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What did we learn from the first 12 team CFP?

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What I learned:

12 was too many (as expected), 8 would have been much, much better

CFB is lost at sea at the moment. NIL is the Wild West, same with the transfer portal.
Less continuity from year to year.

No leadership. Reminds me of a 3rd world country run by various war lords each fighting and scratching to show their dominance, but actually keeping the country as a whole from being as prosperous as it could be.

Hopeful that sanity will reign supreme over the next few years, but doubting that more and more each year.
 
1. So NIL bad for college football.

2. Teams paying players under table is bad for college football.

“We played the flute for you and you did not dance; we sang a dirge and you did not mourn”.
 
Obviously, the automatic bids need to be eliminated. Also, I had my suspicions going into it that 12 teams is just too many. I think an 8 team playoff would have more than sufficed. Now you got people out there saying they need to make the playoff even bigger and go to 16 teams which is insane.
 
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DoctorKrazey said:
Obviously, the automatic bids need to be eliminated. Also, I had my suspicions going into it that 12 teams is just too many. I think an 8 team playoff would have more than sufficed. Now you got people out there saying they need to make the playoff even bigger and go to 16 teams which is insane.
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Actually, I'd say Ohio State winning it would validates 12 teams this year. 8 team playoff, they aren't in it this year.
 
SayWhat said:
Actually, I'd say Ohio State winning it would validates 12 teams this year. 8 team playoff, they aren't in it this year.
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Valid point. I was mostly referring to some of those early round blowouts and teams that didn’t quite look worthy or that they belonged. Ohio St. was a weird team this year. They just kinda coasted through the season but that Michigan loss lit a fire under them and they looked like a totally different team after that.
 
DoctorKrazey said:
Valid point. I was mostly referring to some of those early round blowouts and teams that didn’t quite look worthy or that they belonged. Ohio St. was a weird team this year. They just kinda coasted through the season but that Michigan loss lit a fire under them and they looked like a totally different team after that.
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12 was fine. The 4 team playoff had plenty of blowouts of teams who didn't look like they belonged once the playoff started. It's just what happens when really good teams play.

She made some good points

I'd be all onboard for ...
1) getting rid of the 1st Rd bye. Make everyone play.

2) Seed it 1-12 based on rankings. The top 4 conference champs thing was awkward. No reason Boise State and Arizona State should've been higher than Notre Dame.

3) Playing the 2nd round on campus as well

4) Adjust the calendar. A January 20th ending wasn't good. Start the season a week earlier if necessary. Most teams are playing cupcakes week 1 anyways.
 
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Also NIL is working just about as good as intended (aside from all the ridiculousness that comes with having 3rd parties fund rosters in a completely unregulated environment 😂).

The players are getting paid deserved money, and players are spreading out more than before. Folks act as if the great programs were going to get bad because of NIL. Was never going to happen. What CAN happen is more teams can get very good to great players now by being willing to pay for it.

What NIL has exposed though is that lots of programs don't care about winning as much as they acted like they did. But they can't point the finger at the big bad guy playing unfair. You want that success, pony up. Not willing to fund a roster? Welp, Shut your trap.
 
A top 10ish defense might be the the second most critical variable behind a stud QB

And that I’m really hoping Hetherman can bring us to that level
 
I learned when you have a player like cam Ward you should do everything you possibly can to ensure you don’t have alot of question marks at important positions like CB and Safety
 
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jed2410 said:
12 was fine. The 4 team playoff had plenty of blowouts of teams who didn't look like they belonged once the playoff started. It's just what happens when really good teams play.

She made some good points

I'd be all onboard for ...
1) getting rid of the 1st Rd bye. Make everyone play.

2) Seed it 1-12 based on rankings. The top 4 conference champs thing was awkward. No reason Boise State and Arizona State should've been higher than Notre Dame.

3) Playing the 2nd round on campus as well

4) Adjust the calendar. A January 20th ending wasn't good. Start the season a week earlier if necessary. Most teams are playing cupcakes week 1 anyways.
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Yea, so many things there are on point. Right now, I think the #1 change most people want to see, by far, is doing away with those stupid automatic bids. Boise St. getting an auto bid was the dumbest thing ever. Also, like you said, find a way to shorten the playoff calendar instead of dragging it on, and on, and on. Lastly, perhaps get in a room with the NFL and see if maybe you can move the game to a Saturday instead of Monday?
 
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DoctorKrazey said:
Yea, so many things there are on point. Right now, I think the #1 change most people want to see, by far, is doing away with those stupid automatic bids. Boise St. getting an auto bid was the dumbest thing ever. Also, like you said, find a way to shorten the playoff calendar instead of dragging it on, and on, and on. Lastly, perhaps get in a room with the NFL and see if maybe you can move the game to a Saturday instead of Monday?
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I'm mixed on that ... I believe conf. Championships should maintain a sense of validity... I'm ok with adding a Cinderella aspect to the field... It makes for good drama if they advance....
As the field grows, yes I think 16 teams is coming real fast , we'll see things even out to some degree.....
Then again we may also see the SEC and Big10 say ***** it and take things in a entirely different direction.... Whatever happens ,it's coming fast...
 
I would not change much because it would seem too drastic to change many things about a playoff that was just implemented.

I do think they need to do what they do in Champions League soccer and make it that two teams from the same conference cannot play each other until a certain stage.

Ohio State and Oregon should have been on opposite sides of the bracket.
 
The playoffs were terrible IMO, too many blowouts and way too long. I agree with the dislike of weekday games and a Monday night championship also.
 
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