Pros and Cons with the new playoff system

[CentralGopher]

Con: Tulane ranked 17 with an 9-2 record after beating a bunch of nobody’s and losing to the only two power teams they played. I’d argue not only the gophers but nearly every other team ranked behind them beat better teams.

 

[Goldmember]

Easy.
Get the bowls out of the payoffs entirely.
They don’t belong.

 

[Goldmember]

So this year is revealing a potential big flaw in the system. As it stands right now, the #5 seed will have an easier game in the second round than the #1 seed (assuming the #5 seed wins the first game). Right now, Ohio St would play Arizona St and then Boise St. Oregon would have to face the winner of ND and TN. I still think the bye is an advantage but not by a lot in a scenario like this.

An easy change would be to reseed 1-8 after the first round games.

There’s no reason Boise should get bumped to #4. There doesn’t need to be any special exemptions for conference champions. That’s a relic of the Power-5 era.

 

[MaxyJR1]