[dfwgator]

The Super Bowl usually features two teams that also played in the regular season, so what’s the big deal?

The best three teams in the country are in the SEC, deal with it....it’s just too bad one of those teams will miss out on a BCS bowl entirely.

[commish]

The best three teams in the country are in the SEC, deal with it....it’s just too bad one of those teams will miss out on a BCS bowl entirely.

Very true. But, imagine the chaos if UGA somehow upsets LSU in the Conference Championship (yes I am expecting LSU to beat down Arky). It is quite possible that a late FG or overtime win by UGA would leave LSU in the top 2. In that scenario the BCS does allow 3 teams from a Conf in. UGA would get the auto-qualify to the Sugar Bowl while LSU-Bama would play in the BCS Championship.

Full disclosure: I am a UGA fan, but even I know that the above is almost a 99.99999% pure fantasy. I would love for my Dawgs to win, but the reality is LSU should win by at least two TD's.

[RabidBartender]

"The Super Bowl usually features two teams that also played in the regular season, so what’s the big deal?"

After a playoff - heh.

Without playoffs, what sucks is we won't see an Oklahoma State vs. LSU, Oregon vs. Alabama, Stanford vs. VA Tech or any other highly competitive game unless they're actually playing for something.

If they're playing a consolation game, then the motivation just isn't there (see: 2009 Sugar Bowl: Utah 31, Alabama 17).

I don't buy the "regular-season-is-the-playoffs" argument either, when a powerhouse team has Georgia Southern on their schedule this late in the year.

[kevkrom]

The Super Bowl usually features two teams that also played in the regular season, so what’s the big deal?

I remember the Giants/Patriots game was a rematch, but what other ones have there been in recent memory?