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<blockquote data-quote="UI2009" data-source="post: 1252131" data-attributes="member: 607863"><p>I respectfully disagree. Under the previous system, we had a national championship between the #1 and 2 teams, but the #3, sometimes #4 team, always felt like they were #2 and should be playing in the NC. Nobody ever thought the #5-8 teams should have been playing as the #1 or 2 team in the NC.</p><p></p><p>So we put the 4 team playoff system in place to remove any debate over who the #1 or 2 teams are. Put it this way, look at the #5-8 teams and ask if under the old system anyone would be arguing they should be in the National Championship. The answer is inevitably going to be "no."</p><p></p><p>The debate is (and should be): who are the top 2 teams who should be playing for the national championship? 4 teams removes any doubt. Calls for an 8 team playoff suggest that the debate is "who should the #4 team be?" It dilutes the prestige of being considered championship-worthy. The 4 team playoff is great how it is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UI2009, post: 1252131, member: 607863"] I respectfully disagree. Under the previous system, we had a national championship between the #1 and 2 teams, but the #3, sometimes #4 team, always felt like they were #2 and should be playing in the NC. Nobody ever thought the #5-8 teams should have been playing as the #1 or 2 team in the NC. So we put the 4 team playoff system in place to remove any debate over who the #1 or 2 teams are. Put it this way, look at the #5-8 teams and ask if under the old system anyone would be arguing they should be in the National Championship. The answer is inevitably going to be "no." The debate is (and should be): who are the top 2 teams who should be playing for the national championship? 4 teams removes any doubt. Calls for an 8 team playoff suggest that the debate is "who should the #4 team be?" It dilutes the prestige of being considered championship-worthy. The 4 team playoff is great how it is. [/QUOTE]
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