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

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Oct 14, 2020
1:06:36pm

pink22 Intervention Needed

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

It’s nearly the same system. They just added one more game to the bunch. Sure that additional game gives them one more week of exposure I guess, but had they never created the playoff I would guess we’d still be seeing the exact same teams in the top few bowl games.

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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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