Why not 32 teams? Eliminate conference title games, no byes, first two rounds played on campuses?
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At this point I give up and don't really care what happens with the playoff.
I do like 12 for two reasons:
- Late in the season ~30 teams are either likely in or have a shot to make it. That's a lot of teams in the mix. And if a team is outside the top-30 or so teams, well they just didn't earn it. This is a competition after all. It's nice when making the playoff is a big deal and it keeps the regular season games meaningful and interesting.
- In reality, out of the 12 teams there are now, only eight or fewer teams have a serious chance to really win it all. Like last year, some teams didn't really have a shot at the title: Boise, SMU, and probably us, Clemson, and Tennessee. Exactly who had a shot doesn't matter, you get the point.
The best team in college football is almost certainly captured in the 12 team playoff. Adding teams just adds teams that can't win it all. Maybe a team gets hot and makes a small run, but I doubt they're going all the way. CFB isn't like CBB or even the NFL with it's salary cap parity.
So, I personally hope they don't change it. But if they do it is what it is.
I agree with your reasoning here and I too would like to keep it to 12 but they need to figure out how to get rid of the conference championship games. Those games just add too much wear and tear to teams. Smart said last year it was that game that beat his team up so much that they could not get over the hump with ND.At this point I give up and don't really care what happens with the playoff.
I do like 12 for two reasons:
- Late in the season ~30 teams are either likely in or have a shot to make it. That's a lot of teams in the mix. And if a team is outside the top-30 or so teams, well they just didn't earn it. This is a competition after all. It's nice when making the playoff is a big deal and it keeps the regular season games meaningful and interesting.
- In reality, out of the 12 teams there are now, only eight or fewer teams have a serious chance to really win it all. Like last year, some teams didn't really have a shot at the title: Boise, SMU, and probably us, Clemson, and Tennessee. Exactly who had a shot doesn't matter, you get the point.
The best team in college football is almost certainly captured in the 12 team playoff. Adding teams just adds teams that can't win it all. Maybe a team gets hot and makes a small run, but I doubt they're going all the way. CFB isn't like CBB or even the NFL with it's salary cap parity.
So, I personally hope they don't change it. But if they do it is what it is.
The B1G is going to be successful in their goal to make sure I have no interest in college football whatsoever.
They already have too many games. ( I don't think encouraging CTE is really the best thing to set up these kids' futures, even though they do get paid.) Even if it's not too much extra wear and tear, the regular season will have been too devalued. Just like they did to basketball.
And if in addition they sell it off to investment groups for a short term chunk of cash, since they are unable to manage themselves? I can find other things to do.
@walt542 Yea, conference title games are an issue. They make a lot of money, but cause issues.
I’d also like to see the title game be the first week of January. Right now the playoff runs too long.
@walt542 Does SEC now stand for Shitty Excuse Conference? For a conference that prides itself on being so dominant and capable of beating anyone, anytime, anywhere, they have a lot of excuses and justifications. Their schedule this week is pathetic and sad. A&M playing a 1-10 team? UGA a 1-9 team?
The B1G is going to be successful in their goal to make sure I have no interest in college football whatsoever.
They already have too many games. ( I don't think encouraging CTE is really the best thing to set up these kids' futures, even though they do get paid.) Even if it's not too much extra wear and tear, the regular season will have been too devalued. Just like they did to basketball.
And if in addition they sell it off to investment groups for a short term chunk of cash, since they are unable to manage themselves? I can find other things to do.
The present BT Commissioner does not appear to give a flying f*** what is best for the players and fans.....one bad idea after another, imo. He appears to be a corporate hack of the highest order.
The "play-in" game for BT teams trying to make the playoffs might be the worst proposal ever.
@walt542 Does SEC now stand for Shitty Excuse Conference? For a conference that prides itself on being so dominant and capable of beating anyone, anytime, anywhere, they have a lot of excuses and justifications. Their schedule this week is pathetic and sad. A&M playing a 1-10 team? UGA a 1-9 team?
I like to bash the SEC whenever possible, but I try to be honest about it. And the truth is, we ALL plays these teams, just at different times of the year. And now that they're moving to 9 conference games, I have a hard time busting them over these games when it's the norm to play them across the CFB landscape. Just at a different time of year. And there's a flip side to that...in some cases you're playing some of your more important games (conference opponents) in the first 3 weeks of the season when you're still working out the kinks.
yes, I would imagine Georgia would love to trade dates with their Alabama game this year with the one this weekend.@walt542 Does SEC now stand for Shitty Excuse Conference? For a conference that prides itself on being so dominant and capable of beating anyone, anytime, anywhere, they have a lot of excuses and justifications. Their schedule this week is pathetic and sad. A&M playing a 1-10 team? UGA a 1-9 team?
I like to bash the SEC whenever possible, but I try to be honest about it. And the truth is, we ALL plays these teams, just at different times of the year. And now that they're moving to 9 conference games, I have a hard time busting them over these games when it's the norm to play them across the CFB landscape. Just at a different time of year. And there's a flip side to that...in some cases you're playing some of your more important games (conference opponents) in the first 3 weeks of the season when you're still working out the kinks.
16-20 teams is enough to capture the underdog teams with zero or one loss, like a North Texas. And it gives likely 5 or 6 to Big Ten and SEC.
The problem with the current giant conference landscape is you have some teams (Alabama and Wisconsin) who have had extremely tough schedules, while you have your Notre Dame and Texas Tech/BYU who have hardly beaten anyone good at all.
Have a 16 team tourney in bowls with "round of 8" teams play home or away. That means 4 winners from first round make the 16 team playoff. Take away conference championships unless no teams are represented (in. North Texas vs South Florida or whatever).
I like the idea of 32 teams. Here's why.
Think of college basketball. Everybody wants to make the tournament. Nobody cares about the NIT and bowl games have essentially become the NIT. Many players choose to sit out of bowl games because they're meaningless.
Earning an invitation to the CFB playoff is every fan's aspiration. It's FAR more meaningful than a bowl game because if you win you get to keep playing! And, unlike bowl games, the first two rounds of playoff games would be on campuses, where they belong.
I mean,.this year I'm good with going back to the old 4 team playoff. 
24 is way too many teams. Realistically, no one outside the top 15 will win a playoff game. Maybe they win 1. They wont win several in a row. All this does is risk more injuries to players on teams who are actually good enough to go all the way.
They should keep it at 12, if you arent good enough to be top 12 you arent good enough to be a national champion
Yeah...I'll give my thoughts. I know I said it the auto-bids were a good idea, but as things changed so have some of my opinions.
@hoosierdaddy I agree with you. The winner of a 16 team field will be a walking wounded troupe.
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