We are in the second year of the 12-team playoff, and still the playoff formula hasn’t changed from the BCS era. The formula is simple: play your schedule and don’t lose. Sounds simple, right? Just win out and you’re in, and the best teams should win out. In theory that makes sense, but the reality is that not all schedules ...

The Playoff Formula Hasn't Changed

David, you are absolutely right that nothing has changed in the CFP selection process.

This year the goal posts get moved weekly, mainly to serve the SEC, ESPN and the rest of the mouth pieces. Along with a mini crush on the little 12. How many 12 trams could go into Iowa, Michigan, Washington or USC and win?

One example:

When Oregon had close wins, we saw them drop in the rankings. The Aggies escaped a home game loss againts the high school team from South Carolina and did not drop a spot. Yes they stayed undefeated but the committee gave them lavish praise for the comeback. BS.

Would like to know how many committee mrmbers have watched an entire Duck game?

Next year 1/2 of the SEC teams will have one more loss and 1/2 will have the same win total without their 3rd or 4th cupcake on their schedule.

The bias CFP committee has out lived its purpose.

Go Ducks.....

It literally has not changed. Per Josh Pate, the BCS computer formulas are still being heavily relied on by the committee (who have much more important day jobs), with the main difference this year being that the committee is doing a bad job of justifying the results the computer is spitting out.

The committee with finally spend some time of their own these next two weeks, puting their heads together to make changes to what the computers tell them to do, so be prepared for real chaos with this week and the final rankings/seeding next Sunday.

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It literally has not changed. Per Josh Pate, the BCS computer formulas are still being heavily relied on by the committee (who have much more important day jobs), with the main difference this year being that the committee is doing a bad job of justifying the results the computer is spitting out.

The committee with finally spend some time of their own these next two weeks, puting their heads together to make changes to what the computers tell them to do, so be prepared for real chaos with this week and the final rankings/seeding next Sunday.

I mean the biggest problem with a committee is how do you build a body of people who can be objective AND make it their only job for about four months to watch every single FBS football game? It's possible and I am sure there are people out there who could do it but is there the will or the desire to do it? No really.

A whole new system needs to be created because with super conference playing your schedule is the only thing you can do and sometimes your schedule is weak. I do not fault the Aggies for winning 11 games but I do fault them for losing to 3-loss Texas in their very last game. A top three team shouldn't have dropped that game.

Until they publicly release a new, amazing equation (which everyone hated when we did it that way), at the end of the day it’s a beauty contest with more weight given if you’re in the SEC, not quite as much weight (but still some) if you’re in the B1G, and the rest can pound sand if they have 2+ loses…unless they’re ND.

IMO of course!

Easier to expand the playoff.

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