What are you folks' opinion regarding the 12-team playoff?

14Red said:
#1 and #2 are nearly locks. After that it can be a toss up. For instance, Michigan last year. They were #3 and honestly, they realistically was 8-9-10. That Michigan team loses 3-4 games in the SEC or Big 12. Let's face it, it's all about getting the big names / big fan bases in the playoffs.
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Upsets happen all the time. The toll of a tournament creates issues. Match ups problems. Let downs. I think old timers are just struggling with the new era where things are less top heavy than they have been in the past.
 
14Red said:
#1 and #2 are nearly locks. After that it can be a toss up. For instance, Michigan last year. They were #3 and honestly, they realistically was 8-9-10. That Michigan team loses 3-4 games in the SEC or Big 12. Let's face it, it's all about getting the big names / big fan bases in the playoffs.
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Michigan was #2 last year. TCU #3 and Ohio State #4.
 
SWGA Fan said:
I'm thinking that the ACC will make a push to invite Notre Dame, Memphis, UCF, Louisville, Tulane, and South Florida, into the fold.

And I think that the Pac 12 would be well suited to invite Boise State and San Diego State, as well.
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Louisville is already in the ACC. Notre Dame is aligned with the ACC as a non-member. UCF just joined the Big 12. Adding Memphis, Tulane and/or South Florida isn't keeping North Carolina or Virginia in the ACC when the time comes.

Adding Boise St and SDSU isn't moving the needle enough to keep Washington and Oregon if the B1G comes calling.
 
Crusaders said:
Upsets happen all the time. The toll of a tournament creates issues. Match ups problems. Let downs. I think old timers are just struggling with the new era where things are less top heavy than they have been in the past.
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So was TCU beating Michigan really and upset? Or just a team who's not been pushed all season playing a team who was battle tested?? That's the issue with the big ten teams. To just automatically say Michigan was the 2nd best team in the country was false. And as thing shook out, they were probably like #6-7 or 8.
 
14Red said:
So was TCU beating Michigan really and upset? Or just a team who's not been pushed all season playing a team who was battle tested?? That's the issue with the big ten teams. To just automatically say Michigan was the 2nd best team in the country was false. And as thing shook out, they were probably like #6-7 or 8.
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Yes, it was an upset. Michigan laid an egg. They're not the first and they won't be the last.
 
14Red said:
So was TCU beating Michigan really and upset? Or just a team who's not been pushed all season playing a team who was battle tested?? That's the issue with the big ten teams. To just automatically say Michigan was the 2nd best team in the country was false. And as thing shook out, they were probably like #6-7 or 8.
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They were 4th best. They thought they had everything figured out, back to back wins vs us, back to back conference titles. Jimmy is becoming more and more like ole Bo, who had a completely terrible post season record.
 
I suppose you could run this like college basketball. Rank your top 4 regardless of league titles to get byes, but still give conference champions an auto bid like the college basketball tournament does for conference tournament champions.

If you used FPI to do this, 2022 would look like this:

Top 4 FPI receive byes (*conference champion)
Georgia* (1 FPI)
Alabama (2 FPI)
Ohio State (3 FPI)
Michigan* (4 FPI)

First Round:
Georgia*, Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan* (bye)

Highest FPI hosts:
Tennessee (5 FPI) v Florida State (12 FPI)
Texas (6 FPI) v Kansas State* (11 FPI)
Utah* (7 FPI) v TCU (10 FPI)
Penn State (8 FPI) v Clemson* (9 FPI)

* denotes conference champion, receives auto bid

2nd Round (if all home teams won)
Georgia* (1 FPI) v Penn State (8 FPI)
Alabama (2 FPI) v Utah (7 FPI)
Ohio State (3 FPI) v Texas (6 FPI)
Michigan* (4 FPI) v Tennessee (5 FPI)

3rd Round (if all home teams won)
Georgia* (1 FPI) v Michigan* (4 FPI)
Alabama (2 FPI) v Ohio State (3 FPI)

This would make for some intriguing match-ups.
 
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