Reason No. 1: There are five Power-5 conferences.
“Somebody’s going to win a conference championship and not get in,” Gundy said. “And in my opinion, I’ve said this now for three years, there should be eight, if you win your conference you’re in. So that means it’s important to win your conference.”
In two of the last three years, the Big 12’s conference champion has been left out. In 2014, the shared title between TCU and Baylor was not as powerful as Ohio State’s Big Ten title game victory.
Last year, a two-loss Oklahoma team didn’t have a strong enough case for the playoff. The Big Ten champion, Penn State, was also left out in lieu of Ohio State, a team it beat.
“You’re going to run into an issue where the human element with the committee is going to cause some concerns across the country,” Gundy said.
Gundy’s take: Expanding to eight would ensure the playoff is not entirely decided by the opinions of those in the committee room. There would be five automatic bids from power conferences, as well as …
Reason No. 2: It would give Group of 5 teams a shot.
“I’ll use Western Michigan as an example last year,” Gundy said. “Western Michigan should be in. Otherwise, you won’t ever, ever, from here on out, ever have a smaller school that has a chance to win a championship. They’re not ever going to get in because I don’t see anybody having a better year than Western Michigan did last year.”
If you’re in favor of giving the undefeated “mid-majors” a shot, Gundy has a point. Central Florida is ranked 18th in the most recent CFP ranking despite being 8-0. The Knights still play a tough game against South Florida, but even that win won’t generate enough momentum for UCF to make a challenge at the top five -- let alone the top 10.
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“Somebody’s going to win a conference championship and not get in,” Gundy said. “And in my opinion, I’ve said this now for three years, there should be eight, if you win your conference you’re in. So that means it’s important to win your conference.”
In two of the last three years, the Big 12’s conference champion has been left out. In 2014, the shared title between TCU and Baylor was not as powerful as Ohio State’s Big Ten title game victory.
Last year, a two-loss Oklahoma team didn’t have a strong enough case for the playoff. The Big Ten champion, Penn State, was also left out in lieu of Ohio State, a team it beat.
“You’re going to run into an issue where the human element with the committee is going to cause some concerns across the country,” Gundy said.
Gundy’s take: Expanding to eight would ensure the playoff is not entirely decided by the opinions of those in the committee room. There would be five automatic bids from power conferences, as well as …
Reason No. 2: It would give Group of 5 teams a shot.
“I’ll use Western Michigan as an example last year,” Gundy said. “Western Michigan should be in. Otherwise, you won’t ever, ever, from here on out, ever have a smaller school that has a chance to win a championship. They’re not ever going to get in because I don’t see anybody having a better year than Western Michigan did last year.”
If you’re in favor of giving the undefeated “mid-majors” a shot, Gundy has a point. Central Florida is ranked 18th in the most recent CFP ranking despite being 8-0. The Knights still play a tough game against South Florida, but even that win won’t generate enough momentum for UCF to make a challenge at the top five -- let alone the top 10.
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