Next year: Playoffs! Will that end the arguments? Not a chance!

thisnumbersdisconnected · Dec 2, 2013

This is a surprisingly candid review of the NCAA Division I Playoff System going into effect after the 2014 season. Even the NCAA doesn't think the arguments will be resolved.

Answers about football's new playoff

Will this put an end to the controversy?
No. Doubling the field from two teams to four alleviates some of the problems that the Bowl Championship Series couldn't solve. There will still be plenty of complaining, but it will come from teams No. 5, 6 and 7, instead of Nos. 3 and 4. That's better. The farther down you go in the rankings, the weaker the arguments get for inclusion. But there are plenty of people out there now that believe four is not nearly enough.
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So what's the answer? Well, eventually, more teams, of course!

Will it grow eventually?
No doubt. It will be successful, so why not have more of a good thing? Also, many if not all of the people who put this thing together will have moved on when it's time to come up with another plan. College football is moving away from the current bowl system, in which it farms out its postseason to third parties. As a new structure evolves and conferences continue to realign, there is no reason to think the playoff will continue to have only four teams.
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So, what many of us have been saying for years -- the bowl system is no way to pick a national champion -- will finally be the official viewpoint of the NCAA. Much to the chagrin of your favorite bowl game committee.

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Next year: Playoffs! Will that end the arguments? Not a chance!

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