The college football playoff should be 25 teams, let me explain.

[Scoe]

Alabama dominates Michigan State 45-3 to win the 2013 national championship.

 

[crazyUCfan23]

By having a 4 or 8 team Playoff I've tuned off. Watching these games is of no value or interest to me because my team has never had the opportunity to even compete for a berth. It has no interest to me at all. The bowl games are already being termed useless money losers. TV viewing and attendance is dramatically down. The 4 or even the possible 8 game playoff has eliminated the interest for more than half of the football watching population (no statistics to back it up, just a feeling).

As for myself, I would be very interested in a playoff system were every team has a pathway to the National Championship. I would like to see a 16 team playoff where every FBS conference champion (10) gets a berth plus 6 at large bids. I believe a playoff of this nature would increase interest and revenue for all. Even the greedy P5 cartel.

I agree with this. Then perhaps set up an additional 16 team "NIT" tournament, so other schools still have something to play for other than meaningless bowl games, which have essentially turned in to exhibitions nobody cares about.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

I feel like schools are more focused on being bowl eligible than actually winning their bowl.

 

[Ldandy]

5 P5 Conference Champions
Top G5 Champion
2 Wild Cards

It adds one game to the season. Why does it need to be any more complicated ?

This year might have played out like this:

1)Alabama
8)Washington

4)Oklahoma
5)UGA

3)ND
6)OSU

2)Clemson
7) UCF

 

[crazyUCfan23]

5 P5 Conference Champions
Top G5 Champion
2 Wild Cards

It adds one game to the season. Why does it need to be any more complicated ?

This year might have played out like this:

1)Alabama
8)Washington

4)Oklahoma
5)UGA

3)ND
6)OSU

2)Clemson
7) UCF

With this format, we likely end up with the same four teams playing in the "semifinals" but I think Oklahoma/Georgia and ND/OSU would have been pretty entertaining games to watch.