[82lsju]

[quote author=82lsju link=topic=14384.msg152797#msg152797 date=1452790165]
seems to me we will end up with four conferences of sixteen teams

It's clear to me why you think this would be clean.

It is not clear to me why you think this will actually happen.
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well the hard part will be who gets left out and what options they have.  If the non-Power 5 are still to "have a chance" to enter the play-offs then what I outlined will never happen.

another alternative would be an 8 team playoff with the Power 5 conference champs getting a berth and 3 at-large berths.

of course I'm not a fan of the CFP as I did not watch the semi-finals and saw about a third of the final game (mostly because it was on TV at my friends house as we caught up on other topics).  I did however watch the Rose Bowl live!!!

At the end of the day the CFP will work to maximize revenue, other considerations will have little impact on what plays out.

[82lsju]

[quote author=82lsju link=topic=14384.msg152797#msg152797 date=1452790165]
seems to me we will end up with four conferences of sixteen teams

It's clear to me why you think this would be clean.

It is not clear to me why you think this will actually happen.
[/quote]

well the hard part will be who gets left out and what options they have.  If the non-Power 5 are still to "have a chance" to enter the play-offs then what I outlined will never happen.

another alternative would be an 8 team playoff with the Power 5 conference champs getting a berth and 3 at-large berths.

of course I'm not a fan of the CFP as I did not watch the semi-finals and saw about a third of the final game (mostly because it was on TV at my friends house as we caught up on other topics).  I did however watch the Rose Bowl live!!!

At the end of the day the CFP will work to maximize revenue, other considerations will have little impact on what plays out.