Herbstreit agrees that focus on the playoff is not good for college football.

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Dec 2, 2020
9:56:19am

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Herbstreit agrees that focus on the playoff is not good for college football.

"I’m worried about the sport overall," he said. "I’m worried about the focus strictly on the playoff, that if you’re not one of the playoff teams, 'Why does it even matter, who cares?’"

- @KirkHerbstreit https://t.co/lXdCCtXUTY

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— The Solid Verbal (@SolidVerbal) December 2, 2020

https://twitter.com/SolidVerbal/status/1334172736986492930

And Mandel thinks this thought process will eventually lead to an expanded playoff:

He's right. .. Which is exactly why the Playoff is going to get even bigger, to keep more teams/fan bases engaged. https://t.co/JRAS6Fh7O0
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) December 2, 2020

https://twitter.com/slmandel/status/1334176210675322880

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Herbstreit agrees that focus on the playoff is not good for college football.

BYUHawk

12/2/20 9:56am

16 teams. Make it happen. It will help parity as well.

12/2/20 9:56am

12 should be the number. That essentially gives you the top 2 from the P5 and

Chester Copperpot

12/2/20 10:03am

Guaranteeing a spot for G5 is the only way to fix the stupid thing. The sheer

Colorado

12/2/20 10:16am

The two at-large would have to be from G5, but like it or not a 16 team playoff

Chester Copperpot

12/2/20 10:33am

It should happen. Whether it will or not is beside the point. I stand by my

Colorado

12/2/20 10:36am

I agree it should. BYU should be ranked 8 in the CFP too, but just because it

Chester Copperpot

12/2/20 10:37am

12? That's 12 down to 6, 6 down to 3. Then what? Paper, scissors, rock?

BleedCougarBlue2

12/2/20 11:28am

Not hard at all, just do bye rounds for the top teams.

Mrs Featerbottom

12/2/20 11:51am

Holy epic failure of an idea, batman.

COACHdrn

12/2/20 11:33am

12 teams reduces the games played by one for the likely champion.

ParentingNotForSissy

12/2/20 2:33pm

24 team playoff would work also.

ParentingNotForSissy

12/2/20 2:33pm

Has to be minimum of 16 teams, and all D1 teams have to have a path to the

Born2Fish

12/2/20 10:09am

I'd be okay with that if D1 were trimmed as well. Need to up the requirements

Kajdin

12/2/20 12:47pm

Seriously. Needs to be trimmed to 64 or 80 teams.

KingDave

12/2/20 2:27pm

80 is probably realistic any more and they risk having to cut some P5 members

Kajdin

12/2/20 2:49pm

There's already 65 P5 teams

krindorr

12/2/20 3:04pm

For independents, if they’re in the top 16, they should automatically be in.

KingDave

12/2/20 2:29pm

Agreed. But the problem is continued P5 bias.

zerigke

12/2/20 10:12am

The only solution is every conference champ is in. Period. The regular season

TailgateU

12/2/20 10:25am

Yes, with all FBS conf champs getting an auto bid.

Unibro

12/2/20 10:15am

Not with this selection committee. #17 would become their ceiling for BYU.

BlueFever

12/2/20 10:15am

Agreed. 16 teams creates parity inside of CFB. If 16 teams can make it, then the top talent doesn't just pool to

specsauce

12/2/20 10:45am

Been saying 16 teams myself, too, for over 5 years.

BleedCougarBlue2

12/2/20 11:26am

Two feasible options - 12 team or 8 team

krindorr

12/2/20 1:05pm

He's absolutely right. No other major sport has the strange setup of D1 college football. The only realistic way forward

slappy

12/2/20 9:58am

24 teams like the FCS. Give everyone a chance, and don’t make the worst teams

ZacSeljaas'Stache

12/2/20 9:58am

If you have 24, why not 32 and make everyone play the first round?

Sea Chicken

12/2/20 10:00am

FCS has been doing 24 for a long time and it’s a fun bracket. 32 would be nice

ZacSeljaas'Stache

12/2/20 10:03am

I don't mind a bunch of 7-5 SEC teams getting in

Sea Chicken

12/2/20 10:10am

When you get too big you need to add incentives to make regular season count

cougarfann888

12/2/20 10:05am

because seeding matters

Sea Chicken

12/2/20 10:10am

Do you really think Alabama cares much if they play the number 32 team or the

cougarfann888

12/2/20 10:23am

yes

Sea Chicken

12/2/20 10:50am

Yeah, I think you need rewards at the top like the NFL. Byes, home field, etc..

DMVCougar

12/2/20 10:55am

I think byes are dumb in the NFL too. Home field should be incentive enough.

Sea Chicken

12/2/20 11:35am

I'd be flexible on that. Just need something to make regularly season relevant.

DMVCougar

12/2/20 11:41am

I've been listening to Cowherd and his take is that the 4 team playoff is going

Chester Copperpot

12/2/20 10:00am

Ultimately, it's in the self interest of the P5 to expand CFP to 16 teams..

Saxa

12/2/20 10:02am

And at that point we need to be in a conference as likely all 11 conf champs

Dangerous

12/2/20 10:03am

It has already begun. Look at the budget sheets of g5 teams for 5 years

StalwartBraveTrue

12/2/20 10:20am

I would just stop watching altogether. I think the G5 would have a legal case.

Colorado

12/2/20 10:24am

That’s what the P5 good ol boys want.

antiyewt

12/2/20 12:17pm

8 team playoff - conference winners from P5 plus 3 at large. Guarantee a spot for independent or G5

Gibbcoug

12/2/20 10:03am

Yes, or 16 — top 2 from each P5, 6 wildcards (2 have to be G5/indy)

UteStar

12/2/20 10:13am

If you take the top 2, why do any conference championship games?

Cougar TD

12/2/20 10:14am

Get rid of it then. Prob have to in order to play 16 team playoffs.

UteStar

12/2/20 10:16am

Deal...... It really makes too much sense.

Cougar TD

12/2/20 10:22am

Better than 4, but it isn't enough. With only 2 at-large spots from the P5, I

mwcoug

12/2/20 10:14am

Just need Trump to weigh in now

Goliath

12/2/20 10:04am

I'd love to see every conference champion in the playoffs.

Eddie

12/2/20 10:04am

Way I’ve always felt this way. Still room for some at large bids that would go

Tuskaloosa Cougar

12/2/20 10:23am

The funny thing about the money argument is conferences get a ton of money from

Cougar TD

12/2/20 10:27am

Totally agree! I really like Herbie. He's a voice of reason.

The Y's Insider

12/2/20 10:09am

How about make a real play off like EVERY OTHER SPORT in the world.

kotacoug

12/2/20 10:10am

No, CFB wants to be like ice skating and Hollywood awards shows

AZ Coug

12/2/20 10:53am

On August 1 of every year they've already disenfranchised half of all FBS teams.

StalwartBraveTrue

12/2/20 10:17am

It's basically down to 6 or 8 on signing day

mwcoug

12/2/20 10:23am

According to cowherd. I disagree with the premise that recruiting rankings

StalwartBraveTrue

12/2/20 2:40pm

All 10 conference champs and 6 wild cards, but with Play-In

Doogal McCougar

12/2/20 10:29am

I don't like using bowl games. Just have higher seeds host an extra game

Colorado

12/2/20 10:34am

There's too much power and money to just throw out the bowl system. Plus

Doogal McCougar

12/2/20 10:44am

He’s essentially making the same argument of those who haven’t been super excited about independence and that being

Zach Morris

12/2/20 10:36am

I think this is the only “playoff” in the world that consists of only 4 teams.

Heath Squashwell

12/2/20 10:41am

I don’t get why it shouldn’t be 32 teams.

sunjieming

12/2/20 10:49am

Too many games for the players, not enough room on the calendar

Doogal McCougar

12/2/20 11:12am

Just shorten the regular season by a game or two.A 32-team playoff is way better

sunjieming

12/2/20 12:43pm

It would be a fun tournament. It would add 5 weeks of games to the calendar.

Eddie

12/2/20 11:36am

I think you just shorten the season by a game or two

sunjieming

12/2/20 12:43pm

the problem is that the "haves" in FBS would rather see the sport languish than

yahtzee

12/2/20 11:27am

One of the human vices. Greed.

DMVCougar

12/2/20 1:23pm

He is correct, especially when the system makes a number of huge ....

LEDSFW

12/2/20 1:50pm

Focus on the playoff works great for basketball

Hill4Heisman

12/2/20 2:19pm

For pretty much all of these scenarios, BYU is better off in a conference

krindorr

12/2/20 2:41pm

So what if it gets bigger, that just means more P5 teams get in.

Mitty

12/2/20 3:20pm

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