bohumm
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ORIGINAL: thebigo Let's say MSU takes Alabama down to the wire IN Alabama, but ends up losing in a game where the 2 teams look extremely even. Both teams have one loss, Bama wins the SEC West and is in, MSU is out because of a road loss that likely is a win if played at home. Exactly. And that's a very real scenario IMO. And again, I see a lot of these teams losing from other conferences in the coming weeks as well. I still think both the SEC West champ and the 2nd best team from the SEC West (that doesn't have to play in the SEC title game) will be in. Good teams overcome that adversity. Win or GO HOME. I can see quite clearly now that the whole point of a playoff is lost on people. We have the same problem here. Just like before the debate rages on, instead of who will play of the National Championship, it's a toss up of four team for who gets to play for the National Championship. And just like professional sports, some conferences/divisions are stronger than others. If you want in the tourney...WIN YOUR CONFERENCE. I don't think there should be any debate about this. The only debate I can see if is if there are more than four conferences. Win or GO HOME. Or be in a shitty conference disguised as a power conference, like the Big 12. The playoff is better as is, and would be even better if expanded to eight teams. There will always be issues at the margin, but it diminishes with more room for situations like the one thebigo describes. But expanding to 8 might cost a team a home game against Tennessee Southern and the big payday it brings when you force your season ticketholders to buy all or buy none. College football is all about the money, or at least mostly.
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