2025-26 College Football

[meStevo]

Well, that was entertaining.

 

[AZ.]

Don't kid yourself, the writers and reporters have a say in who gets in ... whoever makes up that committee.

They always had the say, that hasnt changed.

 

[Jimbo]

They always had the say, that hasnt changed.

Exactly ...

 

[madmadworld]

Never felt cheated with 4 teams. the best team won every time imo.

 

[cpalmer2k]

Well, that was entertaining.

Definitely a great game. I'm happy for Miami (tired of the SEC bias ESPN constantly feeds), but do feel bad for Ole Miss. They had an incredible run considering the off the field distractions they've had this year. Here's hoping tonight's Indiana/Oregon game is as entertaining.

 

[Foxbat]

Sorry to say I forgot it was on. Sounds like I missed another exciting game.

My friend who lived in Glendale would have tried to go if he were still alive. He went to Miami in the 1970s and though he wasn't that interested in Football, he still was proud when his old alma mater came out winners in the bowl games. I'm sure he was putting in the Fix from above…

 

[Ronnie-]

I agree with you, except I DON'T want a 64 team tournament, THATS what they are hoping for, they want to be like basketball ... well, you don't play Football 2 or 3 times a week, so you can't do that ... thats what they (Those that are expanding it, it's That and MONEY)

They are very close to RUINING College football, it's already started, they may as well take a set number of teams and make a set up like the NFL, thats where its going.

The Transfer Portal and NIL are very BAD for the sport.
Players are now employees ...

They need to make the transfer rule so you can transfer 1 time in your college career (maybe 2x, tops) and there has to be rules for how much money can be given out ... right now it's like the Wild Wild West ... NO RULES ... everyone gets the go ahead to transfer as many times as you want, It's hurting the High School kids ... it's not good.

Who has ever mentioned wanting that many teams in a college football playoff except for you, here?


I think the preference is 16 teams and honestly I'm ok with that.

I wasn't for the expansion to begin with but imo it made the season more exciting, not took away from it.

 

[Yespage]

7 vs 8 doesn't make any difference, they should be very close team wise (unless the committe screwed up big time.)

1 out of 100,000 you would get a 16 team (even 11-16) that would be able to advance 3-4 rounds to win it all.

They don't need 16 or even 12.
They Need to get the Group of 4 or 5 or whatever they are now, the smaller schools to form thier own conferences and have thier own Championship ... this way they get a Championship, instead of getting ran out of the stadium every year.

12 teams seemed excessive. The playoff results are implying it wasn't. The lower ranked team in the first round has been 2-6. Makes it seem like they don't belong. But when paired with the fact in the second round, the bye teams were 1-7, I don't think we are suggesting the top four teams shouldn't be in the playoffs either. Right now, the worse seed is undefeated in the Semi-Finals. This implies parity.

The one issue with the playoff for me is it is hard to say whether the winner is the best team in College Football... or simply the team that won the tournament and gets the crown. It certainly is a notable cross conference achievement. In the end, college football is designed to make money, not to determine who the best team is. So, I suppose the playoff is good enough.

 

[Jimbo]

Who has ever mentioned wanting that many teams in a college football playoff except for you, here?


I think the preference is 16 teams and honestly I'm ok with that.

I wasn't for the expansion to begin with but imo it made the season more exciting, not took away from it.

You think the expanded playoff makes the Season more exciting ?
I think it dilutes it, the more teams we let in the more diluted it gets.

If you look at what is happened and happening wqith the playoffs ... we went from 2 to 4 to 12, next they are demanding 16 (because a few others got left out, which they would have gotten in had they kept it Power 5 schools ... so, in a few years it will be 16 and were already hearing people talk about 24 AND 28 team playoffs ...it will just keep growing as you know the money will continue.

I doubt that teams 15-30 could beat the Top 10 on a regular basis .... usually theres 8 teams with a legitimate shot to win it all.

 

[Jimbo]

The one issue with the playoff for me is it is hard to say whether the winner is the best team in College Football... or simply the team that won the tournament and gets the crown. It certainly is a notable cross conference achievement. In the end, college football is designed to make money, not to determine who the best team is. So, I suppose the playoff is good enough.

You Could say that about any sport ...
How many games is enough to show you who the best team is ?

Baseball plays 7, is that good enough.
College Football its 3-4 depending on your ranking.
NFL, same way ... is 1 game Super Bowl enough ?

I see what your saying, but there has to be a stoping point somewhere ...

Maybe we should go "Double Elimination" ?
That would expand the Playoffs and Money even further.

 

[Yespage]

You think the expanded playoff makes the Season more exciting ?
I think it dilutes it, the more teams we let in the more diluted it gets.

If they went 32 yes. The ICC T20 Cricket World Cup was awful because the US and Canada and ZImbawae and Scotland and the Netherlands were in it. Which made the games so much less important.

This up coming World Cup? How many nations?! I'm happy for Curacao, but the group stages look like they are a complete waste of time.

College Football? As noted, worst rank team in first round 2-6. Worst ranked team in second round 7-1. Worst ranked team in third round 3-0.

I do enough with numbers to be able to conclude that the top 8 rankings are meaningless and manage no value whatsoever. At best 9 to 12 appear reasonable. The trouble with 12 is it isn't a power of 2. But on the other hand, are we not going to reward being a title holder? A bye is supposed to be a reward, not a penalty. Might make more sense for the the first round to be squeezed in before the bowls. Then the second round are bowl games.

If you look at what is happened and happening wqith the playoffs ... we went from 2 to 4 to 12, next they are demanding 16.

Who is thinking a 14th ranked team should have made it or could win the title?

An 8-team bracket probably makes the most sense from the data available on the two playoffs. But an 8 team bracket is problematic for the cartels. Because this isn't about competition, it is about money, and there would be a big risk to the SEC or B10 if a legacy team lost 2 games and didn't make the playoffs and ratings could sag. One solution is they just share the money across the board. But cartels don't like sharing.

 

[Ronnie-]

You think the expanded playoff makes the Season more exciting ?
I think it dilutes it, the more teams we let in the more diluted it gets.

I do. Or did this year and last.

If you look at what is happened and happening wqith the playoffs ... we went from 2 to 4 to 12, next they are demanding 16 (because a few others got left out, which they would have gotten in had they kept it Power 5 schools ... so, in a few years it will be 16 and were already hearing people talk about 24 AND 28 team playoffs ...it will just keep growing as you know the money will continue.

Again, you're the only one I've heard saying that.

Now I do think they will eventually move to a separate G5 tournament. Makes sense to do so imo. But not a regular tournament with that many teams.

It's not logistically feasible.

I doubt that teams 15-30 could beat the Top 10 on a regular basis .... usually theres 8 teams with a legitimate shot to win it all.

I don't think they could either, even though upsets happen.

But getting much past what they have now is a logistical nightmare.

 

[Don in CT]

Indiana looks unstoppable.

 

[Jimbo]

I do. Or did this year and last.





Again, you're the only one I've heard saying that.

Now I do think they will eventually move to a separate G5 tournament. Makes sense to do so imo. But not a regular tournament with that many teams.

It's not logistically feasible.

I don't think they could either, even though upsets happen.

But getting much past what they have now is a logistical nightmare.

Those thoughts of going to 14/16/24 and 28 teams have been talked about for a few months now ... of course it's just talk at this point.
Big Ten Commish first brought up 24 or 28, don't remember which ... unsure why he'd want that ... but whatever.

Sources: Big Ten ponders jump to 24 or 28 in CFP

While the idea is in the very early stages, the Big Ten's proposal for a 24- or 28-team College Football Playoff eliminates conference title games and offers a large number of auto bids for all four power leagues.

www.espn.com

 

[Jimbo]

Indiana looks unstoppable.

Hopefully they play this way next week too.

 

[meStevo]

Entertaining game, but yeah, far from competitive. Oof.

 

[Jimbo]

Some one mentioned earlier about not knoiwing if the team that won was the best team ...

So far I'd say Indiana deserves that title if they play like this against Miami as well.

Indiana is playing even more aggressive than Ohio State did last year.

The old saying may be Old, but "Defense Wins Championships".
At least the last several years.