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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Controversy is guaranteed without defined criteria to making the playoff
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Yup. Here's is where we stand now if there were a 4 team playoff.
There are 2 undefeateds and six 1-loss teams in the top 4 conferences. Keep in mind: the intention of a playoff is to eliminate the ambiguity of determining a champion. There are significantly blurred lines in determining which of those 8 teams deserve a chance to play in the playoffs -- which really defeats the purpose of having a playoff at all.
And I haven't even brought up Northern Illinois, who is 12-0. Or UCF and Louisville, who also have 1 loss.
Now, you could find a way to incorporate one or several of those teams into a playoff system, but does anyone truly believe that South Carolina, Stanford, Oregon or other 2 loss teams wouldn't beat those "mid-majors" 6 times out of 10?
Here's the reality: the more teams you open up to the National Championship picture, the muddier the waters get.
Now next week if a team (like OSU or Mizzou) loses a championship game, it would seem to me unfair to penalize them for losing a game that they earned the right to play in whereas Alabama gets rewarded for not even winning their division and not having to play (and risk losing) and extra game.
I think only teams who qualified to Conference Championship games can qualify for the semis.. they will become de facto quarterfinals. In my 4 team playoff system, Alabama and Baylor have already been eliminated.