Proposed system:
16 teams
The champion from each conference
5 at-large spots based on the bcs rankings
The rest of the non-BCS bowl games would remain the same, and the pool of remaining teams out of the playoff would be drafted into each bowl. This would be with respect to conference tie ins.
The BCS sponsors would work together and sponsor each round of the playoff.
More details would need to be figured out, including a possible shortening of the season, but this is all for discussion, as for now, let's check out how a playoff would shake out this season!
The way we'll figure out how this will work is with a little help from a great sports simulation website, www.whatifsports.com. We will simulate each game, and give a little bit of a recap of how it went down based on the simulation engine. Myself and my brother Josh Flint, will add our own remarks after each game. So without any further ado, Jimbo's 2011-2012 College Football Playoff :
Here is how the seeding would go:
1 LSU
2 Alabama *
3 Oklahoma State
4 Stanford *
5 Oregon
6 Arkansas *
7 Boise State *
8 Kansas State *
9 Wisconsin
10 Clemson
11 TCU
12 Southern Miss
13 West Virginia
14 Arkansas State
15 Northern Illinois
16 Louisiana Tech
The Opening round presented by the Orange Bowl:
(1) LSU vs (16) Louisiana Tech
Whatifsports.com says: LSU wins 20-13 in OT.
Jimbo's take: LSU came into this game as heavy favorites, but escaped with an OT victory. La. Tech's QB Colby Cameron kept them in the game with 25-37 passing and no turnovers. But a Jordan Jefferson TD pass to Reuben Randle was the final score in OT.
(2) Alabama vs (15) Northern Illinois
Whatifsports.com says: Alabama 31-17
Jimbo's take: Alabama comfortably wins as Trent Richardson runs for 182 yards.
(3) Oklahoma State vs (14) Arkansas State
Whatifsports.com says: OSU 41-27
Jimbo's take: The Cowboys win by 2 scores. Blackmon has 11 catches for 176 yards.
(4) Stanford vs (13) West Virginia
Whatifsports.com says: Stanford 27-20
Jimbo's take: Stanford led by RB Stepfan Taylor with 20 carries for over 200 yards. Luck had 2 TD's and the Cardinal were fueled by a 21 point 4th quarter.
(5) Oregon vs (12) Southern Miss
Whatifsports.com says: Oregon 34-20
Jimbo's take:Led by QB Darron Thomas, Oregon wins handily over Southern Miss. Thomas finished with 19-23, 256 yards, 2td's and 0 int's.
(6) Arkansas vs (11) TCU
Whatifsports.com says: TCU 43-30
Jimbo's take: TCU just one year removed from a BCS victory, is the first official upset of the college football playoffs. Led by QB Casey Pachall who threw for nearly 500 yards.
(7) Boise State vs (10) Clemson
Whatifsports.com says: Boise State 41-31
Jimbo's take: BSU led by RB Doug Martin and his 100 yard and 3 td performance, had just enough to pull off a solid first round victory vs Clemson.
(8) Kansas State vs (9) Wisconsin
Whatifsports.com says: Wisconsin 45-23
Jimbo's take: The Badgers, led by backfield tandem Russel Wilson and Montee Ball, showed what they were made of and earned some respect as the only Big Ten team in the playoffs, and they will move to the quarterfinal game next week against (1) LSU.
***Quarterfinal Round presented by the Sugar Bowl:
(1) LSU vs (9) Wisconsin
Whatifsports.com says: Wisconsin 38-20
Jimbo's take: Montee Ball with nearly 200 yards, leads the Badgers into the Semifinal round, in the biggest upset of the 16-team playoff's history!
(2) Alabama vs (7) Boise State
Whatifsports.com says: Alabama 54-46
Jimbo's take: Heisman contender Trent Richardson leads the Crimson Tide to a victory in 3 overtime periods. Richardson scored 3 TD's in a very high scoring game.
(3) Oklahoma State vs (11) TCU
Whatifsports.com says: OSU 48-24
Jimbo's take: Brandon Weeden led the Cowboys in a vengeance run, against all those who put them down as a top 2 team in the country. Weeden had 464 yards and 5 TD's.
(4) Oregon vs (5) Stanford
Whatifsports.com says: 34-31 Oregon
Jimbo's take: In PAC-12 re-match, Luck plays better, but not good enough as James eclipses 200 rush yards in a close victory for the Ducks.
RECAP: So heading into the semi-final round, who is the favorite at this point? Is it Wisconsin, who knocks off the number 1 seed in a blowout? Or Oklahoma State looking extremely impressive vs TCU? Could it be the Crimson Tide, who are the highest remaining seed? Or could it be the darkhorse in Oregon who snuck by Stanford last round? Let's see what happens as we move on to the Semi's.
***Semi-final round presented by the Fiesta bowl
(9) Wisconsin vs (5) Oregon
Whatifsports.com says: Oregon 31-10
Jimbo's take: Big Ten supporters were upset as LaMichael James and the very fast and up-tempo offensive attack was too much to handle for the Badgers. James rushed for 138 yards on 28 carries and led the Ducks into the National Championship game presented by the Rose Bowl. The Ducks will face the winner of the following Alabama/Oklahoma State game.
(2) Alabama vs (3) Oklahoma State
Whatifsports.com says: Alabama 40-35
Jimbo's take: The Crimson Tide find their way into the national championship game, but unlike reality, where they will face the Tigers of LSU, the Tide will face off against the 5 seed, Oregon Ducks. Richardson ran for 181 yards on 28 carries en route to a close victory. The Tide hope to carry the momentum into the national title game.
*** The National Championship presented by the Rose Bowl
(5) Oregon vs (2) Alabama
Whatifsports.com says: Oregon 21-14
Jimbo's take: The Ducks of Oregon are the national champions this season, led by LaMichael James once again, who broke off a 55-yard touchdown run late in the 4th quarter to cement the victory and the title. This game turned out to be lower scoring then some expected, but Alabama's vaunted defense couldn't quite hold down James and the Ducks at the end.
The 2011-2012 National Playoff Champions: Oregon Ducks
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