Current Events > C/D: expanding the college football playoff to 8 teams would be beneficial

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You would think in the natural progression of things and the last few "controversial" entries would lead to an expansion, but would adding yet another game to the schedule for eight teams and risk of injury be worth it?
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Nope. Do away with joke conferences
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SuperExcitebike posted...

Nope. Do away with joke conferences

Which conferences?
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Every other NCAA sport and division uses a playoff system so it's not like it doesn't work.
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I want 6. Why doesn't anyone else want 6? Every year so far it would be so much easier to decide a 6th team rather than a 4th. Do they not want the best two teams to get a bye and therefore fewer total wins potentially?
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bover_87 posted...

Every other NCAA sport and division uses a playoff system so it's not like it doesn't work.

The physicality of football compared to say basketball is where things get tricky in the number of games though.

Not to say other sports aren't physical, but you're typically not getting the shit knocked out of you all game in basketball
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KainWind posted...

I want 6. Why doesn't anyone else want 6? Every year so far it would be so much easier to decide a 6th team rather than a 4th. Do they not want the best two teams to get a bye and therefore fewer total wins potentially?

That's a good point I hadn't considered
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120 team playoff?
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Yes, bump it up to 8 teams. Include the 5 conference champions of the Power-5 conferences, the highest-ranking conference champ from a non-Power-5 conference (if they're ranked in the top 15) and 2 (or 3 if no non-Power-5 conference champ is ranked high enough) at large bids. By those rules, the 8 teams involved this year would likely be:

Clemson
Georgia
Oklahoma
Ohio State
USC
UCF
Alabama
Wisconsin

Plus, no team that would miss the cut (even Miami and Auburn) has a realistic case to be above Alabama or Wisconsin for an at-large bid. Zero controversy, and from then on, the champion is decided where it always should be: on the field. Going up 6 teams (the Power-5 conference champions and 1 at large bid, with the 2 highest ranked teams getting first round byes) is also acceptable, but IMO not the best option.
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I actually like seeing UCF in that top 8 scenario.
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DezCaughtIt posted...

bover_87 posted...

Every other NCAA sport and division uses a playoff system so it's not like it doesn't work.

The physicality of football compared to say basketball is where things get tricky in the number of games though.

Not to say other sports aren't physical, but you're typically not getting the shit knocked out of you all game in basketball

All other football divisions use a playoff, so it's not like it doesn't work. NCAA just wants sponsorships.
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Accidentally voted no but meant yes. 4 is dumb as fuck.
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DezCaughtIt posted...

You would think in the natural progression of things and the last few "controversial" entries would lead to an expansion, but would adding yet another game to the schedule for eight teams and risk of injury be worth it?

I think they should be careful. There is a chance that the trend of NFL talent being hesitant to participate near the end could be more catastrophic than they think.