This weekend is why a 4 team playoff is perfect.

[dennis580]

No team has clinched a playoff spot yet going into the final week. 7 playoff contenders are playing each other if any those teams lose this weekend they are out of the playoffs while 6 of the 7 can clinch a playoff spot with a win. Also Alabama's fate is up in the air something that would not be the case in a 8 team playoff. You can't ask for an exciting, and interesting weekend.

 

[romeo212000]

Agreed.

 

[BottleWalk]

It does make this weekend very interesting. I'll give you that.

Four teams can hardly be considered a 'playoff" though. there will inevitably be teams left out that will have very good reason to think they're better than a team or two that gets in and we'll never be able to find out if they're correct or not.

I don't say that as a fan because frankly if UGA loses twice to auburn they have no argument whatsoever and i get that. I'd much rather have eight teams than four teams because i'd rather have all the "serious" teams in the tournament and risk having maybe one or two "happy to be there" squads than have four teams in and leave two or three of the contenders on the outside.

I don't think we throw that away just because it makes this weekend interesting, and we can be pretty sure this weekend becomes uninteresting if you change it to 8 teams imo.....

 

[Wild Turkey]

But but the playoff will make the regular season less exciting.

 

[7Samurai13]

128 team playoff. Season can end in March

 

[obxyankeefan]

128 team playoff. Season can end in March

Yes someone finally came up with a way for UVA to make the playoffs.

 

[Deep Creek]

No team has clinched a playoff spot yet going into the final week. 7 playoff contenders are playing each other if any those teams lose this weekend they are out of the playoffs while 6 of the 7 can clinch a playoff spot with a win. Also Alabama's fate is up in the air something that would not be the case in a 8 team playoff. You can't ask for an exciting, and interesting weekend.

I agree with this part.

Where I disagree is with those that want to fly that flag "to protect the regular season because every game matters." Every game doesn't matter...even some CCGs "don't matter" for some teams this year regarding the CFP. Ex: PAC 12...Stanford ain't getting in if they beat USC by a hundred! TCU ain't getting in if they beat OU by a hundred. Now, it may matter as far as bowl location and conference champ stuff, but it doesn't matter regarding the CFP or the old BCS...or protecting the integrity of the regular season.

So, everyone needs to stop with the "every game matters" horseshit "to protect the regular season."

 

[Deep Creek]

Yes someone finally came up with a way for UVA to make the playoffs.

We couldn't even make it with 128 spots.

 

[obxyankeefan]

I have always been of the opinion that the CCGs should be part of the playoffs. 4 Super conferences with each ones CCG being the first week of playoffs, then you have the 4 winners fight it out for National Championship.

 

[obxyankeefan]

We couldn't even make it with 128 spots.

Yeah but y'all beat ....ohhh time to leave

 

[7Samurai13]

We couldn't even make it with 128 spots.

You can play in the other bowl game though.

 

[Deep Creek]

You can play in the other bowl game though.

We did that 12 times this year.

 

[WNY_FOOTBALL_DUDE]

So, everyone needs to stop with the "every game matters" horseshit "to protect the regular season."

Agree.

8 teams = 6% of the college football population. 94% of the league gets left out. You still preserve its elitism with 8 teams. In fact, it makes the regular season BETTER. Teams not only play for playoff positions, but for homefield advantage.

As I have said before, 4 teams is ILLOGICAL. We have 5 power conferences. We have Notre Dame, which always extremely tough schedules and challenges teams on the road. We have extremely good G-5 programs like this year's Memphis and Central Florida. We have at-large bids with resumes just as good as conference champions. You cannot logically pick out four teams, when meaningful common opponents rarely exist between the conferences.

If we had an 8-team playoff, we would have MORE games with playoff hopes. Right now, the USC-Stanford game and the Memphis-UCF game has ZERO playoff implications. Ohio State only has a shot if they run up the scoreboard against Wisky.

The "Every game matters" exists in every sport. That's how you advance, by winning.

 

[WizardHawk]

Agree.

8 teams = 6% of the college football population. 94% of the league gets left out. You still preserve its elitism with 8 teams. In fact, it makes the regular season BETTER. Teams not only play for playoff positions, but for homefield advantage.

As I have said before, 4 teams is ILLOGICAL. We have 5 power conferences. We have Notre Dame, which always extremely tough schedules and challenges teams on the road. We have extremely good G-5 programs like this year's Memphis and Central Florida. We have at-large bids with resumes just as good as conference champions. You cannot logically pick out four teams, when meaningful common opponents rarely exist between the conferences.

If we had an 8-team playoff, we would have MORE games with playoff hopes. Right now, the USC-Stanford game and the Memphis-UCF game has ZERO playoff implications. Ohio State only has a shot if they run up the scoreboard against Wisky.

The "Every game matters" exists in every sport. That's how you advance, by winning.

The more you let in, the less you have to win to get in and the more losses don't matter. It waters down what makes college football more intense than almost any other sport.

 

[WNY_FOOTBALL_DUDE]

The more you let in, the less you have to win to get in and the more losses don't matter. It waters down what makes college football more intense than almost any other sport.

How many losses does Auburn have? I "forgot".

Historically speaking, most of the teams ranked in the top 10 have between 0 to 2 losses and/or at least double digit wins on the season.

Nothing would be "lost" with 8 teams. It would create a more diverse set of teams and acknowledge the reality that conferences don't play the same opponents.

 

[4down20]

If we had an 8-team playoff, we would have MORE games with playoff hopes. Right now, the USC-Stanford game and the Memphis-UCF game has ZERO playoff implications. Ohio State only has a shot if they run up the scoreboard against Wisky.

False, you lose meaning at the top with the top teams.

And you add a bunch of rematches.

 

[uncfan103]

I agree with this part.

Where I disagree is with those that want to fly that flag "to protect the regular season because every game matters." Every game doesn't matter...even some CCGs "don't matter" for some teams this year regarding the CFP. Ex: PAC 12...Stanford ain't getting in if they beat USC by a hundred! TCU ain't getting in if they beat OU by a hundred. Now, it may matter as far as bowl location and conference champ stuff, but it doesn't matter regarding the CFP or the old BCS...or protecting the integrity of the regular season.

So, everyone needs to stop with the "every game matters" horseshit "to protect the regular season."

Every game matters in terms of competing for a national championship. The regular season is relevant and are important. Had Stanford not lost at San Diego state the pac12 would’ve meany a lot more, but because they did lose it means they’re competing for a conference championship instead of a national championship. If we go to 8 you water down the regular season and who cares about Stanford losing at SDSU.

Also, last weekend games had playoff implications, Auburn and Alabama played against each other and that game mattered because it affected several teams playoff chances. (USC, TCU, Alabama, Ohio State).

If we had 8 teams, we’d have 2 spots for non conference champions, and there’d be 4-6 teams deserving of those two spots.

 

[WizardHawk]

How many losses does Auburn have? I "forgot".

Historically speaking, most of the teams ranked in the top 10 have between 0 to 2 losses and/or at least double digit wins on the season.

Nothing would be "lost" with 8 teams. It would create a more diverse set of teams and acknowledge the reality that conferences don't play the same opponents.

I don't agree. Right now you have nearly no chance with 2 losses. It's going to be rare. You aren't guaranteed a spot with 1 loss. And winning your ccg matters, at least mostly. Add more slots and now even ccg losers will get in regularly. Now there would be less intensity in those games and more teams could wrap up a spot before their ccg even happens. It just won't have the outcome so many think it will. Just my opinion.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I don’t want 8 teams. 4 is fine.

 

[BigAppleBadger]

No team has clinched a playoff spot yet going into the final week. 7 playoff contenders are playing each other if any those teams lose this weekend they are out of the playoffs while 6 of the 7 can clinch a playoff spot with a win. Also Alabama's fate is up in the air something that would not be the case in a 8 team playoff. You can't ask for an exciting, and interesting weekend.

I only count 5 playoff contenders but sure.