When the College Football Playoff committee decided that expansion from four teams to twelve was in it’s best interest, the praise was pretty much universal. The fact that eight other teams would be able to participate means that more teams will have a chance to crown themselves champions.
Well, in Chapel Hill, it seems like all of the North Carolina players aren’t on-board like the rest of us are. They are in favor of the expansion, but not at the proposed format, they would like to see less teams involved. Their argument surrounds the fact that the amount of teams doesn’t still give each team a realistic shot at winning a championship.
UNC head coach Mack Brown says his players are against the College Football Playoff's potential expansion to 12 teams and would prefer a playoff model featuring six to eight teams. 🤔 https://t.co/HOAVuitxxN pic.twitter.com/lwPBJgL132
— theScore (@theScore) July 8, 2021
While their argument is valid, it really doesn’t hold much water. There have been just as many close, “instant classic” games as there have been blowouts. The first edition in the 2014 season saw the semifinal contest between Ohio State and Alabama as the most competitive game of the three.
The next year, both semifinal games were blowouts but the title game was the main attraction. The point is that even some of the teams that make the final-4 aren’t always real title contenders.
The NCAA is trying to replicate March Madness’ excitement, and why wouldn’t they. Underdogs upsetting top teams is something we all love to see and why not the same with the College Football Playoffs. Yes, the field would be a bit watered down with 12 teams, but it would be much more exciting in general.
I’ve long wanted an expanded CFP field and it looks to be on the horizon. I really could care less how many teams, I just want to see more football with every team going all out. The UNC players might be right, not every team that is in the CFP will have a real shot at the title, but it’ll still be a fun to watch either way.