(08-22-2019 08:45 AM)e-parade Wrote:  I think some of us (namely quo in this instance) are a little stuck in the "this is the way it's always been and the way I like it" and just don't want to risk a change that might affect their views on the sport. That's fair.

But it doesn't help get people who are fans of other sports interested in it, because it makes it seem at least somewhat rigged that a committee chooses as opposed to letting actual conference champs play in.

I would say that there IS evidence that college football is a very popular sport, namely the attendance and TV figures and money that is thrown at college football by media and advertisers.

So to me that means there isn't much evidence that it is in dire need of "getting fans of other sports interested in it", and even if there is, I seriously doubt that changing to a more formal expanded playoff system would do so. Someone who likes soccer, e.g., and not college football, is unlikely to be swayed by that.

As you say, opinions differ.