just57572 t1_iyxze9l wrote
Reply to comment by carribou253 in Georgia, Michigan, TCU, Ohio St. picked for CFP by Nuonorp
I disagree. Remember Tennessee vs. Georgia? That felt like a playoff game. Or Alabama vs Tennessee? Loser of those games likely misses a playoff spot with only 4. Expanding dilutes the regular season.
carribou253 t1_iyy2r6i wrote
As i said, people like me. Not your college football fans but bringing nfl fans over is what this does. I dont know if this helps or hurts college viewership in the long run or if it makes a difference in the first place.
Also 12 team playoffs brings a better chance of upsets happening. I can see where youre coming from though, just giving my pov. And id like to see a pac 12 team in playoffs lmao
tracerhaha t1_iz1szap wrote
How will they handle it when only three teams remain?
carribou253 t1_iz2a5g6 wrote
What? Do you not kniw how a 12 teqm bracket works? There will never be 3 teams remaining.
Kain1633 t1_iyyayda wrote
Okay but what about everyone that's not at the top of the sec and then Ohio state and Michigan?
When everyone else is disqualified by a single loss, it makes the majority of the country care less as there's no chance a strong finish is rewarded
ChocoboCloud69 t1_iyyhjsy wrote
That's not necessarily true. In fact more teams will be rewarded for having a strong finish by having a shot in the playoffs to pull off some upsets. Perfect examples of teams capable of this would be Utah and South Carolina this year. It may also incentivise big programs to schedule stronger non conference opponents during the regular season if one loss doesn't jeopardize their chances at a championship.
Edit: Read wrong, my bad. Points still stand even if response isn't necessarily contextually relevant though
Kain1633 t1_iyyhymd wrote
So we are both pro expanded playoff then
just57572 t1_iyyexfc wrote
Good point. I just think that a lot of people are tuning in to these games because they ARE essentially playoff games. If we expand to a 12 team playoff we are missing out on some of what makes CFB great.
saucyjay91 t1_iyyf41s wrote
Or we could have ACTUAL playoff games!
just57572 t1_iyymoi9 wrote
Sure. But then you have to wait till the end of the season to get that. Right now most weeks have a game that for all intents and purposes, is a playoff game.
saucyjay91 t1_iyyor89 wrote
Conference championships will mean more if they’re an auto-bid for the playoffs. As we saw this past weekend, didn’t even matter for TCU. KSU would’ve had a shot to play for a natty in a future iteration.
Regular season games will still matter. Yes, they won’t matter quite as much, and as someone that loves college football, that’s a bummer. But as someone who is a fan of a team who would make the final 4 probably never, now I feel my team will have a shot to make an expanded playoff. Anything can happen in a real playoff.
Game on
88leo t1_iyyev8h wrote
I would watch a playoff game. I won't bother watching most bowl games between two randoms as the outcome literally doesn't matter. Not sure what you said at all.
just57572 t1_iyyfmzm wrote
Certain regular season games have a playoff feel, such as Alabama vs. Tennessee. Winner of that game stays alive for the playoff, and loser is probably going to a bowl game. If we expand to 12 teams we will lose out on that playoff atmosphere during the regular season.
onfire9123 t1_iz11lab wrote
>That felt like a playoff game
That's the problem. When you lose a playoff game, your season is over. The fans stop caring. Potential revenue drops. Having a playoff game so early in the season is not a good business model for either profits or enjoyability.
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