Originally Posted by 8SNAKE
Originally Posted by Oldelkhunter
Originally Posted by PaulBarnard
Originally Posted by 8SNAKE
Originally Posted by PaulBarnard
Originally Posted by TreeMutt
The system is flawed but until the 12 team playoff we hafta live with it.

IMO, Utah would beat OSU. We also have to wait until this plays out today. It seems a team can get f'ed for playing in their conference championship!

The 12 team playoff is ridiculous. What team that would fall into the bottom 6 of the top 12 could beat UGA or Michigan?

Any of them on any given day. The "best" team doesn't always win the game.

Thank you for making my point. Let's bring 3X the number of teams into the playoffs to give them a chance at their "any given day."

The top 12 would be playing almost an NFL schedule. Only teams that are very deep in talent will win it because of attrition caused by a brutal schedule. You might as well stay at 4 or possibly go to 8.

Flipping that around, wouldn't your scenario also help some kids get their shot? I know it's not the same, but most of us might not know Tom Brady's name if Bledsoe never got hurt. Back to your point, it also changes the dynamics of recruiting a bit.

I'd rather shorten the regular season and have more meaningful playoff games if that is what it takes. Who really cares about seeing Alabama beat the piss out of Northeastern Bumblefugg U, other than the bean counters at Northeastern Bumblefugg U? Just spread the bigger pie of an expanded playoff picture around to the smaller schools so no one loses out.


NIL and the transfer portal have changed Football for the bad I fear. Teams like GA,AL,LSU and A&M paid their players well before NIL. You think kids are going to GA because they love the team? No with NIL there are college QB's making 7 figures and some coaches brag about it Mario Cristobal,Saban and Jimbo Fisher . That guarantees those teams will have deep rosters stocked with talent paid for in the Portal or thru NIL and recruiting. Teams with the most resources will have the most stocked teams. The other 8 will be at a disadvantage because of the depth the top 4 will have. There are only so many blue chips to go around unfortunately.

They may want 12 to be inclusive but really 4 of the teams will really matter.