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Oct 14, 2020
12:49:10pm

Zak All-American

Need 16, but would settle for 8 now

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Zak

Previous username: ZShaners
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Joined: Sep 25, 2007
Last login: May 7, 2024
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CFB Food for Thought. Joel Klatt on the Herd opined that the 4 team CFB playoff

Forzaitalia

10/14/20 12:47pm

Need 16, but would settle for 8 now

Zak

10/14/20 12:49pm

That doesn’t make sense. Teams that don’t make the playoff still play in a bowl

pink22

10/14/20 12:52pm

You don't think a championship is better than a bowl win? It may be contrived by

BlueTooth

10/14/20 12:56pm

But that didn’t all of the sudden change because they tweaked the system.

pink22

10/14/20 1:06pm

Those few teams are garnering even a larger share of top tier talent

fulano

10/14/20 1:00pm

But they more than likely would have anyway.

pink22

10/14/20 1:07pm

Yes. That is Klatt's argument--a self-perpetuating cycle for the elite.

Forzaitalia

10/14/20 1:58pm

That’s been college football for years and years.

pink22

10/14/20 2:05pm

His theory is that we all know what matters most and gets the lion's share of

Forzaitalia

10/14/20 1:57pm

Going to a 4 team playoff was dumb. It should be easy to see that an 8 team

Duke Silver

10/14/20 12:54pm

Except the auto-bids ensure you get crappy teams in there. The PAC-12 in most

Dangerous

10/14/20 12:57pm

That gives the higher seeds a real benefit for finishing high in the rankings

Doogal McCougar

10/14/20 1:20pm

I don’t care about always getting the best teams in the playoff. I care more

Duke Silver

10/14/20 1:30pm

I think an 8 or 10 team playoff is perfect

newbie

10/14/20 12:58pm

I agree with the sentiment, but using ND as an example is dumb. ND has been more

Byron McNertney

10/14/20 1:07pm

I think Klatt's the rich get richer argument applies to ND but it is more true

Forzaitalia

10/14/20 2:16pm

Needs 16 so auto-qualify each champion of each FBS league, seed it out,

BlackBart

10/14/20 1:42pm

I'd do 14. 10 autobids + 4 at large.

Doogal McCougar

10/14/20 2:02pm

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