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Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall
The only people in your scenario who would be whining after that happens will be Boise State.
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Wishful thinking.
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If you're not good enough to be ranked in the top fucking five even, you have no claim.
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How is this any different than saying "if you aren't good enough to be in the top two even you have no claim?"
But my point is to separate the two underlying motivations for a playoff. You are focusing on certainty. I don't place much value on that, but fine. But you could easily get the same result with the plus one (or a four team playoff).
The other motivation is inclusiveness, with the non-BCS conferences, and the folks in the media that champion their cause, complaining that the Boise States of the world go undefeated but still never get the chance to play for the championship. There beef isn't totally unfounded, but you can't solve this "problem" unless you have at least 8, but more likely 16 teams in a playoff. There are ways to make either happen, but they involve throwing basically the entire college football tradition, for the 1 in 100 shot that Boise State pulls off a string up unlikely upsets.
