(06-11-2021 05:30 PM)johnintx Wrote:  

(06-11-2021 04:41 PM)Kit-Cat Wrote:  Take the data points back to the BCS era and TCU picks up a few byes while Boise State hosted first round games.

UC as recently as last year would have hosted a first round game.

The door will be open wider on the rankings as talent flow improves in the G5.

I think you're right. The more talent flow into the G5, the more likely they are to have multiple teams in the CFP. Likewise, the better the seeds they will receive once in the playoff. And, the ability to win one or more games in the playoff. Some G5 schools will be able to do more than make a token appearance.

Does Cincinnati beat Georgia last year on their home field? Probably.

The talent flow is not going to change much. The top 6 programs will still get most of the top players.

https://theathletic.com/2645903/2021/06/...g-problem/

Quote:TCU coach Gary Patterson estimated that only six programs had been invited to the College Football Playoff since its inception in 2014. The reality is that 11 different schools have reached the Playoff, but it’s hard to blame him for feeling as though it’s always the same six teams competing for a national title.

You know the six: Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma, LSU and Georgia.

Quote:Here’s an amazing stat: 55 of the top 100 players in the 247Sports Composite of the Class of 2021 went to one of the aforementioned six schools.

Quote:Money talks. And the voice is loud.

“There is only one sales pitch a prospect really wants to hear,” a MAC recruiting coordinator said. “It’s about how you can turn them into a pro.”

Quote:In the end, though, it likely will still be the same six teams battling it out at the end because winning is about having the best players.