in 2029minutefanjsf wrote: Sun Dec 07, 2025 11:13 am Whoever gets left out of this year, will force the expansion to 20 teams and autobids for all conferences. First round will be the week after championship weekend. Second round week before Christmas. Take Christmas off and the do the last three rounds currently scheduled. The last talk of giving ACC etc. two bids is off the table now after this year.
But im a gluttenQuann wrote: Mon Dec 08, 2025 12:11 pmSteve I love ya but you want the top 20% of teams to make it? Too much, keep the college football regular season sacred, 12 is my max but I know they'll eventually go to 16. I like 7. Top team gets a bye to the semis and bottom 6 play the first weekend. It's perfect and keeps the regular season games make or break each week (as I mentioned before eliminate the conference championships).stevemaz wrote: Sun Dec 07, 2025 7:12 pmgo with 24..top 8 get byes. UMass playoff bound in 2029minutefanjsf wrote: Sun Dec 07, 2025 11:13 am Whoever gets left out of this year, will force the expansion to 20 teams and autobids for all conferences. First round will be the week after championship weekend. Second round week before Christmas. Take Christmas off and the do the last three rounds currently scheduled. The last talk of giving ACC etc. two bids is off the table now after this year.
FCS has 20 and they play a 12 game regular season, now. The bowl system is what needs to be reimagined or junked. There are 84 teams needed to fill the bowls right now. That means 36 non playoff bowls. Too many. Should there be bowls for non playoffs, yes.Quann wrote: Mon Dec 08, 2025 12:11 pmSteve I love ya but you want the top 20% of teams to make it? Too much, keep the college football regular season sacred, 12 is my max but I know they'll eventually go to 16. I like 7. Top team gets a bye to the semis and bottom 6 play the first weekend. It's perfect and keeps the regular season games make or break each week (as I mentioned before eliminate the conference championships).stevemaz wrote: Sun Dec 07, 2025 7:12 pmgo with 24..top 8 get byes. UMass playoff bound in 2029minutefanjsf wrote: Sun Dec 07, 2025 11:13 am Whoever gets left out of this year, will force the expansion to 20 teams and autobids for all conferences. First round will be the week after championship weekend. Second round week before Christmas. Take Christmas off and the do the last three rounds currently scheduled. The last talk of giving ACC etc. two bids is off the table now after this year.
Why punish JMU and Tulane and force them to play a play in game? The rules were posted well in advance about auto qualifiers. It’s the top five ranked conference champs. They both did that.Bob1975 wrote: Sun Dec 07, 2025 2:51 pm I hate to see the group of 5, get left out. Have a 4 team play in like basketball.
JMU plays BYU
Tulane plays Notre Dame
The powers that control the sport get their way, and the group of 5 still get a shot
Steve, I think it’s time for a MAC intervention. You have said a lot of crazy things about the conference but I think even thinking about driving to Mrytle Beach for a Kennesaw State/western Michigan bowl game just because UMass is in the same conference as WMU is next level.Steve81 wrote: Sun Dec 07, 2025 8:44 pm This is a thread of bowls on the MAC board: https://csnbbs.com/thread-1018731-page-3.html
Like this being almost a week before Christmas and a younger me would drive there.
Not checking, but looks like the MAC and CUSA champs playing.
The Fenway Bowl is local G6 teams.
Fenway Bowl (Dec. 27)
Boston
Army vs. Connecticut