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Should a 7-5 team make the playoff field in 2025

Griz in Texas

Griz in Texas

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https://theanalyst.com/articles/fcs...ctions-three-weeks-from-selection-sunday-2025

I have felt that with the addition of an Ivy League automatic bid, a five loss team should not be part of the 24 team field. It was ridiculous when Northern Iowa at 6-5 was admitted to the post season, but that was justified because they play in the MVFC.

Stats is supporting South Dakota at 6-4 currently, which will be buoyed further if they beat SDSU without a quarterback and then lose at Southern Illinois.

https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/fcs-football/bracketology

as well as college football madness.

What do you all think about a team in the field at 7-5, particularly since the Big Sky has kind of blown up the last couple of weeks and we seem to be down to about three teams that the national media thinks we have that are playoff capable at this point.
 
After Bobby 1.0, the FCS playoff committee chose some puzzling playoff qualifying teams. I a$$ume it had to do with the hi$torically awe$ome ability to put butt$ in the $eats$, therefore, the Griz had an edge with WGS with 25,000+ $eat$, even with Delaney and Stitt coached teams. Afterall, it is about money, honey. But, that's just a guess on my part. Those that watched the selection shows, and their explanations as to who and why, would have a better idea.
 
tourist said:
After Bobby 1.0, the FCS playoff committee chose some puzzling playoff qualifying teams. I a$$ume it had to do with the hi$torically awe$ome ability to put butt$ in the $eats$, therefore, the Griz had an edge with WGS with 25,000+ $eat$, even with Delaney and Stitt coached teams. Afterall, it is about money, honey. But, that's just a guess on my part. Those that watched the selection shows, and their explanations as to who and why, would have a better idea.
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Show us one GRIZ team who was selected that didn't deserve to be in the playoffs.

But yes, you are correct that the GRIZ have the absolute best fanbase in the fcs, and second is a loooonggggg way from them.
 
I found an article about the FCS Playoffs and MVFC/Big Sky which I found interesting.
apnews.com

FCS playoffs are a financial drain for most of the 24 teams. Could private equity change that?

Commissioners of Football Championship Subdivision conferences are exploring the possibility of bringing private equity investment into the FCS playoffs.
apnews.com apnews.com


“I’m very open to the suggestion because it’s a new day and we have to figure out new ways to generate revenue,” Wistrcill told The Associated Press. “We’re sharing revenue with our student-athletes now, so that leads us to a place where we’ve got to find new revenue streams.

Money. It is all about money.
 
I am never a fan of rewarding mediocrity, even if they play in a top conference. You can always argue teams in the Big Sky or MVFC that go 7-5 are better than a lesser conference teams that go 9-2 but I still don't like it. I was looking at Phil Steele's SOS ranking for 10/30. #1 in the nation for SOS is Portland State, NAU is #3 and Weber is #10.
 
tourist said:
I found an article about the FCS Playoffs and MVFC/Big Sky which I found interesting.
apnews.com

FCS playoffs are a financial drain for most of the 24 teams. Could private equity change that?

Commissioners of Football Championship Subdivision conferences are exploring the possibility of bringing private equity investment into the FCS playoffs.
apnews.com apnews.com


“I’m very open to the suggestion because it’s a new day and we have to figure out new ways to generate revenue,” Wistrcill told The Associated Press. “We’re sharing revenue with our student-athletes now, so that leads us to a place where we’ve got to find new revenue streams.

Money. It is all about money.
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If it was about money, they wouldn't have implemented seeding through the top 16 teams and instead would have continued the bidding process that allows bigger/richer schools like us to buy 1st round home games.
 
uofmman1122 said:
If it was about money, they wouldn't have implemented seeding through the top 16 teams and instead would have continued the bidding process that allows bigger/richer schools like us to buy 1st round home games.
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I agree. I hope these discussions at least force the NCAA to negotiate the FCS separately when the next contract comes around.
 
tourist said:
I found an article about the FCS Playoffs and MVFC/Big Sky which I found interesting.
apnews.com

FCS playoffs are a financial drain for most of the 24 teams. Could private equity change that?

Commissioners of Football Championship Subdivision conferences are exploring the possibility of bringing private equity investment into the FCS playoffs.
apnews.com apnews.com


“I’m very open to the suggestion because it’s a new day and we have to figure out new ways to generate revenue,” Wistrcill told The Associated Press. “We’re sharing revenue with our student-athletes now, so that leads us to a place where we’ve got to find new revenue streams.

Money. It is all about money.
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In the case of FCS playoffs, it's the lack of.
 
tourist said:
I found an article about the FCS Playoffs and MVFC/Big Sky which I found interesting.
apnews.com

FCS playoffs are a financial drain for most of the 24 teams. Could private equity change that?

Commissioners of Football Championship Subdivision conferences are exploring the possibility of bringing private equity investment into the FCS playoffs.
apnews.com apnews.com


“I’m very open to the suggestion because it’s a new day and we have to figure out new ways to generate revenue,” Wistrcill told The Associated Press. “We’re sharing revenue with our student-athletes now, so that leads us to a place where we’ve got to find new revenue streams.

Money. It is all about money.
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So, that article is from this month about the future....

You said "After Bobby 1.0, the FCS playoff committee chose some puzzling playoff qualifying teams. I a$$ume it had to do with the hi$torically awe$ome ability to put butt$ in the $eats$, therefore, the Griz had an edge with WGS with 25,000+ $eat$," with the clear implication that the Griz were selected as a playoff qualifying team when they didn't deserve to be one, all for the money.

Can you point to WHICH year's Griz team you think didn't belong in the playoffs?
 
Dont Kick 2 Bergen said:
7-5 teams should never make the playoffs. Most 8-4 teams shouldn't make the playoffs
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What then, hypothetically speaking, would happen if all other teams across the FCS haven't a better record than 7-5 and/or 8-4?

As I understand it, twenty-four teams (24) are allowed into the FCS Playoffs with the top eight seeds getting a bye, at present. What I'd rather see is non-regional brackets with one through 24 seeded. Higher seeds hosting without the west playing western teams, primarily, and eastern teams playing eastern teams primarily, as has happened in the past on numerous occasions with the vast majority of FCS teams east of the Mississippi. Granted, general overall policy, seemingly, is not to have teams from the same conference playing each other in the First Round, which is all well and good until the later Rounds.
 
Da Boyz Mom said:
if those were the actual parameters there would never be enough teams to fill out a 24 team bracket. Maybe you should call up the NCAA and tell them how they're doing it all wrong.
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The NCAA is doing it wrong and that guy gets it. 16 teams was too many and in reality now they could just do 8 and 7 of them are place holders. I agree with Bergen way too many teams get in that do not deserve to be rewarded for average play all year long.
 
Griz in Texas said:
https://theanalyst.com/articles/fcs...ctions-three-weeks-from-selection-sunday-2025

I have felt that with the addition of an Ivy League automatic bid, a five loss team should not be part of the 24 team field. It was ridiculous when Northern Iowa at 6-5 was admitted to the post season, but that was justified because they play in the MVFC.

Stats is supporting South Dakota at 6-4 currently, which will be buoyed further if they beat SDSU without a quarterback and then lose at Southern Illinois.

https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/fcs-football/bracketology

as well as college football madness.

What do you all think about a team in the field at 7-5, particularly since the Big Sky has kind of blown up the last couple of weeks and we seem to be down to about three teams that the national media thinks we have that are playoff capable at this point.
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Yes, a 7-5 team should make the playoffs if they are in the top 24. That's the way it works. It doesn't matter how many losses. It matters how good they are in comparison to other teams. What if 2 losses are FBS? What is they are on a big winning streak? What if they just knocked off someone like SDSU or MSU? What if their QB was hurt at some point? To me, it's silly to arbitrarily say that a 5 loss team shouldn't make the playoffs. Is the alternative to put in a 6 loss team?
 
uofmman1122 said:
If it was about money, they wouldn't have implemented seeding through the top 16 teams and instead would have continued the bidding process that allows bigger/richer schools like us to buy 1st round home games.
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It is about money, but not money directed by the NCAA for playoffs. It is about each school and conference coming up with revenue streams to support the current scope of NCAA football. You are referencing something completely different and really not relevant.
 
mthoopsfan said:
Yes, a 7-5 team should make the playoffs if they are in the top 24. That's the way it works. It doesn't matter how many losses. It matters how good they are in comparison to other teams. What if 2 losses are FBS? What is they are on a big winning streak? What if they just knocked off someone like SDSU or MSU? What if their QB was hurt at some point? To me, it's silly to arbitrarily say that a 5 loss team shouldn't make the playoffs. Is the alternative to put in a 6 loss team?
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I think the alternative this season is to put in more teams from non-scholarship, or traditionally 1 bid conferences with better looking records.
 
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