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VT ChemE 1986

More is not better. Football is not basketball

There have traditionally never been more than 3-4 FB teams with any realistic chance of winning a championship. Now we want to include 16? OK, so a 16 seed team wins its first round and then gets destroyed later. If that’s what you want, fine, but it’s just entertainment.
Posted: 12/12/2025 at 11:03 AM ET
(In response to this post by Big12 guy)

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Visual reminder of P2 dominance of the playoff invites
HokieAl • 12/11/25 11:44 PM ET
Change to what? The bowls are the consolation prize.
VT ChemE 1986 • 12/12/25 09:44 AM ET
I think they will go to paying players (NIL opportunities) with
Big12 guy • 12/12/25 09:54 AM ET
I'm only talking about the playoffs, not the bowls**
HokieAl • 12/12/25 09:46 AM ET
So you want more teams with no chance of
VT ChemE 1986 • 12/12/25 10:06 AM ET
I do. "No chance"? A 16 seed would never beat a 1 seed was
Big12 guy • 12/12/25 10:58 AM ET
More is not better. Football is not basketball ◄
VT ChemE 1986 • 12/12/25 11:03 AM ET
Right. That would be like letting a 7-9 team into the NFL playoffs
I85Hokie • 12/12/25 02:55 PM ET
That is what everyone keeps saying, but I don't buy it. The
Big12 guy • 12/12/25 11:09 AM ET
If the bowls are dying, which they are, I think that we have 2 options
VT ChemE 1986 • 12/12/25 11:55 AM ET
Expand the playoffs, and pay players for the other bowls.**
Big12 guy • 12/12/25 12:52 PM ET
And for all the ND talk, they only made the playoff 3 times in 11 years
HokieAl • 12/12/25 08:18 AM ET
How many individual teams have made it more than 3 times?**
TerryD • 12/12/25 12:34 PM ET
0 without special rules for them.**
RTFC • 12/15/25 10:09 AM ET
Including this year, it looks like...(edited to add 2014)
HokieAl • 12/12/25 01:23 PM ET
So, only five teams with more appearances......
TerryD • 12/13/25 07:21 AM ET
134 now. Yep it’s impressive
HokieAl • 12/13/25 09:56 AM ET
I thought Oregon had at least 3 - 2014, last year and this year**
VPI_1998 • 12/12/25 02:07 PM ET
My database is only back to 2015 so far. But you are right
HokieAl • 12/12/25 02:25 PM ET