According to On3 hosts Andy Staples and JD Pickell, there are pros and cons to the new 12-team College Football Playoff format.
The two discussed whether the committee's decision was correct. Andy Staples On3 Wednesday. There's a lot to like about this new era of college football.
And it started in 2024, albeit rapidly, by bringing more teams on board.
“Now we have to talk about national championships, because in college football, more than how to decide a national champion, and as you said earlier, for years, people have talked about bowl games. “Sometimes the Bowl and Vice games, like those played in the United States, would begin operations in late October or early November, and would require a national champion to be determined based on games involving different teams,” Staples said. Ta.
“For example, No. 1 might play No. 6, No. 2 could play No. 7, and we had to decide how that would go.”
So, essentially, the 12-team bracket eliminates those questions and concerns about the playoffs.
“So now we have a 12-team playoff, which I think will probably be more similar to what fans have come to expect in other sports,” Staples said. “You know, the NFL is a 14-team playoff, but Major League Baseball has changed the format a lot, and it's more like the College Football Playoff format…but that's something I think 12 is a manageable number. I feel that this is a fair number.”
PicKell was very excited about this potential playoff matchup, but also considered the pros and cons of the playoffs.
“My favorite thing about this game, and I think everyone's favorite thing about it, is that we get to see some really great matchups,” Pickell said. “We're also going to see that first round on campus. It's going to be electric. Home playoff games, home games, just like we have home games in Clemson, South Carolina and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It's going to be really incredible. It's going to be great to see those matchups and to see more of them.”
But going from four to 12 teams in the playoffs seemed like a step too far. Why not get there slowly but surely?
Surprisingly, the committee is already considering a 14-team playoff in 2026.
“My least favorite thing about this, and I don't want to go into too much detail here, is why we tripled the field in the first place,” Pickell said. “:ike It felt like more of a pandering move, let's have more games and make more money. Let's offer more inventory. How about going from four teams to six teams? 4 From teams, if you want to get excited, why not double up and go to 8 teams?
“When we went from four teams to 12 teams, it felt like the four-team playoffs worked out pretty much every year except this year. You know, that's how they call a spade a spade. , I wasn't a fan of us making sudden changes like that, but it is what it is. It's great to watch the match and it's going to be great, but that's what I like best It's also the part I hate the most.”
