4 Team College Football Playoff

[Katpappy]

It doesn't matter what the system is ESPN will get the teams in every year that they want in. It happens every damn year.  Anyone who doesn't think ESPN completely controls college football is deluding themselves.

IIRC Disney/ABC own the ESPN network, so yes they will get their say.  Also, you do know ABC has the 12 yr CFP contract.

[Benja]

I would have made the same decision the committee made, even though I love the big 12. Will be very fun games to watch.

[Benja]

the system with 4 is fine. Someone is always going to be left out.

Yep.

[Mr Bread]

I would have made the same decision the committee made, even though I love the big 12. Will be very fun games to watch.

I found it to be a very sexy final four.  Really has name recognition.  I actually want to watch. 

[Benja]

I would have made the same decision the committee made, even though I love the big 12. Will be very fun games to watch.

I found it to be a very sexy final four.  Really has name recognition.  I actually want to watch. 

I mean I think it's the correct four teams regardless of name recognition. I couldn't differentiate between tcu and baylor, which sucks for them. Ohio State is just as deserving so makes sense to put them in. Not an easy situation but it never will be.

[wetwillie]

I don't think OSU vs Bama will be competitive at all. 

[Mr Bread]

I don't think OSU vs Bama will be competitive at all.

The 3rd stringer is going to fall apart is my guess.  Plus he doesn't run like Braxton and J.T.  Too much of a style change up.  Otherwise they have the talent and coaching to hang even with bama. 

[Mr Bread]

I will however enjoy a hearty big 10 chuckle if they win.

[wetwillie]

I don't think OSU vs Bama will be competitive at all.

The 3rd stringer is going to fall apart is my guess.  Plus he doesn't run like Braxton and J.T.  Too much of a style change up.  Otherwise they have the talent and coaching to hang even with bama. 

Yea I agree, that's why I was a bit surprised they got in.  At least he gets a month to prep, but it's likely the Bama D is going to eff him up something awful. 

[nicname]

I used to be a 16-team guy, but I think 12 is the magic number.

[nicname]

If the Big Twelve gets left out due to not having a championship game do they go out and get two more teams so they can play a championship game? Or do they lobby the NCAA to allow them to play one with only ten teams?

Play it with 10. Don't lobby. NCAA will kick rocks.

[nicname]

What's really funny to me is that if Oklahoma or Texas were in TCU or Baylor's situation ESPN would be treating this completely different.

Smartest thing said in this thread.

[wetwillie]

I used to be a 16-team guy, but I think 12 is the magic number.

I think 8 is my max,  we would have been top 12 and we would have been smoked by the top 6 teams for sure.  The drop off after the first 4-6 is pretty steep.   

[nicname]

I used to be a 16-team guy, but I think 12 is the magic number.

I think 8 is my max,  we would have been top 12 and we would have been smoked by the top 6 teams for sure.  The drop off after the first 4-6 is pretty steep.

K-State wouldn't have been in.

[AbeFroman]

TCU Horned Frogs...More like TCU Leaped Frogs

[AbeFroman]

It's interesting watching Mr Bread TSC. I don't really know a "Big 10 guy". Nebrasktards don't count.

[SdK]

I'm ok with how it all worked out. Glad we are matched up with who we are on a Friday night. Other great bowl match ups. Couldn't ask for more.

[Rage Against the McKee]

I don't think OSU vs Bama will be competitive at all.

Oregon vs FSU won't be either. I doubt I watch the second half of either of these games. There is just a huge dropoff after Oregon, Alabama, and TCU.

[Trim]

It's impossible to have any kind of fair system in a sport with 12 regular season games to whittle down 120 teams all playing by different rules.  Go back to no system where every school, conference and bowl game is out for themselves.

[Stevesie60]

8 is a great number. The butthurt would not be the same as it is with 4. Every year there are about 5-6 teams that can make a claim that they are the best team. The 9th best team in the nation will probably be butthurt about being left out, but they can't really think they are the best team like the #5 and #6 teams can.

[catastrophe]

8 is a great number. The butthurt would not be the same as it is with 4. Every year there are about 5-6 teams that can make a claim that they are the best team. The 9th best team in the nation will probably be butthurt about being left out, but they can't really think they are the best team like the #5 and #6 teams can.

I think this is accurate. You'll still have complaining, just not legitimate complaining. Also, to any Power 5 rep the retort is easy: just win your conference and you wouldn't have had to leave it up to the pollsters.

Honestly did anyone expect this to stay a 4 team playoff? I always thought this was like a transitional thing to work out logistics and wean people off of the BCS en route to having a legitimate playoff.

[Katpappy]

8 is a great number. The butthurt would not be the same as it is with 4. Every year there are about 5-6 teams that can make a claim that they are the best team. The 9th best team in the nation will probably be butthurt about being left out, but they can't really think they are the best team like the #5 and #6 teams can.

I think this is accurate. You'll still have complaining, just not legitimate complaining. Also, to any Power 5 rep the retort is easy: just win your conference and you wouldn't have had to leave it up to the pollsters.

Honestly did anyone expect this to stay a 4 team playoff? I always thought this was like a transitional thing to work out logistics and wean people off of the BCS en route to having a legitimate playoff.

It won't happen before the contract is up.  This has been discussed by the talking heads on ESPN.

[MakeItRain]

8 is a great number. The butthurt would not be the same as it is with 4. Every year there are about 5-6 teams that can make a claim that they are the best team. The 9th best team in the nation will probably be butthurt about being left out, but they can't really think they are the best team like the #5 and #6 teams can.

I think this is accurate. You'll still have complaining, just not legitimate complaining. Also, to any Power 5 rep the retort is easy: just win your conference and you wouldn't have had to leave it up to the pollsters.

Honestly did anyone expect this to stay a 4 team playoff? I always thought this was like a transitional thing to work out logistics and wean people off of the BCS en route to having a legitimate playoff.

It won't happen before the contract is up.  This has been discussed by the talking heads on ESPN.

You keep talking about the contract as if it can't be renegotiated. If the power 5 wants to go to 8 ESPN will happily redo the contract because they want the inventory. Monday Night Football is the only product they have that out rates college football. Renegotiating the contract would also give ESPN more controlling years of the CFP.

[Mixed-Nutz]

8 is a great number. The butthurt would not be the same as it is with 4. Every year there are about 5-6 teams that can make a claim that they are the best team. The 9th best team in the nation will probably be butthurt about being left out, but they can't really think they are the best team like the #5 and #6 teams can.

Money politics with 8 teams would be so bad. But it is the best thing for competitive fairness.

[Katpappy]

8 is a great number. The butthurt would not be the same as it is with 4. Every year there are about 5-6 teams that can make a claim that they are the best team. The 9th best team in the nation will probably be butthurt about being left out, but they can't really think they are the best team like the #5 and #6 teams can.

I think this is accurate. You'll still have complaining, just not legitimate complaining. Also, to any Power 5 rep the retort is easy: just win your conference and you wouldn't have had to leave it up to the pollsters.

Honestly did anyone expect this to stay a 4 team playoff? I always thought this was like a transitional thing to work out logistics and wean people off of the BCS en route to having a legitimate playoff.

It won't happen before the contract is up.  This has been discussed by the talking heads on ESPN.

You keep talking about the contract as if it can't be renegotiated. If the power 5 wants to go to 8 ESPN will happily redo the contract because they want the inventory. Monday Night Football is the only product they have that out rates college football. Renegotiating the contract would also give ESPN more controlling years of the CFP.

They basically said it would open up the contract to other networks and would cost much more.  They got a sweet deal and they don't give a eff about who gets in is fair or not.