Regular Season Drama better than an Expanded Playoff

[Mike Jackson]

LSU vs Bama

Norte Dame vs Clemson

TCU vs Texas Tech

Georgia vs Tennessee

These are the type of early Novenber "elimination" games we are going to lose with an expanded playoff.  Bama, Clemson, and Tennesse were all but officially eliminated from National Championship contention.  TCU won but flirted with elimination trailing Texas Tech in the second half.  Those games yesterday don't mean nearly as much for these top ranked team because none of them would be eliminated  from playoff contention with a loss yesterday.  Only a mediocre Norte Dame (that has no shot today even with that great win) could have used yesterday's win to vault them into the 12 team playoff picture.   All I ever wanted is a four team play AFTER all the bowl games.  

I am going to miss these dramatic later regular season games. 

Edited November 6, 2022 by Mike Jackson

[Hunter Green]

8 minutes ago, Mike Jackson said:

LSU vs Bama

Norte Dame vs Clemson

TCU vs Texas Tech

Georgia vs Tennessee

These are the type of early Novenber "elimination" games we are going to lose with an expanded playoff.  Bama, Clemson, and Tennesse were all but officially eliminated from National Championship contention.  TCU won but flirted with elimination trailing Texas Tech in the second half.  Those gamles yesterday don't mean nearly as much for these top ranked team because none of them would be eliminated  from playoff contention with a loss yesterday.  Only a mediocre Norte Dame (that has no shot today even with that great win) could have used yesterday's win to vault them into the 12 team playoff picture.   All I ever wanted is a four team play AFTER all the bowl games.  

I am going to miss these dramatic later regular season games. 

I agree in part, but for those of us that are not in the upper echelon the 12 game playoff gives an opportunity whereas there would never be one.

[Matt from A700]

Maybe not 12, but I did want to see the field expand to 8.