But as long as you have a hard set number that makes sense, you deal with it
FCS has less teams than FBS but they have 24 teams in the playoffs...is that not still considered a playoff?
16 only seems like a lot because we aren't used to it, on a numbers and logistics basis, 16 is the perfect number for FBS, but only if the SEC and B1G aren't allowed to lock up 10+ AQ spots like they want to.
Replies to: "There will always be complaints, people find ways to complain about who gets in NFL playoffs..."
- espn wants a 16 team CFP moving forward. - Hensou - 9:29am 11/30/25
(24) [View All]
- It should be 16, but there should only be 5 AQs (Top 5 Conf Champs) - Chrisb - 9:49am 11/30/25
- as long as there is subjective decision-making, there are going to be issues [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 9:59am 11/30/25
- There will always be complaints, people find ways to complain about who gets in NFL playoffs... - Chrisb - 10:20am 11/30/25
- i’m not aware of people complaining about who gets in the NFL playoffs. Regardless, a 16 or 24 team - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:28am 11/30/25
- I'm not for 24, and in a 16 team CFP, if SEC gets 5 or 7 in based on merit, ie where they're ranked - Chrisb - 10:35am 11/30/25
- that’s the issue, who defines merit when leagues rarely play each other [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 10:39am 11/30/25
- The CFP Committee! Who actually does a pretty darned good job with their rankings - Chrisb - 10:46am 11/30/25
- I want as little subjectively as possible. [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 11:08am 11/30/25
- Can't be done with this many teams in this many different conferences, who - Chrisb - 11:16am 11/30/25
- that's why I'm a proponent of blowing it up. No reason to put lipstick on a pig. [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 11:39am 11/30/25
- Blowing what up? Elaborate! - Chrisb - 11:45am 11/30/25
- https://forum.uhnd.com/forum/index.php?action=display&forumid=6&msgid=600980 [NT] [LINK] - WestCoastIrishFan - 12:12pm 11/30/25
- i posted it earlier. for football only get rid of conferences. [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 12:06pm 11/30/25
- Nah, I don't like it... - Chrisb - 12:30pm 11/30/25
- i liked the way ohio used to do high school playoffs. teams got points for their wins - WestCoastIrishFan - 12:36pm 11/30/25
- I mean they could easily do something like that as major part (SOS ranking) in CFP - Chrisb - 1:51pm 11/30/25
- no different than the two best nfl teams being in the same conference [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 12:34pm 11/30/25
- It is different, in two ways - Chrisb - 12:48pm 11/30/25
- i liked the way ohio used to do high school playoffs. teams got points for their wins - WestCoastIrishFan - 12:36pm 11/30/25
- Nah, I don't like it... - Chrisb - 12:30pm 11/30/25
- Blowing what up? Elaborate! - Chrisb - 11:45am 11/30/25
- that's why I'm a proponent of blowing it up. No reason to put lipstick on a pig. [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 11:39am 11/30/25
- Can't be done with this many teams in this many different conferences, who - Chrisb - 11:16am 11/30/25
- I want as little subjectively as possible. [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 11:08am 11/30/25
- The CFP Committee! Who actually does a pretty darned good job with their rankings - Chrisb - 10:46am 11/30/25
- that’s the issue, who defines merit when leagues rarely play each other [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 10:39am 11/30/25
- I'm not for 24, and in a 16 team CFP, if SEC gets 5 or 7 in based on merit, ie where they're ranked - Chrisb - 10:35am 11/30/25
- i’m not aware of people complaining about who gets in the NFL playoffs. Regardless, a 16 or 24 team - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:28am 11/30/25
- There will always be complaints, people find ways to complain about who gets in NFL playoffs... - Chrisb - 10:20am 11/30/25
- as long as there is subjective decision-making, there are going to be issues [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 9:59am 11/30/25
- Why not 64 teams? Then we can quibble about # 63 thru 65. [NT]
- Shadow_of_the_Dome - 9:33am 11/30/25
- Yeah, that makes total sense. 64 would be 47% of the field (more than even NFL), 16 would be 11% - Chrisb - 11:39am 11/30/25
- there always will be bitching as long as it’s subjective. guy on X said it right, it’s now an - WestCoastIrishFan - 9:32am 11/30/25
- Don't be ridiculous, the NFL has 14 of 32 (44%) in "playoffs" 16 of 136 is only 11%, huge difference [NT]
- Chrisb - 9:54am 11/30/25
- but the NFL doesn’t have subjectivity in its playoffs [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 9:58am 11/30/25
- Yes, which would be a rationale to have MORE (not less) college teams in a playoff... - Chrisb - 10:12am 11/30/25
- but the NFL doesn’t have subjectivity in its playoffs [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 9:58am 11/30/25
- Don't be ridiculous, the NFL has 14 of 32 (44%) in "playoffs" 16 of 136 is only 11%, huge difference [NT]
- Chrisb - 9:54am 11/30/25
- It should be 16, but there should only be 5 AQs (Top 5 Conf Champs) - Chrisb - 9:49am 11/30/25