(05-13-2014 10:21 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(05-13-2014 08:57 PM)Tbringer Wrote:  The people in the know on the playoff didn't just create a four team playoff for no reason. They did it by design, intentionally. College football fans are decreasing as evidenced by lower attendance and good but not stellar ratings in many cases. The less schools get in, the more the regular season-every game-is important.

Also, the powers that be knew that changes have to be made in regards to the players. A longer playoff means more games, and also more injuries. It also brings possibly more lower level schools into the equation which they are attempting to reduce in order to preserve the excitement with CFB for the fans. Despite the occasional lower level upset, most viewers aren't watching the lower level schools get pounded by the major conference schools. At least that seems to be a view at the top.

And the BCS was designed deliberately with the same rationales. And it would never be changed.

Not exactly, the BCS was just supposed to match up the media selected 1 vs. 2 and have some other somewhat preselected major bowl matchups guaranteed.

The BCS didn't change significantly, it was eliminated.

The playoffs could become eight teams one day but it isn't going to be any time soon. Not until the objective of increasing the excitement for college football has been completed and separating the big boys from the others.