I’m more in the camp that moving it to 12 teams just means more blow outs. How many competitive semifinal games have there been?
It only takes one out of 64 for the entire March Madness story lines to be about a Cinderella making it to the sweet 16. You don't think 1 out of 12 could get a couple upset victories and make the semi's? Also, it's about making Conference Championships fucking matter again. Georgia not getting a cush seeding when they fail to win their Conference would be a fucking HUGE upgrade to the current process.
For sure the #12 team could get an upset or two, but I don’t think some little sisters of the poor team, that makes it into the 12th slot, is every going to upset whoever the current power houses are. A team like that could have a good to great roster in their starting 22 but I don’t think they are going to keep the level of play up, necessary to win it all.
The regular season not mattering will only be true if you're a team who has no competition for your Conference Championship. 4 of the Conference Champions getting an automatic bye will make all the competitive conference regular season matter a TON. Because they will want to get into that Conference Championship game and get a shot at one of those 4 byes. And the 64th team in the basketball tournament has no shot either. But 12 and 11 seeds upset their games all the time. No reason why the 6 or 7 seed in the CFP couldn't do the same.
I'm not anti-expansion. I just don't think it will have the desired outcome a lot of people are thinking it will is all. Out of the top teams from last year, who was Pitt and Utah legitimately going to beat? Could they have beat Ohio then Bama the next week? How many semi games have been competitive, three? In eight years? Are the 8 other teams really going to challenge the top tier schools? Maybe....probably not though.
The CFP will still release their top 25 rankings starting in October. The criteria is pretty damn clear. Top 6 ranked conference champions get in. Top 4 ranked champions get a bye. The at-large will just be the top 6 ranked teams that aren't conference champions. Pretty damn clear to me.
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What I mean by right now, is with the current system. Not what they may go to.The CFP will still release their top 25 rankings starting in October. The criteria is pretty damn clear. Top 6 ranked conference champions get in. Top 4 ranked champions get a bye. The at-large will just be the top 6 ranked teams that aren't conference champions. Pretty damn clear to me.
College Football Playoff Board of Managers Votes to Expand Playoff to 12 Teams - College Football Playoff
Six Highest-Ranked Conference Champions Along with Six At-Large Teams Format to Begin for the 2026 Regular Season, Unless Earlier Implementation is Possible IRVING,
The only solace I can give early in the 3rd quarter is that Bama isn't going to have SEC referees bailing them out of a close game.
I spoke too soon. Referees just handing phantom penalties against Texas.
