Something needs to be done after the garbage first round of playoffs.
- No automatic bye for conference champions seems good.
This article stops short of saying the Big12 and ACC should only get one team in, but I’d support that until proven they aren’t week conferences.
Strength of schedule needs to be a bigger factor, an 11-1 Indiana never deserved a spot. My ideal default would be 6 SEC, 3 Big10, and the other automatic qualifiers.
Clemson won a championship in 18, and was at least competitive in the years around that. Dabo refusing to use the transfer portal has led to steady decline of the program though.
Clemson had an incredibly rare situation, 2 nfl starting caliber QBs, nc state missing easy field goals (poverty conference) and without a doubt paying players under the table. Dabo refusing to use the portal is because Clemson will never have the NIL funding needed to compete. They are an agriculture tech college that used “faith” to recruit. Oh and I forgot to mention Venables turning down HC jobs every year. Dabo has some coaching turnover and now they’re a mid level team, easy to identify, losing to SC at home.
I forgot about that 2018 win over Bama. If it was the rule rather than the exception I’d probably change my mind. My argument is largely that they were only competitive in those other years because of how weak their schedule was.
I think a leveling of the playing field due to nil and transfer portals will lead to a better product but a very different one as the coaches lose a bit of control especially in recruiting.
