ironhead_mule t1_iyxzb6m wrote
Teams that don’t win their division should not be in the four team playoff. Even once expanded to eight, I feel the P5 conference champs should have priority over all other teams.
False-theblackbear t1_iyy43gw wrote
I philosophically agree, but this year that would mean the teams to pick from for the last 2 spots are Utah, Kansas State, and Clemson (or an independent like Notre Dame).
Clemson you could make an argument for since they only lost twice (both to non-conference opponents), but to propel a 3-loss team into the 4-team cfp doesn’t seem quite right either if there are 1-loss teams with better overall resumes but were not conference champion.
Automatic bid for P5 winners plus 3 at-large for next best teams (either P5 or group of 5) seems reasonable enough though if it expands to 8.
PSUAth t1_iyyhnmb wrote
I've been saying for years if they want a playoff statem, they need to revamp the conferences. 130 teams competing? And only 4 slots. NFL has 32 teams and 12 team playoff?
Either eliminate a large chunk of these schools, have some relegation where the schools and ornconferences move up or down depending on their performance or expand the playoff system.
Of course this will never happen because of money.
last_try_why t1_iyz8aht wrote
NFL is actually 14 teams now. #1 seed has a bye and the other 6 in each conference play to whittle it down to 4.
medakinga t1_iz17zra wrote
If you want cfb to be the nfl just watch the nfl
PSUAth t1_iz1bboh wrote
problem is that CFB wants to be NFL, yet hold on to a kinda CFB tradition. so yeah.
DigiQuip t1_iyyrgcs wrote
If I’m not mistaken, in the new playoff format the six top ranked conference champions get auto bids. The remain six spots go to the next six top ranked teams.
lewphone t1_iyzy4if wrote
I kind of agree, but only if the conference championships are decided by the 2 highest-ranked teams in each conference.
cfranek t1_iz0assl wrote
This is the way I would prefer it as well. Win your conference if you want to play for the national championship.
jfchops2 t1_iz2qjkm wrote
College football talent is not evenly distributed between divisions. We frequently see instances where two of the best four teams happen to be in the same division. The regular season loser shouldn't be excluded if they are better than the conference champions from other weaker conferences.
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