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I agree, not a fan. An 8 team play off with no byes would have been fine. Traditional 8 vs 1, 7 vs 2 etc format for first round.Playoff will expand to 12 teams. 6 highest ranked conference champs. Plus 6 at large. Top 4 ranked champs get bye. 5-8 host home playoff game. Quarterfinal and semi final games at neutral site/bowl games.
personally I hate it. It will make teams like Alabama, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Georgia, Florida, Clemson, LSU virtually impossible to eliminate before the playoff. Dawgs lose in Tuscaloosa? Don’t matter you’re in. Blown out in Jacksonville. No bother. You’re in. Bayou Bengals beat Bama in T Town? Don’t worry Bama. You made it.
Wouldn't be surprised now if some conferences eliminate their championships. I mean an 11 game schedule has most contenders showing up as the walking wounded. Imagine 15+? games. And are they going to start in August and finish in February? Maybe they'll drop some of the non-conference stuff which is really a shame for those small schools since that's how virtually all of them fund their programs.
But since they've started with the whole "let them get paid" lunacy, it's hard to argue now that it is not just the NFL lite. And everybody knows how much that sucks. At this point don't like half the nfl teams make their playoff? And even if they have a sub .500 record? Maybe I'm wrong but seems like all pro sports are basically like that. EVERYBODY need a trophy. (OK, I looked, 14 out of 32, so not half. Only 44% )
I know it's been mostly about money for a long time but it is a shame to see any pretense of the heritage of the game remain.
I guess the Boise State's and UCF's of the world are happy. Now they'll be able to get their rear ends handed to them on national television every year instead of just when the collective gets tired of hearing their incessant crying.