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<blockquote data-quote="wma500" data-source="post: 1568787" data-attributes="member: 591991"><p>A couple of points...</p><p></p><p>The college football playoff is run by conferences, for the benefit of.....conferences and their members (including ND). And the most power wielded at the table is from the Power 5. The outcomes will always be tilted in their favor because it's their ball. Yes, the Group of 5 conferences have a seat at the table, but it's the proverbial "kid's table". The outcome of playoff selection Sunday is not at all surprising, when you know how it's constructed and assembled. </p><p></p><p>Is it fair and equitable? Absolutely not. But college football is inherently unequal. It's always been that way. There's no standardization at all. The CFP was intended to create a mini playoff to truly crown a champion, and to make a S*** ton of money for the P5 conferences. It's totally succeeded at that. Can it be tweaked and changed? Sure. Will it eventually go to 8 teams? Probably. Will there need to be some re-working of scheduling to get that done? Yes. Will a shift to an 8 team playoff come at the expense of some other part of the season? Probably. </p><p></p><p>This year's committee consists of 13 members and includes two Group of 5 AD's. Would have been so interesting to have been a fly on the wall during discussions about Cincy and their resume compared to other teams. </p><p></p><p>The UCF's, Boise's, Cincys, and Coastal Carolinas are getting more recognition under this system that they could have ever dreamed of getting. Good for them, they deserve it. When the playoffs expand to 8, one of them will get in just about every year, I would expect. Eventually they'll get a seat at the adult table. </p><p></p><p>As for Cincy specifically, they can only play the games they schedule. Their original schedule had them playing at Nebraska, which would have been a good game, but also would have been their only P5 opponent. 2020 being what it is though, that game never happened and their best win turned out to be a late field goal, at home, over #24 Tulsa. I can't get too worked up about Cincy not making it when all is said and done. </p><p></p><p>Pass the pumpkin pie, the first bowl game has kicked off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wma500, post: 1568787, member: 591991"] A couple of points... The college football playoff is run by conferences, for the benefit of.....conferences and their members (including ND). And the most power wielded at the table is from the Power 5. The outcomes will always be tilted in their favor because it's their ball. Yes, the Group of 5 conferences have a seat at the table, but it's the proverbial "kid's table". The outcome of playoff selection Sunday is not at all surprising, when you know how it's constructed and assembled. Is it fair and equitable? Absolutely not. But college football is inherently unequal. It's always been that way. There's no standardization at all. The CFP was intended to create a mini playoff to truly crown a champion, and to make a S*** ton of money for the P5 conferences. It's totally succeeded at that. Can it be tweaked and changed? Sure. Will it eventually go to 8 teams? Probably. Will there need to be some re-working of scheduling to get that done? Yes. Will a shift to an 8 team playoff come at the expense of some other part of the season? Probably. This year's committee consists of 13 members and includes two Group of 5 AD's. Would have been so interesting to have been a fly on the wall during discussions about Cincy and their resume compared to other teams. The UCF's, Boise's, Cincys, and Coastal Carolinas are getting more recognition under this system that they could have ever dreamed of getting. Good for them, they deserve it. When the playoffs expand to 8, one of them will get in just about every year, I would expect. Eventually they'll get a seat at the adult table. As for Cincy specifically, they can only play the games they schedule. Their original schedule had them playing at Nebraska, which would have been a good game, but also would have been their only P5 opponent. 2020 being what it is though, that game never happened and their best win turned out to be a late field goal, at home, over #24 Tulsa. I can't get too worked up about Cincy not making it when all is said and done. Pass the pumpkin pie, the first bowl game has kicked off. [/QUOTE]
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