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Originally Posted by Forksref
I contend that you can pick a top 4 that can be supported by most people who are reasonable.
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We can't pick a top 2, a top 4 might only be 50% less contentious.
The problem is, most people
aren't reasonable. Hell, Todd Blackledge during whatever the hell bowl game he was doing said you should take five bowl games (I forget which ones, the usual suspects) and then "take two of those five winners."
How the hell is that going to solve anything?
There's always going to be somebody who *****es, and usually quite loudly from a bully pulpit, even if they're full of crap.
The bottom line is this: ESPN has just made a major financial commitment to the current system. It's not going to be used as a preliminary to a "real" top two or top four or top eight situation because that devalues their investment and they're not going to throw more money on top of that IF the powers that be come up with a Plus-1 or whatever.
I chuckle when I some talking head says, "Man it would be great to have (insert team here) play the winner of Florida/Oklahoma." Yeah, but why? How many shots are you going to get?