Are there too many teams in the playoff?

[Tom Paris]

Yup, I'm gonna be that guy.
4 games and 4 lopsided scores.

No. Should be 16. Who cares? It’s college football.

 

[obfuscating]

No. Should be 16. Who cares? It’s college football.

is it really "college" football anymore?

 

[Dauminator]

Why does Tennessee get a free pass? They were beaten as bad - maybe worse - than Indiana and SMU.

They're from the SEC. They just lose better.

Meetthe, in this case every single point of your post was spot on.

Personally, I just have no interest in these playoffs. Didn't watch a moment and won't the rest of the way.

 

[hexumhawk]

16 teams
Home games until championship

If you want to really "fix" CFB, you need to start with NIL regulations.

 

[Iron Doc]

Yup, I'm gonna be that guy.
4 games and 4 lopsided scores.

Not only No, but HELL NO!
A field of 4 was an absolute travesty; why even have playoffs is such a scenario?

 

[Titanhawk2]

This weekend proved that teams #9 and worse have no business being in a "playoff". The only result of the weekend is that the winning teams are now 1 week more tired and more hurt

 

[luvmyhawks]

Don’t care. I watched about as much college football not including Iowa this weekend as I have all year, which is virtually none. The NFL is ridiculously superior to this crap. Why waste my time with semi pro?

 

[Dauminator]

Don’t care. I watched about as much college football not including Iowa this weekend as I have all year, which is virtually none. The NFL is ridiculously superior to this crap. Why waste my time with semi pro?

The NFL is an absolute joke. CFB is just trying really hard to catch up to them in that regard.

 

[littlez]

The NFL is an absolute joke. CFB is just trying really hard to catch up to them in that regard.

Sounds like you should switch to watching another sport altogether if you’re that dissatisfied.

 

[BurgHawk87]

This weekend proved that teams #9 and worse have no business being in a "playoff". The only result of the weekend is that the winning teams are now 1 week more tired and more hurt

Except 2 of the 4 winners had an extra bye week by not being included in a conference championship game. So it's a wash. Although I agree that 2 more years of chalk should cut the slate to 8. This year 4 would have been too many.

 

[amahawk]

Just have the B1G and SEC champions play one game. Call it the World College Championship Game and be done with it.

 

[littlez]

Just give Uconn the basketball trophy now. Who cares about any other conference or the other 63 teams.

 

[BirdistheWord]

Yup, I'm gonna be that guy.
4 games and 4 lopsided scores.

I think teams like ASU and Boise St. did not deserve first round byes.

SMU’s QB threw 3 INT’s which blew that game open.

Overall, I think we will need a few years of evidence before we know. I love having more teams. Cracking the top 4 is next to impossible most years. 12 might be too many but it stops so many teams from saying “we should have made it in.” Well, you got in and you got smoked.

 

[Rustys Dad]

Yup, I'm gonna be that guy.
4 games and 4 lopsided scores.

No. I think 12 is perfect. Sure, we had some ugly games… Indiana - for example - had a great season. Would not have predicted them to get handled like that by ND.

12 teams makes it fun. To let some “other” teams and fans experience the playoffs. I enjoyed the games.

 

[HawkMachine]

yes. 8 teams no home games no byes and it will still end up the same as if they'd voted on it.

I could get behind this.

 

[yrunvs]

Must be jelly cause jam don't shake like that.

 

[RIGHTWINGHAWK]

Yup, I'm gonna be that guy.
4 games and 4 lopsided scores.

I'd like to see a 16 team playoff .

 

[Garbanzo Joe]

Too many teams? How the hell is ESPN supposed to Alabama, South Carolina and Ole Miss in with only 12?

 

[luvmyhawks]

The NFL is an absolute joke.

Lol. Sure. Feel free to explain.

 

[HWKEYZ23]

Yup, I'm gonna be that guy.
4 games and 4 lopsided scores.

Nope. I wish they would follow the FCS format, go to 24 teams and get rid of several garbage bowl games

 

[Dauminator]

Sounds like you should switch to watching another sport altogether if you’re that dissatisfied.

Fair. Sadly, all sports have been ruined. Best to just not take any of it very seriously. Just take them for all they're worth, which is a bit of fun every now and then.

 

[Ladell-hawk]

Should be 16 teams and the top seeds SHOULD be rewarded with an easier matchup (just like march madness). I hate the "eyeball" test and the blue blood arguments. No 3 loss team should get in regardless of their brand name or eyeball test.

With 16 teams you will see more lopsided games. I think 8 would be plenty.

 

[Iowa Hog]

Find a way to guarantee that the actual 12 best teams based on the eyeball test (or whatever other system they want to use) are in the playoffs. This year is proving that teams like SMU and Indiana were feel good stories during the regular season, but that they had no business being in the playoffs. I’m going to predict we’ll be saying the same about Boise State and Arizona State after the next round.

 

[Iowa Hog]

First of all, I'm not liking the playoff era at all. I'm one of those guys who wants it how it was prior to the Coalition/Alliance/BCS etc.

But, since we've gotten this far and there's no going back, we might as well do it right. 12 teams is too many. There are 5-6 teams at most each season that have a legitimate claim as the best team. 8 team playoff should be enough. 4 top conference champs plus 4 at-large, seeded how the Committee sees fit, quarterfinals on home fields, then on to the old 4-team CFP (2 major bowl games for semifinals, then a championship game).

No byes. No automatic high seeds. Playoff home game is ultimate goal. #9 team left out had no chance of winning it all, anyway. All teams involved need to win a game if they want a traditional bowl trip. Still some really good bowl games/destinations for teams that missed the playoff. 4 fewer games to get hyped to death for very little reason. Most of the time fans will only need to take 2 trips to see their team play in the championship game (only rare exception would be fans who travel to the quarterfinal road game and then have their team end up reaching the championship game). Season over before spring semester starts (I know that's of very little importance to most players, but it's still a plus).

I know this isn't happening, and eventually we'll have 16 teams with team #17 bitching and moaning about how unfair it is they were left out, and we'll be enduring 8-9 blowouts every playoff instead of 5-6, but that's what the people want (just like NIL and the transfer portal). Congratulations.

The committee should be praised for doing a good job. How good were Indiana and SMU, better than Tennessee and teams like Alabama and South Carolina which have proven to be proficient losers. SMU and Indiana may not be any better than the proficient losers, but their records showed before the playoffs they may be and a team should only be awarded a spot if their conference champions like Clemson or
had a respectable regular season

 

[BirdistheWord]

I am not a fan of teams like BSU and ASU getting the auto byes. JMO.