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What's your best argument against expanding the CFP to eight teams?
You support it.
What's your best argument against expanding the CFP to eight teams?
You're still here? What happened, you didn't get that nice blanket I sent you for Christmas? You were supposed to cuddle up with it on the couch, and breathe deeply. Did you not see the note saying it was NOT to be washed before use??You support it.
That's sort of a circular argument, though. It's true what you're saying, there are only a handful of teams who are legit championship contenders, but that's because they are stockpiling all the talent and the cycle is perpetuating itself. As it is now, 5* recruits think they need to go to one of those schools if they want to play for the national championship and get that maximum TV exposure. That would be different if there were eight teams with a real chance to win it every year.
Some will say that even if eight teams got in, it would still be the same small handful in the final four every year. I disagree. I think that's a short-sighted belief that comes from viewing things from the perspective of how they are now.
The trend of people saying there's no need to expand to eight teams because there aren't even four legit title contenders in the first place. First @Swamp Donkey said it, then you, and probably someone else has said it by the time I'm done typing this.
My question is, why is that the case? Do you think there's only enough top talent in America to put together three teams that deserve to be considered the best? Or it because all the top talent keeps being stockpiled by those teams?
The situation you're talking about (the limited number of truly elite teams) existed when we had no playoff, because everyone wanted to go to whoever were the top two schools at any given time. Now that four teams get a shot, the perception of who those top two schools are has changed a little bit, but it's still just a handful who are always in the mix right now.
So how do we change that? I'm saying we should consider something different that we haven't tried yet.
Sending a blanket was your mistake. @BNAG8R never uses blankets. He prefers his Gator "snuggie." My understanding is he likes that it has sleeves.You're still here? What happened, you didn't get that nice blanket I sent you for Christmas? You were supposed to cuddle up with it on the couch, and breathe deeply. Did you not see the note saying it was NOT to be washed before use??
FWIW, since the four team playoff started in 2014, twice the champion has been a team that did not win their conference.There are only 5 P5 conferences. If you can’t even win you’re conference, you have no business competing for a national title. Eight includes teams that didn’t get it done.