Power Pros Forum

We've done it for two years now, so I imagine we should do it for a third. However, we need some more signups. Only four people from last years are still here, so if anyone is interested, please signup quickly! I'll try to get the bowls up this week so people can start making there picks. The first bowl is on the 21st, so try and get your picks in by then. You may enter after that date, however, you will get automatic losses for any bowls you miss, putting you at an early disadvantage!

PAST WINNERS
2011-12: AgentP (25-10)
2012-13: SkittleMonster (22-13)

CURRENT PARTICIPANTS
SkittleMonster (2011: N/A, 2012: 1st)
dishnetkid (2011: T-2nd, 2012: 7th)
Acemaker55 (2011-2012: N/A)
ZeroGibson13 (2011-2012: N/A)
Paul McCartney15 (2011: T-2nd, 2012: N/A)
AgentP (2011: 1st, 2012: 3rd)
Power Pros 27 (2011-2012: N/A)
BrewersFuzz (2011: 4th, 2012: 2nd)
PowerPro Jr (2011: 5th, 2012: N/A)
detroittigers15 (2011-2012: N/A)

I'll join up. Last one we'll ever do, I'm afraid.

I got you down. I'm not sure why this would be the last one though. There are still going to be a plethora of bowl games under the new system. The playoff doesn't affect all the smaller bowls.

I'll join.

Does anyone think the playoff system is needed? I think the current system is fine.

Yes, I think it's necessary. Adding more teams into the mix to see if they're worthy is a good thing. A playoff probably would have avoided the snooze-fest last year, by exposing Notre Dame in the semi-finals, and letting a likely more worthy team into the championship.

If it was up to me, I'd do an eight-team playoff. Have the five main conference winners, plus three at larges. For example, this year would have 1. Florida St vs 8. Missouri in the Orange Bowl. 2. Auburn vs 7. Ohio St in the Sugar Bowl. 3. Alabama vs 6. Baylor in the Fiesta Bowl. And 4. Michigan St vs 5. Stanford in the Rose Bowl. And then obviously the bracket would go from there, with special bowls being used for the semi-finals and championship. It wouldn't always work out perfectly with the conference ties, but oh well. That part isn't too important. The big thing is having top ranked teams play each other in games that actually matter.

Who knows, maybe Michigan State has the best team, and would be able to beat Stanford, Alabama, and Florida State. Maybe Florida State and Auburn really are the best two teams, and all the other games would be irrelevant in the end. But we would never know. The bracket helps show which team really is the best. Currently, all we can know is if Florida State can beat Auburn, or vice-versa. Everyone else gets excluded.

I guess I'll join.

I'm in, obviously.

I'll join.

And maybe when Dish said he was afraid this is the last one we'll do, he was talking more like "the forum will be dead this time next year." Just a thought...

Nahhhh...I was just saying that because I didn't know what would happen with the other smaller bowl games next year.

I got you two down. I guess that makes six people so far

I'll join I guess. Also dish, what did you think of Derek Carr?

I was too busy watching MSU beat Ohio State to watch, plus I had to get to bed after the game, since I had stuff to do the next morning. Sorry 'bout that, but I heard he did good.

I'm in.

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I'll do this as well.