re: We don't need 8 teams in the playoff, we need four balanced conferences

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Why is it important that some conferences are stronger than others in NCAA football, but NOT important that one conference is stronger than another in NFL football?

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Ummm ... you do realize that the NFL has wildcards, right? That it actually does reward teams that have good seasons but don't win their division (divisions in the NFL being equal to conferences in the NCAA). So, you got New Orleans and San Francisco in the playoffs last season, despite neither team winning their division. Which was validated by both teams winning their first round game, and San Fran making it to the conference finals.

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Alabama- Michigan St (or Cinderella; Marshall or Boise)
Fla St- Miss St
Oregon-TCU
Baylor-Ohio State


See, this is your problem you'll always have with 8. You have to include at least one team who has no business playing for a national championship.

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Actually, I kinda like the idea of it being Marshall or Boise this year; #8 can be the Cinderella from the non-power conferences. This can give incentives for those programs to continue, uh, playing D-1; while right now, they are told that no way, no how, will they ever be allowed to compete for a title.