Playoffs in a Nutshell

For the past few years college football was controlled by one system, BCS.  You knew it, I knew it, you may have hated it, you may have loved it, but one way or the other, it's gone.  That's right, this year the NCAA is trying the college football playoffs.  This is pretty confusing for some people, so I'll attempt to explain it for you.

The college football playoffs will start off with the top four teams in the nation at the end of the season. Those four teams will play a total of three games. The match ups will be as follows:  #2 plays #4, and #1 plays #3.  Those games will be played in the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl. (Those locations will change each year.)  The winner of those games will play on a Monday in Texas for the national championship.

As for rankings, the people who will be deciding if the Ducks will be in the playoffs are a selection committee of 13 players and coaches who are very well known in the Football universe; names such as, Archie Manning and Tom Osborn. FYI, the Ducks are predicted to be #4 at the end of the season, which would be enough to get into the playoffs. So there you have it, four teams, three games to decide who will be the champion.  It is the first year of this, so time will only tell if it will work or not, but its a good start.

If you have any questions contact me at duckseason2014@gmail.com.




Go ducks!