If anyone caught Joel Klatt today I liked his theory for an 8 team playoff (which for the record isn't happening anytime soon).
To summarize from his twitter:
Thoughts on CFB structure 1) Get rid of divisions in every conference 2) Top 2 seeds from each conference play in Conf. Champ game 3) To go to the
@CFBPlayoff you HAVE to win your conference - we balance schedules, retain regular season importance
I'm not too bummed out as there really wasn't a great choice for #4 and a nearly full strength Alabama team probably has the best shot to win the title out of tOSU, Bama and Wisconsin. Wisconsin would've gotten brutalized against Clemson and frankly if JT Barrett played even an above average game Ohio State should've won that game by 17.
I do agree that the ACC and SEC need to start playing 9 conference games. That is a total joke. As for the Mercer thing, it's a bad look but none of the other teams really played anyone that week either. OU played Kansas and Ohio State played Illinois. Still, P5 teams shouldn't be playing FCS teams. I'd also like to see Alabama play a big time OOC opponent somewhere other than a location within the SEC footprint but that's just me nitpicking.