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An 8 team playoff for 2020...why not?


Monster

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Every sport on the planet is restructuring and trying new things this year.  So why couldn't we have an 8 team college football playoff 'for 2020 only'.

Every team is playing 2-4 fewer games this year, so it won't add more games than a normal season.  

And this would solve the issue with the Pac12 only playing 6 games (Or 3-4 games if California postpones everything.) 

Each power 5 conference can send a rep, give 2 more to power 5 'eyetest' teams, and pick the best of the non power 5 teams.  

There's no excuse not to try it this year.  We can go back to an inferior model next year.  

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27 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Because the committee already said they’re not. 

The big 10 said they wouldn't play football this year. 

But then they changed their minds. 

This is the year of 'reassessing decisions' and doing what makes the most sense.   

If you don't expand it, what do you do with a 4-0 Oregon team on playoff selection day?  What if Ohio State's biggest games get postponed and they're sitting at 6-0 with only the weakest teams on their schedule under their belt?   Do they get in over the second best SEC team?  

Each power 5 conference sending a rep fixes all that.  And you don't have to worry about finals weeks or class schedules since everyone's taking classes online anyway.  

 

 

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