8-Team (or more) Playoff

[Empirical Cane]

Strong arguments FOR 8-team (or more playoff).

Just a matter of time.

https://www.sbnation.com/college-fo...3/playoff-expansion-8-teams-conference-champs

 

[Genghis Cane]

I can sympathize with the argument, but I would prefer to keep it at 4.

What makes college football the greatest sport on the planet is the fact that each week matters. An 8-team playoff, with a plethora of mandates, would diminish the importance of the regular season.

 

[Bweezy25]

Gives them more reason for them to get the SEC in there... they would’ve found away to get Florida and LSU in knowing d*** well they shouldn’t get in

 

[Home Slice]

I hope it never happens for no other reason than I’m against anything that allows the independent Indiana team an easier access point without joining a conference

 

[Jaromir Jagr]

If every conference champion makes the playoffs, and the article goes out of its way to point out that the lesser teams have very little shot to win the playoffs, then why not leave it with the four teams that will be in the final four anyway.

 

[Home Slice]

Been a fan of winners of P5 Conferences all getting bid as long as they truly are P5. Plus 3 more at large teams. But, as was already posted, I hate ND not challenged in a P5 Conference championship game. To be fair, it seems like most years, 6 teams have a pretty good argument.

 

[Jaromir Jagr]

The article in a nutshell: 10-3 Washington belongs in the playoffs, but 10-3 Washington has virtually no chance to win the playoffs.

 

[OriginalGatorHater]

The article in a nutshell: 10-3 Washington belongs in the playoffs, but 10-3 Washington has virtually no chance to win the playoffs.

Look at the bright side. If they keep expanding maybe one day they will reach 68 teams like March Madness and Mork will have a chance of making a playoff!

 

[Home Slice]

Plan I don't like is 4 Major conferences with 16 teams per conference. Winners of those 4 would be in 4 team playoff. No one else. That's only including 64 total teams. I don't like that assuming 12 game season, there's always the argument that you didn't play the 3 hardest teams in your conference or you did but the winning team did not have to

 

[Jaromir Jagr]

Look at the bright side. If they keep expanding maybe one day they will reach 68 teams like March Madness and Mork will have a chance of making a playoff!

You're too old to be posting corny stuff like that.

 

[TheEye]

I can sympathize with the argument, but I would prefer to keep it at 4.

What makes college football the greatest sport on the planet is the fact that each week matters. An 8-team playoff, with a plethora of mandates, would diminish the importance of the regular season.

Yeah but...the idea of Power 5 kind of changed the game.

 

[Dwinstitles]

we still wont make it with this corch even if it was 100 team playoff

 

[Dwinstitles]

The article in a nutshell: 10-3 Washington belongs in the playoffs, but 10-3 Washington has virtually no chance to win the playoffs.

Just like Richt.............thanks for the lesson

 

[pyhooya]

I can sympathize with the argument, but I would prefer to keep it at 4.

What makes college football the greatest sport on the planet is the fact that each week matters. An 8-team playoff, with a plethora of mandates, would diminish the importance of the regular season.

Funny that D1 college football is the only major sport in college or pro that has only 4 teams in a playoff out of 110+ teams. So every other sport's regular season is diminished?

 

[pyhooya]

Look at the bright side. If they keep expanding maybe one day they will reach 68 teams like March Madness and Mork will have a chance of making a playoff!

You give him too much credit

 

[MIATL]

Funny that D1 college football is the only major sport in college or pro that has only 4 teams in a playoff out of 110+ teams. So every other sport's regular season is diminished?

An expanded playoff, with a single game elimination scenario, diminishes the likelihood of the “best” team winning.

Are folks looking to crown the best team, or are folks just looking for more entertainment?

 

[CaneinBroward]

Go to 8 teams. P5 champs get auto bid with 2 or fewer losses. Any undefeated team gets auto bid with at least one P5 win.

 

[Genghis Cane]

Funny that D1 college football is the only major sport in college or pro that has only 4 teams in a playoff out of 110+ teams. So every other sport's regular season is diminished?

Pretty much. Expanding to 8 teams would set up a scenario where conference champions receive automatic bids, regardless of their record.

I don’t want the possibility of 3, 4, and even 5 loss teams in the playoffs.

The only way I would remotely consider it is if every conference abolished divisions — aka the BIG 12 model.

 

[moshated305]

8 is too many. 6 sounds about right. Just going off this year, Michigan would make an 8 team playoff. Do we really need to see them again? UCF has an argument. Maybe even Ohio State but that's about it. UGA, good team but two losses and didn't win their conference. Can't put them in.


My only issue with going with 6 is bye weeks. Might do more harm then good to gave that bye.

 

[Cajuncane]

Maybe if they expand to 64 plus a play in game like CBB we got a chance of getting in after Richt finishes destroying the program.