College Football's 'Influential Voices' Ready to Discuss 8-Team Playoff Format

[scarletred]

If that was the system fine. But that isn’t the system.

An 8 team playoff isn’t going to stop teams that don’t win their division a shot at the title.

If 11-1 Nebraska lost to 11-1 Ohio St by 4, who lost to 12-0 Michigan by 3. Michigan beats Nebraska by 3 in the CCG. Michigan and Ohio St are both getting in an 8 team playoff.

9-4 Pitt upset 12-1 Clemson and both of those teams are getting in.

There is still subjectivity and we have the same conversations, except 9-4 Pitt is taking a spot, in the tournament, from a team with a much better shot at beating #1. Hell, some people want to reward 9-4 Pitt with a 5 seed.

I love this discussion.

A team that doesn’t win their division or CCG could get on of those 2 or 3 automatic-berths..

If Pitt beats Clemson than Clemson could be one of those automatic berths depending what happen in the other CCG..If some of these teams that have such a great record and lose in their CCG well that’s too bad it becomes a playoff game to get in the 8 team playoff..

I love these discussions too..