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Originally Posted by nik-
I'm not against playoffs, but I don't necessarily think it really proves who is better in a game like football. Anything can happen over those 60 minutes to have a team win. I think people just want something different and perhaps some upsets, not necessarily proof of the "best" team.
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That's my main sticking point. The same people who drone on and on about finding the best team tend to be the ones who want a 16 team playoff. Adding more teams typically makes finding the best team more difficult - each additional round increases the chance of an upset. People act like the best team should be this unstoppable force that never loses to an inferior team, but that's foolish.
If you want a playoff because you feel it's more exciting and you want to see great teams match up with each others, I respect that. But don't try and claim that a playoff always finds the best team because that's just not true. A 4 team playoff is probably a better solution than the BCS, but I don't recall a year where I thought that the #7 or #8 team in the country could've been the best. And there definitely isn't a year where the #15 or #16 team deserved a shot. I guess if you feel the Broncos are actually better than the Steelers you might see it differently.