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The 12 team playoff is a solid setup and there’s no need for expansion
Posted on 1/1/26 at 11:26 pm
Posted on 1/1/26 at 11:26 pm
While the regular season has been somewhat diminished in terms of the absolute biggest games, you still basically have to get to double digit wins so the regular season still is high stakes. You lose that going to 16 or more teams.
I don’t think the bye is an issue that needs expansion to solve. The issue is the month between games.
I’d like to give this setup with a fixed calendar a few more years before expanding.
December 13 round 1, December 20 quarterfinals, New Year semis, first week of January national title
I don’t think the bye is an issue that needs expansion to solve. The issue is the month between games.
I’d like to give this setup with a fixed calendar a few more years before expanding.
December 13 round 1, December 20 quarterfinals, New Year semis, first week of January national title
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Posted on 1/1/26 at 11:29 pm to TomRollTideRitter
The gap is a huge problem that needs fixed. I’d argue telling the bowls to frick off and doing all home games until the final too. But they probably won’t do that
Posted on 1/1/26 at 11:30 pm to TomRollTideRitter
The opening round and quarters both need to be on campus too.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 11:31 pm to TomRollTideRitter
Bye teams are 1-7
Posted on 1/1/26 at 11:37 pm to TomRollTideRitter
Need to go to 8, no byes. But they will expanded to 16 instead
Posted on 1/1/26 at 11:38 pm to TomRollTideRitter
If you’re gonna have 4 rounds make it 16 teams, get rid of the bye and play all home games until the championship. Your reward for being the 1 or 2 seed is all home games. Would be so much better than all these natural site games and actually interesting.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 11:38 pm to Pedro
Too much money for that to happen. But I agree with you. I’d be cool to have more playoff games at home school sites.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 11:41 pm to The Boat
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If you’re gonna have 4 rounds make it 16 teams, get rid of the bye and play all home games until the championship. Your reward for being the 1 or 2 seed is all home games. Would be so much better than all these natural site games and actually interesting.
100%. Georgia should have hosted Mississippi. A&M should have hosted Miami. Not saying these outcomes change the results, but the benefit is miniscule. Georgia won the conference, beat Mississippi in the regular season, and their reward is playing them in a border state (neutral site).
Posted on 1/1/26 at 11:46 pm to TomRollTideRitter
They have been aggressively "fixing" college football for 20 years and they aren't gonna stop.
College football is basically
College football is basically
Posted on 1/1/26 at 11:51 pm to rpg37
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A&M should have hosted Miami. Not saying these outcomes change the results
What if I told you that TAMU did host Miami…..
Posted on 1/1/26 at 11:55 pm to Adam Banks
Hah. My bad. Ohio State host Miami.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 12:00 am to TomRollTideRitter
Three lose bama teams should never ever be in the discussion to be anywhere near the playoffs again
Posted on 1/2/26 at 12:12 am to Pedro
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The gap is a huge problem that needs fixed. I’d argue telling the bowls to frick off and doing all home games until the final too. But they probably won’t do that
Yeah, I’d prefer this too, but like getting rid of conference championship games, I just don’t see it happening from a business perspective.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 12:13 am to SuperSaint
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Three lose bama teams should never ever be in the discussion to be anywhere near the playoffs again
Expand the playoffs more and you get a 9-3 Bama team making it last year with losses to two 6-6 teams.
Anyone upset about Bama making it this year should be arguing hard against any expansion.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 12:18 am to TomRollTideRitter
Actually I thoroughly enjoyed watching their tooths get kicked in
Posted on 1/2/26 at 12:18 am to TomRollTideRitter
Expanding it to 32 and having 31 bowl games be rounds 1-5 is another option. Let the higher rated team pick the bowl game for the first round (will typically always be whatever is closest geographically to their campus)
This post was edited on 1/2/26 at 12:21 am
Posted on 1/2/26 at 1:08 am to Pedro
No byes would be better, everyone play to start tourney, no bye in March Madness
Posted on 1/2/26 at 4:53 am to TomRollTideRitter
Definitely no need for expansion. The change that’s needed is to start the playoff sooner. Three of the four bye teams lost, they have too long between games. It’s a disadvantage having that long off.
Posted on 1/2/26 at 7:02 am to Gings5
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Bye teams are 1-7
Bye teams deserve to have home games too, that's the only major change I'm really in favor of
Posted on 1/2/26 at 8:58 am to rpg37
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A&M should have hosted Miami
They did.
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