(01-15-2022 09:02 AM)johnbragg Wrote:  

(01-15-2022 08:47 AM)Dr. Isaly von Yinzer Wrote:  

(01-14-2022 12:29 PM)PicksUp Wrote:  We dont need a 12-team playoff. Once they expand nobody will care about the regular season. Many likely wont care about the first few playoff games either. Youll see.

I think exactly the opposite is true. I think more people will care about the regular season than they do now because regular season results will have a greater impact on a greater number of teams.

I think that's overrated. The value of "making the playoff" declines as the playoff expands.

It's real--the Access Bowl race definitely increases interest in the top G5 games towards the end of the season.

But I think it's limited. Using this year, I don't think interest in the Wake Forest -Pitt contest to see who gets pulped by the Georgia-Alabama loser would have increased much. Same for the Oregon Utah game. None of those squads are getting a to the semis, never mind winning the championship.

And the stakes of the Georgia Alabama game would be lower. Not to mention the Iron Bowl--if Auburn pulls off the upset, Alabama is still going to the playoffs, even if they lose the CCG.

Well, a Heisman candidate QB top-10 pick and his offensive coordinator would have lined up against one of those teams and not opted out. It might have been a more compelling game.