Exactly right.... which is where the "selection committee" will be required to put more emphasis on conference "champions" as opposed to who they really think the best team is when it comes down to choosing between a handfull of teams with the same record.
Although there will be other criteria involved such as strength of schedule, head-to-head meetings, etc. The problem with strength of schedule is that it's determined by how your opponents were ranked in the polls to begin with, so it just comes back to someone's opinion anyway. They really didn't fix anything when you get right down to it. The purpose of this entire proposal was to keep the best conference from being able to have more than one participant eligible to play for a national championship.
The other conferences can't beat the SEC on the field so have to try to beat 'em with politics.
One of the main issues I have with this format is that there doesn't even appear to be a "Look-In" clause where they can re-evaluate the system after a few years or so. They're going to be locked in to this for 12 years once they implement it.
Its all a joke and is why college football will continue to blow.
Youre exactly right. It basically all comes down to opinions. Youre also correct as to why this system was put into place....... people are getting tired of the SEC dominating. Problem for them is so long as at least 1 SEC team will be involved, that team will win the playoff..... at least for the next few years. Things can change but it will be a few years if it happens. The SEC is simply far superior to the other leagues.
But, the main point is that no matter what, so long as this is done by a "committee" or "voting" or someones OPINION its all a ****ing joke. I dont care if you made it 8 teams. Youre still going to have debate as to which teams get in. Its really not an improvement on the system that was in place.
I also love how Notre Dame is still a must be considered in all of these things when anyone watching football the last 10 years can plainly see that Natre Dame ****ing blows and will not win a title anytime soon. Special rules if ND is ranked in the top 10 blah blah whatever. This is not much different than the agreements married couples make that if some special movie star wanted to let them smash they would be allowed. GET ****ing REAL!
And youre also correct about it coming down to conference winners. As if some garbage team from the Big 12 or Big 10 could actually beat the best team in the SEC. Those teams couldnt beat the 4th best team in the SEC.
Bottom line is college football is garbage because its all about POLLS. Polls that are made before games are even played no less. Its a joke.
Anytime they want a real system in place simply go to 8 10 team conferences. You win the conference, you play in the 8 team playoff for the title. No polls necessary. All you need is games and final scores. Thats it. Thats the way any legitimate league does it. And if youre concerned about the other 50 teams in Division I, simply include a 5 team subdivision of the 8 conferences. Each year the team that finishes first in that subdivision moves up into the regular division and the last place team of the regular division moves into the subdivision. The schedules for those teams can be made up of 9 games vs their own subdivision and 5 from another subdivision. They can play 2-3 games that they schedule on their own. The 10 teams in the regular championship divisions play the 9 games in their division and 2-3 that they can schedule on their own. That way it dosent matter if you want to play cupcakes or rivals from another division. All that will matter will be the 9 division games in deciding who gets the playoff birth for each respective division. Simple as that. But, why let a good idea get in the way of the stupidity that is college football.
The college basketball works because its so many teams. And while there are debates about who gets snubbed from the field, those debates are pointless. None of the teams who ever get left out could ever win that tournament. And yes, its a bit watered down, but at least the best teams get their shot. Win 6 games and youre the champ. You simply cant have a football playoff that large. If you made it 16 teams, the best team will never get left out. With this 4 team thing, the best team could finish 2nd in the SEC and get left out. For instance, last season Alabama was clearly the best team in the country and couldve gotten left out in this new scenario I suppose.