Quote:But what if Alabama is better?  They finished with the same record as Baylor but played a more difficult schedule.  Why penalize teams in good conferences and protect those in weaker ones?  Again, a team would be better off playing in a weak conference and running the table every year.

 

The bowl committee needs to decide, is the goal of the 4 team playoff to pick the 4 best teams or the 4 most deserving.  There is a difference between the two. 

There is no way to say for sure Alabama plays the harder competition. What happens if the Big 12 has a great bowl season and the SEC has a losing record? Then will you say Alabama played a harder schedule? If you put them in the 4 team playoff over Baylor, than it's already too late to change after we find out through the bowls who the best conferences are.

 

It should be an 8 team playoff. 6 major conferences get automatic bids. Two at large teams, but not from the same conference. Do you guys really think those regular season games are going to lose meaning? How many times has Auburn-Alabama been between two top 8 teams? Probably less than 5% of the time. You people act like the Iron Bowl is always this huge match-up that defines the college football season, just because it's been that way the last 3 or 4 years. And if the SEC is so deep, then wouldn't the loser of that game more than likely get bumped behind another SEC team after they lost? I couldn't imagine any scenario where the game would lose any importance if there was an 8 team playoff.

 

Also, I would like to see computers be a small part of the rankings still. Everyone always rips on the computers, but you know what's less trustworthy than computers? Bias coaches and media members...and that's who votes in the other polls.

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