Quote:I think 16 is too much. When you start letting that many teams in, you devalue the regular season too much. You also get teams that have no business competing for a NC in. I'm fine with 2 SEC teams in the playoff, even in a 4 team system, if that's how that's how things shake out. I don't think a team that finishes 5th in their own conference should be competing for National Championship, though, and that's the kind of stuff you'd have happening in a 16 team playoff.

The devaluing thought cones from 4-5 conferences who have grown to weed everyone else out. Once recruits know that there's an even playing field throughout all of college football then you will, overtime, see the field becone more level.


Right now you have SEC, ACC, Big 12, PAC 12, and Big 10/11/12/13/14 running the show with other conferences, still in 1A as side pieces. There is no level playing field. It's pointless to have other 1A conferences if there is next to no shot of competing in a playoff. I feel for the Marshall's, Boise's, and schools like that over the years. They need a perfect season couple with so many other variables to occur to make the playoff.


And no team finishing fifth in conference would be in a 16 team playoff. Conf champs only plus 1.

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