re: Why not move to a 6 team playoff vs. an 8 team playoff?

With the present 4 teams, you're getting bitching from #'s 5-6-7. With 6 teams, all you'd be doing is adding additional unhappy teams to the mix. Numbers 1 & 2 will usually always be easily identified. The rest, as is evident in today's polls, will always have a legit bitch.