I don't really know what I want. Haha. The non-championship playoff games haven't really lived up to the hype other than just adding two more games to watch, but since they're not going anywhere I do love the idea of having 8 teams and playing the first round on campuses.
How to decide on those 8 teams is kind of tough though obviously. If all that matters is winning your conference championship game, then weekly rankings have no value anymore, and you run the risk of having a bizarre year like 2012 which would've sent 8-5 Wisconsin into the playoffs.
I think what would make the most sense is to forgo conference championship games and have the conference champion just be named by record/tiebreakers like in the old days. Of course that presents its own challenges because conferences have so many teams now and don't all play each other, so tiebreaker rules would need to be really clear.
I dunno, it's fun to think of ideas but I definitely don't think there will ever be a "right" way to do the playoffs in college football.
How to decide on those 8 teams is kind of tough though obviously. If all that matters is winning your conference championship game, then weekly rankings have no value anymore, and you run the risk of having a bizarre year like 2012 which would've sent 8-5 Wisconsin into the playoffs.
I think what would make the most sense is to forgo conference championship games and have the conference champion just be named by record/tiebreakers like in the old days. Of course that presents its own challenges because conferences have so many teams now and don't all play each other, so tiebreaker rules would need to be really clear.
I dunno, it's fun to think of ideas but I definitely don't think there will ever be a "right" way to do the playoffs in college football.