Playoffs for College Football?
The Big 10–long an adversary to any type of college football playoff–appears to be coming around. In a recent article, it was noted that more and more Big 10 leaders are opening up to the possibility of a playoff.
To be sure, the contemplated playoff would involve 4 teams. And two of these teams would play at their home stadium. That this would help the Big 10 is obvious. If a Big 10 school like Ohio State or Penn State made it that far, they would get to host a team in potentially snowy conditions. Advantage, Big 10.
That being said, if this is the only way to get to a four-team playoff, then so be it. Of course, the Confidential is far from persuaded that a 4-team playoff is the best solution. Instead, it will likely just lead to complaints about how:
- The system is unfair because Team A was a home team and Team B should have been.
- The 5th team was so much better than the 3rd and 4th teams.
- The system is pointless because “Undefeated MidMajor Program” went undefeated and was left out.
There is no perfect solution. But rest assured that the powers that be are noticing those aspects of the present system that appear to be failing. Bowl attendance is down. Viewership is, at best, flat. More recently, the idea of limiting bowl-eligibility to 7 wins was floated. It sure looks like change is around the corner. Hopefully, it will be something that at least the majority of football fans consider an improvement.
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