re: Aside from $$$$ and letting crappy reams have a shot, why 24?

The whole system is smoke and mirrors that provide background noise for the majority of "fans" on fall Saturdays. Eventually people with the means to pay a high school kid who has not played a single snap in college millions of dollars are going to either not pay or they are going to insist on access beyond good seats at games. That access is going to eventually result in a gambling scandal that makes the NBA look legitimate. The table is set with multiple upsets each week and horrendous officiating in every game that is accepted because it is so common. There is almost zero chance that gambling hasn't influenced college football for years and even less chance that its doing so now at a level never before seen and will get worse. Texas Tech seriously trying to roster a known degenerate gambler was a blazing and loud warning signal that went largely un-noticed...it almost happened. It should have never even been close. That's where CFB is.

Well here is how I see it.

Lets take the SEC for example. You have multiple teams that could beat anyone in the country.

Ole Miss
Florida
Alabama
Texas
Georgia
Tenn
LSU
UK

Also these teams could lose to anyone that is playoff worthy

Going 24 allows the field performance dictate who wins and not guys in a conference room deciding who makes it in.

Notre Dame for example last year, could have beat, AM/JMU/TU/Texas Tech/ Alabama/Oklahoma

Didnt make it in

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It's still going to bear out most years that one of the Top 4 wins it all. There might be an outlier a time or two each decade.

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They’ve had a 12 team playoff for 2 years. Of the four teams in the finals, there has been a 7, 8, and 10 seed. Indiana was the outlier

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They’ve had a 12 team playoff for 2 years. Of the four teams in the finals, there has been a 7, 8, and 10 seed. Indiana was the outlier

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In the first year UGA was in the playoff after a physical game in the SEC CG where their starting QB was injured and did not play in the playoff game. Almost the same situation that kept FSU out of the playoffs 2 years prior. Last season UGA played 10 SEC teams and Ole Miss played 9...neither made the final. Its going to be that or worse with 24 teams except for the ending of the SEC CG. The teams that have made it to the final had played 1-2 games during the season and a beat up and damaged SEC team in the playoffs - and that is the future if it is 12, 24 or 124 teams.

I like 24 because teams like Tulane or James Madison can lose one game and still make it in. Also with a bye these teams have a better shot at winning a playoff game, and it rewards the top teams with a bye right after rivalry week. I would also begin the playoff immediately after the last week of the regular season so the championship game could be played on New Years Day.

If you go to 16 it basically forces the teams in the non power conferences to go undefeated, unless you put in exceptions for them like we have now. I think there should be no exceptions for them or Notre Dame.

Yes let's go back to the BCS, by all means.

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The advantage of having 24 is it allows you to play bigger games during the regular season without costing you a shot at the playoffs.

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Sounds like communism. Sounds okay in theory but never works out.

You are going to see favorites get knocked off this year you are not keeping up with the game to. Well

You sec homers don't get you t I'm a sec guy just like Kool. Aid sec guy there are going to be teams that knock us off they can go to Kentucky and unc and start instead of being a. Back up why does that not make sense to the old college football is over this is what we have deal with it 12 teams is going to be fun this year