They should. In a REAL playoff for a REAL national championship, ALL conference champs would get an automatic bid (just like the NCAA basketball tournament). If we have to go to 16 teams, so be it, but all conference champs should be in. If a team like Liberty is not at an elite level (and for the record I think they probably are not), we would find out soon enough — on the field instead of in a hotel conference room. That’s the way is should be.
Consider this - there is only one sports competition in the entire world where there are teams who are eliminated from championship contention even before the season starts. Even winning every game on their schedule would not allow certain teams to be champions. That sport is the BCS division of NCAA football.
Spare me the crap about bad conferences and the like. It is about finding the best TEAM. The best team could be a member of the worst conference. The winner of the best conference is not necessarily the best team either. To those who say that a minor conference team could never win, I suppose UNLV never won any basketball national championships back in the 80s? I suppose Gonzaga does not deserve to get a shot now? Butler never made it to the title game?
Let’s quit the crap - either give everyone a shot at winning it on the field or break up the BCS division into the teams we want to give a chance to and those who are just there as schedule fillers and patsies for the big boys. Quit pretending that Liberty and Michigan are in the same division unless we want to actually make that true.
They spanked USC last night, and beat UCLA in Maui. That's the newest, biggest rivalry on the West Coast.
From what I've seen so far, this could be the most enjoyable Zags team to watch. They play hard every night, and the comments from the coaches and players all talk about their love to compete.
Looks like another enjoyable journey, I never worry about the destination.
hey should. In a REAL playoff for a REAL national championship, ALL conference champs would get an automatic bid (just like the NCAA basketball tournament).
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I agree.
UNLV actually didn’t win any titles in the 1980’s, just for the record.