Sig Hansen
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After watching that game I don't know how you could say it isn't. But I'd say college has been better for at least 3-4 years now, and I generally like both.
That was the best game I have seen in a long time
I've always liked College better. Hard to explain, but I always found it more entertaining.
No just due to the subjective playoff structure.
In the NFL you earn your way into the playoffs, college is a beauty contest.
Agreed, College is the best of football- not because of the level of play but because of the atmosphere.
I will say that I am not a fan of the playoff format. I thought Ohio State being the winner of the Big Ten SHOULD have made the playoffs. I think there needs to be 6 or 8 teams in the playoffs. I think had Ohio State beat Wisconsin like they should have they would be in but 55-24 loss to Iowa is pretty damning argument against them. However I am tired of the media myth that Oklahoma/OSU was a blowout.
Ohio State in 2015 was robbed out of a playoff spot. They had a 3 point loss to a one loss Michigan State team. Michigan State got in despite a loss to a 7 loss Nebraska team and gave up a buttload of points. Alabama got in despite a shootout loss to Ole Miss (yet I have little argument with them getting in). Oklahoma lost to a 5 win Texas team which were beaten by 43 (TCU) and 35 (Notre Dame) points.
So basically what you are saying is that Ohio State should get in every year, and the other 3 spots are open to the rest of the country?
It just really frustrates me how Buckeye fans think. But it's what fans do. There is nothing in the playoff format that says that conf champs automatically get in. Let me type that again...THERE IS NOTHING IN THE PLAYOFF FORMAT THAT SAYS THAT CONF CHAMPS AUTOMATICALLY GET IN!!!
Ohio State lost - at home - to Oklahoma by double digits, and it wasn't that close. That aside, the 31 point loss at Iowa should have automatically knocked them out. Iowa was a game over .500. Alabama lost to Auburn, who was in the SEC final and beat two #1 teams this season. I just don't understand why this is so hard for Buckeye fans to understand.
So basically what you are saying is that Ohio State should get in every year, and the other 3 spots are open to the rest of the country?
It just really frustrates me how Buckeye fans think. But it's what fans do. There is nothing in the playoff format that says that conf champs automatically get in. Let me type that again...THERE IS NOTHING IN THE PLAYOFF FORMAT THAT SAYS THAT CONF CHAMPS AUTOMATICALLY GET IN!!!
Ohio State lost - at home - to Oklahoma by double digits, and it wasn't that close. That aside, the 31 point loss at Iowa should have automatically knocked them out. Iowa was a game over .500. Alabama lost to Auburn, who was in the SEC final and beat two #1 teams this season. I just don't understand why this is so hard for Buckeye fans to understand.
The advantage that college football has is that the teams play alot of patsies to build up the hoopla of the big games. You are always going to have undefeated or one loss teams (rarely two loss teams) playing for the championship. Also, there is alot more variety in the college game.
The NFL is the best of the best and that will always make it the top dog but college football has carved out their own corner of the sports universe.
Oh, and this is yet another reason why the NFL is much better. You win on the field. College is way too subjective and no one is really in charge. So you get a large fraction of the big boys - teams that people will watch. You try to get UCF in the mix, see what their TV ratings are.
They would probably be through the roof. My understanding is that a lot of folks tuned in during those great Boise State teams when they went up against P5 power schools in Bowl games. The fact is that David versus Goliath is always compelling and sells tickets. In fact I would go one step further and say that UCF versus either Bama or Georgia in the National Champion game WOULD SMASH TV viewing records for this game and greatly exceed the audience the current exercise in incest will generate.
NFL by far. They're pro's for a reason. College players are amateurs trying to become professionals. Like others have commented on here already, Only a handful of teams can win a championship and only 3 games mean something at the end of the year. Although it's ultra exciting to watch especially with the regional fan bases, the little guy doesn't have a chance UCF went 11-0 this season we'll never know how they would of done in the playoff. In the NFL,you're not even having that discussion. Everybody has a chance to make the playoffs, every game means something, games are decided on the field, and everybody plays everybody. With college football you just don't have that. A committee decides who makes the playoffs.
Last year the Rams were 4-12, Eagles 7-9, and the Vikings were 8-8. This year they're the top 3 seeds in the NFC. The Bills were 7-9 last year and in the playoffs this year. While Dallas(13-3 16',9-7 17'),Giants(12-4 16',3-13 17'), Seahawks(10-5-1 16',9-7 17'),Packers(10-6 16',7-9 17') along with the Raiders and Texans all were playoff teams last year, this year they're not. There will never be nor has there ever been that much turnover from top to bottom in college football.
In the "Power 5" conferences of college fball we will never see a California (Pac 12), a Kansas(Big 12) a Wake Forest(ACC) an Indiana(Big 10), or a Vanderbilt(SEC) flip to the top of their conference with a USC(P-12), Clemson,Miami or FSU(ACC), Oklahoma(B-12) or an OSU(B-10), or the mighty Alabama(SEC) or even make the playoffs.
There are 132 D1 football teams in college football only 16 teams have a chance realistically of making the playoffs or winning a championship that's not even 10%. In the NFL all 32 teams have a chance of doing both. The quality is not the same.
Same goes for basketball.