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According to Twitter, today the NCAA announced that we'll go to a 24 team playoff in 2013. As anticipated.

So how does this affect the playoff schedule, if at all? I remember a conversation on this a while back but don't remember the specifics. Is it two more auto-bids and two additional play-in games?

I guess I am ok with 24 as long as it's not going to be expanded more at a later date. I still kinda feel like 12 was the right number.


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EWURanger wrote:So how does this affect the playoff schedule, if at all? I remember a conversation on this a while back but don't remember the specifics. Is it two more auto-bids and two additional play-in games?

I guess I am ok with 24 as long as it's not going to be expanded more at a later date. I still kinda feel like 12 was the right number.


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It won't really affect it at all. Same number of weeks. Top 8 teams will be seeded. Four more games (8 total) will be played in the first round. Only one more autobid added, bringing that number to 11. Three more at large.

EWURanger wrote:So how does this affect the playoff schedule, if at all? I remember a conversation on this a while back but don't remember the specifics. Is it two more auto-bids and two additional play-in games?

I guess I am ok with 24 as long as it's not going to be expanded more at a later date. I still kinda feel like 12 was the right number.


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How long ago was it twelve teams?

AshevilleApp wrote: How long ago was it twelve teams?

1985

Everybody now gets a participation trophy.

I don't think this really makes much of a splash, and doesn't change much. The best teams will still get buys. It didn't really need to be done, but I am not bothered by it.

DJH wrote:I don't think this really makes much of a splash, and doesn't change much. The best teams will still get buys. It didn't really need to be done, but I am not bothered by it.

I am bothered somewhat, because it just means 4 more lousy east coast patsies for mediocre CAA and SoCon teams to load up on.

True.

AZGrizFan wrote:

DJH wrote:I don't think this really makes much of a splash, and doesn't change much. The best teams will still get buys. It didn't really need to be done, but I am not bothered by it.

I am bothered somewhat, because it just means 4 more lousy east coast patsies for mediocre CAA and SoCon teams to load up on.

It will mean one more mediocre CAA and SoCon team get in. Plus one more from BSC/MVFC and one more misc team.

Last year would have been Delaware, Illinois State...

89Hen wrote:

AZGrizFan wrote:
I am bothered somewhat, because it just means 4 more lousy east coast patsies for mediocre CAA and SoCon teams to load up on.

It will mean one more mediocre CAA and SoCon team get in. Plus one more from BSC/MVFC and one more misc team.

Last year would have been Delaware, Illinois State...

Hey. Shut up. I'm fishing.

I wonder if they will start letting in some teams with only 6 D1 wins in the playoffs here and there with this expansion?

DJH wrote:I wonder if they will start letting in some teams with only 6 D1 wins in the playoffs here and there with this expansion?

100% guaranteed that 6 DI win UD would have been in a 24 team field last year.

That would certainly be beneficial to UNI who may have to play 2 FBS games every once and a while.

I'm looking forward to the plyoffs:

AZGrizFan wrote:

DJH wrote:I don't think this really makes much of a splash, and doesn't change much. The best teams will still get buys. It didn't really need to be done, but I am not bothered by it.

I am bothered somewhat, because it just means 4 more lousy east coast patsies for mediocre CAA and SoCon teams to load up on.

Could be worse, it could have been a SWAC team

tampajag wrote:

AZGrizFan wrote:
I am bothered somewhat, because it just means 4 more lousy east coast patsies for mediocre CAA and SoCon teams to load up on.

Could be worse, it could have been a SWAC team

By having 11 autobids and 13 at-larges the door is still open for the SWAC to come back to the FCS playoffs...if they could talk Gram and Southern into moving the Bayou Classic to Labor Day...

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DJH wrote:That would certainly be beneficial to UNI who may have to play 2 FBS games every once and a while.

Have to, or choose to? I don't intend that as smack, as it seems like you guys make some good coin from your football and BB teams.

Grizalltheway wrote:

DJH wrote:That would certainly be beneficial to UNI who may have to play 2 FBS games every once and a while.

Have to, or choose to? I don't intend that as smack, as it seems like you guys make some good coin from your football and BB teams.

For the most part, have to. Been a huge state of Iowa budget crunch the last 5 years, and UNI has really been hurt the most by them (looong story), and they have had to make a lot of budget cuts in both athletics and academics.

Playing an extra FBS game here and there is a great way for the athletic department move closer to self sustainability.

DJH wrote:

Grizalltheway wrote:
Have to, or choose to? I don't intend that as smack, as it seems like you guys make some good coin from your football and BB teams.

For the most part, have to. Been a huge state of Iowa budget crunch the last 5 years, and UNI has really been hurt the most by them (looong story), and they have had to make a lot of budget cuts in both athletics and academics.

Playing an extra FBS game here and there is a great way for the athletic department move closer to self sustainability.

Short version of the long, conveluted, story is that the Iowa Board of Regents doesn't treat the 3 regent schools (Iowa, Iowa State, and UNI) the same.

They see that Iowa runs independent of state funding and a couple years ago basically demanded that UNI and Iowa State do as well - well the reason Iowa brings in what it does is the over 20 million dollars they get from the Big Ten Network....Soon after that happened the B12 about fell apart and Iowa State lucked out by the new B12 agreement that gave them an extra 20 million a year and got them off state money....


That put all the focus on UNI to do the same....because that's entirely possible

The second FBS game gives UNI 500-1M more per year that doesn't have to come from elsewhere.

DSUrocks07 wrote:

tampajag wrote: Could be worse, it could have been a SWAC team

By having 11 autobids and 13 at-larges the door is still open for the SWAC to come back to the FCS playoffs...if they could talk Gram and Southern into moving the Bayou Classic to Labor Day...

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