Tired of seeing SEC teams dominate the current college football playoff format with two squads? Of seeing teams like Alabama, even with a loss, getting a bid over an unbeaten team?
After all, 'Bama will probably face Georgia in the SEC title game. If Georgia wins, and assuming 'Bama knocks off Auburn in their annual Iron Bowl tilt -- Auburn having a down year, by the way -- that leaves 'Bama with one loss. And if things play out the way they should, with no upsets, so would Michigan, Washington State and West Virginia.
Unbeaten squads Notre Dame and Clemson would be in the playoffs for sure. Georgia, the SEC winner, deserves to be there. That leaves FIVE one-loss teams vying for a single spot.
But...But...But...Alabama is such a GREAT team and program, etc., you gotta include them in the playoff! Maybe, maybe not. After all, they didn't even win their conference, so what makes them more deserving than, say, Michigan -- who finally takes care of business against THE Ohio State and wins the Big Ten title? Shouldn't it be WHEN you lose that matters?
I'm throwing out a lot of "what ifs" here. But relax. Relief is a couple of years away. That's when the current contract ends. At that point, expect the playoff field to expand to six, perhaps eight teams.
I have a little suggestion for an eight-team format. You either take all five major conference champions PLUS some wild cards....or, if the powers that be are still so hot-to-trot on the vaunted Southeast Conference, then set up two four-team brackets -- and one of those brackets is just left to the SEC.
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