A 16-team College Football Playoff feels more inevitable than ever
Awful Announcing••sports
Key Points:
- In the first two years of the 12-team College Football Playoff format, teams with first-round byes have struggled, going 1-7 in their initial games, raising questions about whether bye weeks are a disadvantage.
- The lone win by a bye team was Indiana’s upset over Alabama, while most other losses involved teams that received byes due to seeding technicalities, which the CFP has since addressed.
- Momentum is growing for expanding the playoff to 16 teams, a change supported by major conferences like the SEC and Big Ten, which would eliminate bye weeks and potentially create a fairer competition.
- The CFP’s governing bodies have shown willingness to adapt quickly to emerging narratives, suggesting that an expanded playoff format may
