Quote:I think 8 is inevitable.  5 major conference champions. 2 at large.  and the remaining 1 as the best mid major champion.  I'm actually really happy with 4 but I think 8 is inevitable.  8 kind of makes the non-conference schedule irrelevant as long as you win your conference.  But in the event of tie breaking or flukey conference championship game loss, with only 2 at large it would still make the non-conference games valuable if that's your only way in.  

 

16 would ruin college football though.  That's too many.  Teams like Ohio St, Alabama, Oklahoma, etc... only have 5 or 6 games a year that they could realistically lose.  But if they were to go 3-3 in those games and finish the year 9-3, they'd still basically be a lock for a playoff berth.  Bama could have lost those games against Ole Miss and A&M instead of coming back to win and it wouldn't matter, they'd be in.  USC is in even though they were horribly bad early in the year.  The Michigan - Ohio St game last weekend would have been worthless.  Both teams are in no matter.  Washington-Colorado championship game is probably worthless although perhaps CU would miss out with a loss.. maybe.  Penn St Wisconsin is probably worthless.  Both teams are in.  All the big time games during the regular season become worthless.  The only importance these games would have is seeding for the playoffs but who cares about that?  Only gamblers and people with nothing better to do are glued to their TV's wondering if Kansas City will win the division or have to settle for a road game in the 1st round.  Or if New England gets homefield advantage or has to settle for the wildcard round.  If you arent a fan of those teams, their regular season games are pointless.  College football would turn into the same thing.  

Quote:I think 8 is inevitable.  5 major conference champions. 2 at large.  and the remaining 1 as the best mid major champion.  I'm actually really happy with 4 but I think 8 is inevitable.  8 kind of makes the non-conference schedule irrelevant as long as you win your conference.  But in the event of tie breaking or flukey conference championship game loss, with only 2 at large it would still make the non-conference games valuable if that's your only way in.  

 

16 would ruin college football though.  That's too many.  Teams like Ohio St, Alabama, Oklahoma, etc... only have 5 or 6 games a year that they could realistically lose.  But if they were to go 3-3 in those games and finish the year 9-3, they'd still basically be a lock for a playoff berth.  Bama could have lost those games against Ole Miss and A&M instead of coming back to win and it wouldn't matter, they'd be in.  USC is in even though they were horribly bad early in the year.  The Michigan - Ohio St game last weekend would have been worthless.  Both teams are in no matter.  Washington-Colorado championship game is probably worthless although perhaps CU would miss out with a loss.. maybe.  Penn St Wisconsin is probably worthless.  Both teams are in.  All the big time games during the regular season become worthless.  The only importance these games would have is seeding for the playoffs but who cares about that?  Only gamblers and people with nothing better to do are glued to their TV's wondering if Kansas City will win the division or have to settle for a road game in the 1st round.  Or if New England gets homefield advantage or has to settle for the wildcard round.  If you arent a fan of those teams, their regular season games are pointless.  College football would turn into the same thing.