The playoff system isn't corrupt like everyone thinks. Would anyone dispute that

Dec 1, 2016
12:12:30pm

CougarBran Walk-on

the top 2 teams will be in it? Alabama, OSU, and Clemson are definitely the most deserving. Anyone who else gets in should just feel lucky. Since the CFP inception the top 2 teams have always been it, which is the most important factor.

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So let me get this straight. Word is that Mich might even leapfrog Washington for CFP.

thaws Good Guy Idiot

12/1/16 11:37am

yep. if Oh state gets in, this has become the subjective NC moved from a vote

johnnycarson

12/1/16 11:39am

I think that it is a step in right direction, but it should not stop here. 8 is perfect

thaws

12/1/16 11:43am

The subjectivity requires a wider net

Carnac el Magnifico

12/1/16 11:47am

It never really was a true playoff. It was a money and power grab....

ByuMba90

12/1/16 11:40am

It's a 4-team BCS system to replace the 2-team BCS system.

garyfan

12/1/16 11:41am

It needs to go to 8 teams. 4 is not enough. 8 is just right.

Turnpike Lane

12/1/16 11:42am

16 with ALL conferences getting an auto bid. Let the cinderellas go on the road

Colorado

12/1/16 11:50am

College Football NIT

kccougar

12/1/16 11:43am

I hope it happens because it will cause a lot of backlash

yorksama

12/1/16 11:43am

It would just be so easy to fix. 8 team playoff: P5 champs, 1 G5, 2 at large.

snowbird

12/1/16 11:43am

Only problem with that is OOC games become preseason games (they won't mean

rggee

12/1/16 11:48am

Except if you're a team hoping for the autobid.

Mizzou-Blue

12/1/16 12:09pm

As well they should.

chago04

12/1/16 11:46am

I love Michigan and wanted them to beat OSU so bad. But they did not win their conference.

thaws

12/1/16 11:52am

While I agree that it'd be subjective, I think that conferences championships

Random Walk

12/1/16 11:49am

It doesn't mean you're the best in the country, but it means you deserve a shot.

rggee

12/1/16 11:50am

Isn't the point of the CFP to get the four best teams in the country into a

Random Walk

12/1/16 11:52am

I suppose so. But 3 Big 10 teams seems silly.

rggee

12/1/16 11:53am

Not if they're 3 of the 4 best teams in the country.

Random Walk

12/1/16 11:55am

But they've already all played each other.

rggee

12/1/16 12:07pm

Why does this matter?

Random Walk

12/1/16 12:09pm

How do we know they're the best? They get the benefit of playing each other.

Mizzou-Blue

12/1/16 12:11pm

I agree--you don't know.

Random Walk

12/1/16 12:15pm

Ok, but how can anyone claim to be the best in the nation if they failed to win

NOCAL_YFAN

12/1/16 11:56am

Why does this matter? Some conferences are harder than others...just because

Random Walk

12/1/16 12:00pm

Yeah but then you are relying on non-head-to-head perception to say who is

NOCAL_YFAN

12/1/16 12:11pm

I'm not saying that conference championships shouldn't be a factor.

Random Walk

12/1/16 12:17pm

But if you view the regular season as part of the playoff, then those who fail

NOCAL_YFAN

12/1/16 12:24pm

I think that you're playing the regular season to decide who gets in the playoff

Random Walk

12/1/16 12:42pm

I don't. by your same logic reversed "If you cannot beat the teams in your region you cannot be the best in the

thaws

12/1/16 11:58am

The reverse logic doesn't work--because if you lose to the #1 team--you could

Random Walk

12/1/16 12:02pm

From it's short history, and this year in particular, is there any doubt left

NOCAL_YFAN

12/1/16 11:53am

there shouldn't have ever been any doubt. It wasn't designed for G5 inclusion

Nat Gas Man

12/1/16 12:00pm

good point. This is proof that it is not about allowing anyone in as much as keeping others out.

thaws

12/1/16 12:00pm

In a way, I kind of hope this happens. Then it would clearly reveal a bias

HangookCoug

12/1/16 11:53am

The playoff system isn't corrupt like everyone thinks. Would anyone dispute that

CougarBran

12/1/16 12:12pm

But it is as stupid as everyone thinks. You need to have a sufficient number

Colorado

12/1/16 12:35pm

Corrupt is not the word I would have used. Self Serving? Yes. Elitist? Yes.

thaws

12/1/16 4:02pm

And don't forget the CFP aint any different than the bowl system...

gmj81

12/1/16 12:30pm

The more things change, the more things stay the same. We've been having the

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