12-05-2021, 08:59 AM
I'm with you on this, OF. The CFP should be a process of crowning the best team in the country. Georgia was roundly beaten by Alabama yesterday and failed on one of the biggest stages. They had their shot and came up short. Give some other team a chance to beat Bama or Michigan in the CFP.
And, yes, that team could be Utah, which is playing excellent football right now. OK, we will most probably get to see Utah take on OSU in the Rose Bowl, which should be an excellent game. But it would be very compelling to see Utah or ND or even Baylor get a shot at the title. Georgia had theirs. Done. OSU had their shot, as well, and went down vs. Michigan. Why should there be a rematch of the SEC championship game?
Of course, if Georgia somehow wins the whole thing, then the committee will feel very justified in their decision (just as they did after the 2011 season when the BCS title game was between LSU and Alabama, #1 and #2, respectively, in the SEC West division, and Alabama routed the SEC champions Tigers 21-0). But with so few games in the football season and no true playoff mode (like the basketball tournament), failure to win the conference championship should be a lock-out spec. The CFP, at minimum, should only consider teams that managed to win their conference title. Alabama is the SEC champion, Michigan is the B1G champion, Cincy is the AAC champion. Why not let Utah, Baylor or even Pitt have a shot at the title?
And, yes, that team could be Utah, which is playing excellent football right now. OK, we will most probably get to see Utah take on OSU in the Rose Bowl, which should be an excellent game. But it would be very compelling to see Utah or ND or even Baylor get a shot at the title. Georgia had theirs. Done. OSU had their shot, as well, and went down vs. Michigan. Why should there be a rematch of the SEC championship game?
Of course, if Georgia somehow wins the whole thing, then the committee will feel very justified in their decision (just as they did after the 2011 season when the BCS title game was between LSU and Alabama, #1 and #2, respectively, in the SEC West division, and Alabama routed the SEC champions Tigers 21-0). But with so few games in the football season and no true playoff mode (like the basketball tournament), failure to win the conference championship should be a lock-out spec. The CFP, at minimum, should only consider teams that managed to win their conference title. Alabama is the SEC champion, Michigan is the B1G champion, Cincy is the AAC champion. Why not let Utah, Baylor or even Pitt have a shot at the title?