Quote:It's so hard to believe both Michigan and OSU are not in the championship game when they're ranked in the top 5. Wow.

I guess overall records don't matter when it comes to conference play? Only conference records matter?


Anyway, this year is the perfect example of why playoffs should expand to 8 teams (no more than that though,, that's too much).


8 teams guarantees the conference championship teams, plus the 3 other top schools that are REALLY GOOD, but somehow didn't win their conference. Ohio State is the perfect example of this.


It's going to happen again sometime soon for the SEC. You watch. There will be 2 or 3 elite teams in the SEC, and 1 or 2 of them won't have won their conference. Do they get left out even though they're one of the best teams in the nation?


Alabama and LSU a few seasons ago was another perfect example (just before the playoffs were initiated). That year, one of those schools did not win their side of the conference. However, they were definitely one of the best teams in the nation, and they got the rematch for the national championship game.


If only conference winners were admitted, one of those schools would've been left out, even though they were easily top 4 in the country.

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