The College Football Playoff currently allows four teams to play for a shot at winning it all, but it seems a majority of fans would like to see that number increase.
However, there may not be a group of people who would like to see an expansion more than head coaches themselves — Georgia’s Kirby Smart included.
While appearing on the Paul Finebaum Show on Wednesday, Smart spoke on that topic, saying it would be a ‘good thing’ to give more programs an opportunity.
“I think if you polled any coach it would be foolish to say you wouldn’t want playoff expansion,” Smart said. “The current system is working and being successful but to give more teams an opportunity is a good thing. You look in years past and how many times No. 4 beats No. 1 you could say the same thing could happen to six, eight or 10 teams.”
Kirby Smart offers his current thoughts on potential @CFBPlayoff expansion:
"You're on the outside looking in a couple times because of one game, you certainly would like to see that opportunity grow." pic.twitter.com/hekaCl5lde
— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) April 28, 2021
It makes perfect sense that Smart would like to see an expansion to the current system. He’s made it once, so he understands just how difficult it is to crack the top-four at season’s end. He’s also finished No. 5 twice, both in 2018 and 2019, so he certainly knows what it’s like to be on the outside looking in.