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Originally Posted by BCWWF
Team's with losing records have consistantly gotten into the NBA playoffs in the past couple years. There are only five teams in the NBA Eastern Conference that have winning records right now, and nobody in the Atlantic Division has a winning record. If the NFL playoffs started today, a .500 NFC team would make it.
So how can you tell me that all of these teams are deserving of making the playoffs? How can you say that the quality of sport isn't decreased by the top team's knowing that they don't have to play their best, because the playoffs are almost a joke to get into?
But just think about it, if there was a playoff system in place, then USC losing to UCLA would have been just a stupid game. Nobody would have cared, win or lose, USC would still have a chance at the national title. But since the whole season is like a playoff, it was one of the most important games of the year, and USC losing it ended everything. That is why this system works.
I am not completely opposed to a playoff system, but I really don't think there are more than four teams on a given year that are deserving of a chance at the BCS national title. Ohio State, Florida, Michigan and probably USC or LSU would be the team's this year.
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The whole season isn't like a playoff though, it isn't fair. You have a bunch of teams with 1 loss (and one with no loses..is it Boise State's fault nobody wants to play them?) that get no chance. How is it fair that Florida is getting a shot while Michigan isn't? Say USC did beat UCLA and USC got in over Florida and Michigan how would that be fair? I don't get how that makes the regular season mean more, it just means more teams get screwed.