I think it is darn-near certain the playoffs expand.

[sjjones]

Once the bowl system implodes, you're going to have to do something to let some of these fanbases (such as ours) feel like they have at least chance to compete. FCS has a 24 team bracket...I don't see why FBS cannot either. Plus going past 16 gives the committee a chance to offer byes to the top teams and still let them host home playoff games. Those are going to be wild.

 

[Grumpyolddawg]

The entire point of the super conferences has been to lay the groundwork to abolish the NCAA which I'm in full support of.

In regards to the tournament, no, I don't think any of the Big 12 or ACC teams are going to win it all this season. Those Watson/Lawrence Clemson teams were absolutely an era that could win it and made three title game in four years but it's down now. Big 12 is completely gutted with Oklahoma and Texas gone.

The SEC/Big Ten have nearly 40 teams in a sport that has had very little parity so the chances are, they're going to win it.

Yes CU had 2 back to back QBs that were excellent, but even that era was tarnished by failed PED testing and players being declared ineligible. Were others guilty, maybe so but they didn't have players declared ineligible.

 

[Grumpyolddawg]

Once the bowl system implodes, you're going to have to do something to let some of these fanbases (such as ours) feel like they have at least chance to compete. FCS has a 24 team bracket...I don't see why FBS cannot either. Plus going past 16 gives the committee a chance to offer byes to the top teams and still let them host home playoff games. Those are going to be wild.

I just feel getting a bye is too big of an advantage. In the 4 man teams that didn't play in conference championship games but still selected came in with fresh legs and won the championship more than once. 16 or 32, no one gets a bye.