My point is there are 2-3 really good teams. The rest, whether 4 or 8, is just a parade and process to get to the top 2 playing.
I have no doubt the playoffs will be expanded. But it will be done so because all the big conferences will want access, not because teams 5-8 will actually win the thing.
which teams were left out in 2018, based on opinions? 2017?
Counterpoints off the top of my head:
*The inaugural season, tOSU was a 4 seed with a back-up quarterback that no one thought would win....and we know what actually happened.
*To say you know how the games play out means you are fabulously wealthy from winning your bets. Congrats. Please, please share your picks before the games so we can enjoy the winnings too!
*Part of the problem is the inherit bias towards P5/blueblood/ratings. If you make the playoff based entirely on performance (except wild-cards, which will keep the debates alive), you change how teams approach the season, as well as eliminate the bias. It won't matter what name is on the jersey, or what the polls say before the season starts. Any team can take care of business and make it.
As a practical matter, this will always be about money, which comes first. The playoff format will only change if they run the numbers, and the interest in another round results in more money than the alternative. Unfortunately, adding a game is gonna be tough, especially if it means taking away a regular season game, and all the associated revenue. I suspect the only way this works is if they decide to add a game.