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Only joking! It'll be Kildare that Cork will be reeling in and grinding down in final!

Cork to finally end Kerry Croker hoodoo in style
and then grind it out for 50 mins with Tyrone
before opening up and reclaiming Sam!

Like the idea of the four Provincial Winners playing Group matches with top 2 getting Semi-Final Spots
and bottom 2 playing the two teams that emerge from qualifiers in Quarter-Finals. Would give reward to
Provincial Winners insofar as they get 3 (or 6) meaningful matches against quality opposition whilst
qualifiers are played and could see this system work in football at least!
As for hurling, would Galway and Antrim merit getting an automatic QF for picking up their Provincial titles over
Dublin and Waterford (though both well beaten in their Provincial finals, they have bounced back in qualifiers).
Of course there is option of leaving them remain in Leinster and instead of playing out Munster and Leinster finals,
allow finalists of both to playing Group matches (in same way as above) with added spice of those Provincial finals
being played when they clash in their group. Again, top 2 get SF slot and bottom 2 play QF against 2 that
emerge from qualifiers.
Think we have something here to make bring back importance of Provincials (as well as making back door harder)!

Believe that the current back door system is killing our national games (along with professionalism in other sports) and certainly the Provincial Championships. Would like to see current Leagues scrapped and replaced with Provincial Leagues where Counties could play home and away in Munster (6 Counties) and Connacht (6 incl New York); Ulster (10 incl London) and Leinster (12) could have Counties play once in neutral venues or home and away on alternative years. Whilst teams are far from their peak in the Winter, believe All-Ireland Seeding Positions and local rivalries should revive interest in the Provincial Championships. Whether Group Winners are crowned Provincial Champions or secures them Home match final against Runners-Up could be debated, along with merits of extending League by having Provincial Winners (and possibly Runners-Up) to Play on for All-Ireland League title. If this new format were to take place it could enable a seeded draw for the All-Ireland Championships, possibly with group stages where top team(s) advance to another group stage, then knock-out at Quarter/Semi-Final Rounds. There would be no back door, but all teams would have plenty of games. Teams getting knocked out in group stages can then play out for All-Ireland rank (for following season) for the Secondary titles that already exist. Do think that all counties would have to field teams in both codes for this proposal to work (weaker counties could be allowed 'borrow' unselected squad players from stronger counties each year to help game(s) progress there, but thats probably for another discussion board!