Pat McAfee's Thought On The First Round College Football Playoff Blowouts...

[@Quest4greatness]

The indiana vs Notre dame game wasn’t close…. it was 27-3 with 2 minutes left and indiana scored vs backups after a perfect onside kick.

[@yerrr2792]

It was sarcasm, they said the closest game was 27-17 which isn’t close

[@kman1898]

@@yerrr2792 10 points is close lol. not saying that it was though. def doesn't sound like sarcasm in this segment

[@Koby5649]

It's closer than 42-10. 🤷‍♂️

[@kman1898]

@@Koby5649 sure but that’s not what we are talking about

[@yerrr2792]

@ haha the whole segment is about the first round having no good games what’re y talking about

[@THE-LAND-330]

Nice job Tenn fans. Invasion-complete. Getting dog walked-complete.

[@Nathaniel_Randall_Beady_III]

Poor Oregon, they go 13-0 and get rewarded with the toughest path to the championship game.

[@williamcowell1889]

Disregarding the Michigan game, Ohio State was the one team I didn’t want to have to play this early in the playoff , gonna be another close one.

[@Hawksandlagers]

I don’t want to hear a single person complain about the playoff having undeserving teams when we watched TCU get beat 65-7 in the Natty 2 years ago. Not to mention, worst case scenario is a 12 team playoff forced that many teams to actually try in the bowl season. If OSU/Tenn were playing outside the playoff you’d see half of both teams sitting.

[@craigmiller5438]

This is so right! We should be celebrating!

[@tylerfoley2859]

I agree!!!! TCU was trash and should not have been voted in 😂

[@waltercampbell9787]

A TCU team that beat a michigan team in the semifinal that went on to win the championship the very next season. If anything, TCU was underseeded, they should’ve been the 2 seed. I hate how everyone just ignores that TCU literally beat michigan

[@JamesEvans2023]

Yeah dude, these are the same people who would complain about the 32 team March madness going to 64 teams, bitching for no reason about more of what they like.

[@calisoki6098]

Didn’t tcu have it win a game in the play offs to get there though?

[@TheDayZCowboy90]

SEC glazing by the media has to stop. The entire conference is not full of juggernauts

[@soulknife20]

Yup. And people are like "But Alabama would have done fine!" No. They got blown out by an unranked Oklahoma team. They would have been rofl-stomped

[@Stankfanger]

Say that when it's a Texas vs Georgia part 3 in the natty.

[@Kinogotiate]

Not an SEC fan but ur wrong. We've got 2 straight years of non SEC teams getting humiliated. Should just be best 12 teams.

[@Stankfanger]

​@@soulknife20um realistic bama fans like myself was well prepared for a 4 loss season simply because they hired a NONE- SEC coach. Gonna take him a minute if ever to get with the program.

[@soulknife20]

​@@StankfangerWell. To be fair. Texas is a former Big 12 team.

[@darksiderider1233]

Let’s be very clear…the game was 27-3. Those junk time points don’t change how the game went

[@MK-vw6hq]

Klatt knows waaaaaaaaay more about College Football than Pat.

[@alexrose1716]

And they both know more than you

[@MK-vw6hq]

@@alexrose1716 Know these nuts

[@tedbierbaueriii3492]

Really. Where did Klatt play his pro career?

[@chillenrules]

@@tedbierbaueriii3492Where did Pat play a skilled position at?

[@John-fq5nt]

​@@tedbierbaueriii3492😂 are we comparing kickers to quarterbacks

[@masterbaiter2890]

Notre Dame literally pulled starters at the end of the game…

[@aidanmiller3951]

Game don’t end till clock hits 0

[@caelahrens9767]

So did Ohio state and Penn state

[@esSDeeThunder]

Indiana was better against OSU than Tennessee

[@SteeveyKneevey]

They both were pretty bad

[@eliyarrows2456]

IU was so bad against OSU. They literally were running chew clock down 3 scores trying to keep the score close. Stop it.

[@Desert-Father]

Lol lay off the crack

[@benmecha01]

Surprised more Miami people weren’t complaining they had a great team and a tough close loss to Syracuse ruined their chances

[@BigDaddyDoc93]

Because they aren't crybabies

[@Koby5649]

Miami had more of a right than SMU, imo..

[@erbgorre]

they probably knew they wouldve looked worse than anyone else in a cold weather game

[@Desert-Father]

Because deep down in side, Miami fans knew their team was a lot of hype.

[@ragemctaggart]

Stop gargling dude, Indiana was never close, and Herbstreit never gave anyone any benefit of the doubt except SOS teams... with zero context. Tell the people you're trying to champion to win their games and maybe you can have the season you want, Kurt.

[@benmecha01]

‘Closest game of the weekend’ no it wasn’t at all the Clemson Texas game was much closer Indiana never had a chance

[@nw6003]

28-10 at half is a closer game?? Both were blowouts

[@jakehaas6701]

@@nw6003 It was a 7 point game in the 4th quarter, so yes it was closer. I’m confused why you’re even arguing against that.

[@benmecha01]

@@jakehaas6701dilusinal fans (Pat is one of them)

[@WayneMunn02]

@@nw6003are you just trying to be stupid?

[@shawnchandler8719]

​@@jakehaas6701 It was 10-31 until almost the end of the third quarter? It was definitely not close at all. Texas laid off in the 4th and almost blew the game.

[@smokeandvigor]

“These first round CFP games SUCK”

[@IGirt1]

They did suck

[@kaminator515]

They did but I highly doubt this will be the standard each and every year

[@champ24xxu]

Absolute trash

[@BuckshotPA1]

Not for the winning teams and Their fans!

[@mattpujol1111]

Hot take, but the results of the first round just shows that 12 teams is too large of a playoff. It should be 8 max, and realistically only about 4-6 teams per year are National Champion-worthy.

[@BenFranklin1776]

I don't think this is a hot take at all.

[@PURPLEHYPHYDRANK]

I said the same thing

[@gyival8249]

Yea I don't agree...12 is fine..even the 12 that made it..but u cannot give Boise st..or ASU a by in the first round..the seeding needs to change. With better seeding there wouldn't be this much of an issue but the only reason ur making this take is cause u had teams like Penn State playing SMU, when Penn State is clearly better then them and the team seeded higher then them...if it was SMU Vs. Boise State in the first round I think takes like this would change

[@Scheboygan8767]

Why are you against more potential high level good games ??? These games were duds but did that ruin your weekend ??? Every weekend during the regular season you guys convince yourself games like these are gonna be close having college game day out

[@tylerfoley2859]

Alabama will be automatically voted in next year after all these trash schools made it and got whacked 😂

[@franksynatra2623]

This is only the first playoff, there will be a Cinderella story there should always be 1 or 2 SMU type underdog teams.

[@laserchiefwankoo204]

This isnt college basketball. Theres not a cinderella story every year. It happens maybe once every 5 yrs to a decade

[@jackogood]

Fans can complain about anything, this is the most open (and in my opinion fair) playoff season we've seen

[@wendell_stamps]

100% agree

[@Nunya7211]

Kinda unfair to the excellent teams to have to even bother with anyone outside the top 6

[@Daniel_Bradford]

You aren’t allowed to have a rational opinion like that. Everyone’s acting like every single football game is a back and forth slug match. Superbowls are routinely blowouts over the course of history and no one bitches that the team that lost didn’t deserve to be in the game. We play the games and see how the chips fall. I am absolute here for it. This is better for the sport.

[@JohnFKennedy313]

@@Daniel_Bradfordplus, I don’t think any major sports league in history adds more spots for playoff teams and reduces it later (unless it’s a league with a lot of teams going under like the ABA before it merged w the NBA)

[@ryananderson5202]

NOPE

[@Darnold29]

Penn state and Texas are getting a few warm up games to get tuned in before the semifinals 😂

[@cambell-yi2gh]

Clemson had all the momentum early in the 4th quarter down one score and Texas broke another huge run. The game was closer than Sark would've wanted.

[@JamesEvans2023]

I got my money on Boise state, especially with that ridiculous 10.5 spread.

[@fabioa771]

This happens in every sport. The more teams you put in the playoffs, the worse it's going to look in the first round. Because worse teams just end up making it and they get destroyed.

[@ChrisWigal-qn6lh]

That Indiana game was 27-3

[@dougwhitaker7229]

That Tennessee game was 42-10!

[@Adrastos2834]

Closest game of the weekend? Are you drunk? IU had 150 yards of total offense and 3 points with 3 minutes left in the game. They mad it look better by scoring on backs ups and the back ups back ups.

[@dougwhitaker7229]

In that scenario TENNESSEE lost 42-10!

[@Adrastos2834]

@dougwhitaker7229 congrats we agree on that. That game wasn't close either.

[@HoosierFilms]

Imagine winning 11 games in absolutely domination fashion ,in a top 2 conference, you’re only 2 losses are to the Nunber 2 team in the road, and basically a top 5 team on the road in the post season ( auto bids). Average margin of victory 28 (leads FBS). But they are the team the entire country shits on. Now remove the IU on the helmet and put a UM. You think the conversation is the same or do we just talk about how great ND looks. Or how a great team underachieved. That’s why I can’t take (some of) the national pundits serious. Great season by IU, great win by ND!

[@rchurch2769]

Major Sports Media has always stirred the pot about who is in and who should be in. Nowadays, every backroom Sports channel regurgitates whatever those major media outlets put out. Indiana certainly deserved a spot.

[@SquirrelRocket]

Indiana beat up on little kids and then ran around bragging about it. Proceeded to get stomped by the only other big kids they played.

[@gocrazy2113]

i feel you! i believe yall deserved to be in forsure . smu is the one who shouldn’t have been imo. yall played us better than tennesssee

[@lnwolf7563]

I think if we give IU a couple of seasons and let them build a roster and solidify what they have going on, we could see them win the BIG and even challenge for the Natty. For now I say not bad for a first year coach, give them some time and lets see what happens.

[@danielwaters191]

The big ten is a top two conference because of teams you didn't play (except the one that blew you out). IU football this year was the equivalent of being an art history major at Harvard, getting all As except a C- in the one real class you took and thinking you deserve to graduate to a cushy job like the engineering majors are gonna get.

[@grahamhoover2918]

Notre dame gave Indiana 2 pity touchdowns in the last 3 minutes when they were playing prevent defense.

[@vanillabeanboiii1178]

Played a rugby game in sub freezing temps with sideways snow and I remember shivering for about 3 hours after the game. No matter how hard you run you just couldn’t warm up. Ref also banned any arm/leg sleeves…fuk da cold

[@MrCombs234]

Hindsight is 20/20. SMU and Indiana both deserved to be in.

[@IGirt1]

No they didnt you dunce😂 they played no one and got in for nothing. Then they got rocked. Ole miss Miami and Alabama would have been better selections

[@Taint_Smasher]

No they didn’t whatsoever 🤡 lmfao.

[@johngio6832]

@@IGirt1Miami didn’t play anyone either

[@reggieorourke6478]

Hindsight’s only 20/20 if you actually use it

[@MrCombs234]

@IGirt1 Alabama put up 3 against OU. And lost to 6-6 Vandy. Stop. Miami has one of the worst defense in the country and was gifted a win at home against VT that should have been a loss. Ole Miss has 3 losses and 1 to Kentucky. Stop the stupidity already. 😂

[@JonahJdawg]

The IU ND game was not even close

[@roger9462]

27-17. when its nd scoring with 4 minutes left we count that but lets not count IUs immediate back to back touchdowns because it wasnt ND. If ND scored two pick 6s like they did against USC during "garbage time" it counts, ND "blew them out" right?

[@SubwayAlumni1017]

Yeah what? Indiana was the little brother that grabbed the controller when big brother left the room and scored twice. Otherwise they got their ass kicked.

[@JonahJdawg]

@ they scored 14 of their points in the last two minutes. The Notre Dame players were probably checking their instagrams

[@roger9462]

@@SubwayAlumni1017 what a pathetic thing to say for someone who has literally nothing to do with ND

[@roger9462]

@@JonahJdawg well marcus freeman sure looked scared to me lol. For a team that didnt care of course, why would they try, right? Its only the last game of the season if they lose so who cares?

[@THE-LAND-330]

IU got 2 garbage TD's that game was not close. Stahp.

[@eliyarrows2456]

Coach Cig lost all my respect that game. 4th and 5, down 20 in the 4th quarter on NDs side of the field… and he punted. He talked all that bs then coached scared.

[@Desert-Father]

Against ND backups in garbage time

[@vtaylor21]

It is SEC bias because people are silent about the Tennessee bias. For example, Rich Eisen made two videos on SMU and Indiana blowout and made a case for Alabama. I am still waiting on his video on the Tennessee blowout.

[@jeffhuber2311]

Love that shirt Pat. Oh and don't forget about your algebra homework

[@Idealgentlemen_]

I wish people would stop saying who should and should not be in the playoff…..you are the people that can’t be pleased no matter what……people complained the BCS, they changed it…..people complained about conference champions not getting an auto bid based on SOS, they changed it…….people complained about the 4 team playoff, they changed it……now people complaining about a 12 TEAM PLAYOFF???……stop trying to make 3 super conferences in college football, the NFL doesn’t even do that, just enjoy the uniqueness of college football and the paths to get to championships…….they’re everything but telling your teams to not lose 3 games and you would have had a shot huh😂

[@chrisfair11]

Pat sat there while Shane Gillis lit Saban in fire during national TV. Pat is impartial.

[@robertbinder98]

My problem isn’t with the teams that made it. My problem is with the format, college football does not need a 12 team playoff. Their aren’t 12 teams in a year capable of winning a national championship

[@Nathaniel_Randall_Beady_III]

I agree, an 8 team playoff is what needs to happen.

[@robertbinder98]

@ I thought it was fine with 4. There was consistently a blowout with 4 teams, 8 would be an improvement but even that feels unnecessary

[@LuminaryMuse222]

It's the first year with this playoffs, I'm the future there will probably be a 12th seed to beat a 5th seed, and other upsets will happen in the future, it just happened to be that there were no upsets in the first round this year

[@robertbinder98]

@@LuminaryMuse222 yes a 12 seed may upset a team in round 1 but if you seriously believe a 12 seed will upset a superior team in 4 straight games then you’re just ignoring reality

[@FirstNameLastnName]

college football fans continuing to complain about more college football will always confuse me

[@NOLAdizzle]

People don't understand that there just aren't 12 elite teams any year. There are 2-3 and then everyone else

[@stephengoodell5984]

Indiana and SMU only beat a bunch of nobodies... BUT bama, ole miss, and miami LOST to a bunch of nobodies lol 😂 cry harder sec, it means more up here ever since we can pay our dudes too 😂

[@GeorgeSausageton]

I was at UTK 1 week before the game and I watched the Vols practicing indoors. I knew we were cooked immediately.

[@NutCrud]

Anyone watching the IU ND game knows it was not close

[@charlie-sr9hx]

indiana game wasn’t close u guys are so bias sometimes it’s sad

[@IT0WN]

Not out here to cape for Klatt but to cape for Klatt I feel like his point on Texas strength of schedule was not because of ESPN/SEC bias but that all anyone has said since (and before) Indiana lost was strength of schedule but that wasn't brought up on Texas? Like saying "maybe we watch film" is his point, both teams blew lesser teams out of the water all season but lost to the real challenges but they weren't talked about the same

[@michaelt312]

Remember when Matt Rhule was laughed at for saying the Big10 would deserve having four teams in the playoffs?

[@chillenrules]

We will not stand for Joel Klatt slander

[@JT82DETMI]

They did get it right, and I dont even have a dog in the conversation

[@kmart24]

I think worst case scenario it at least eliminates the “what if” question

[@DaneOrschlovsky]

The seeding is an absolute transparent travesty. It was obvious that they were trying to get Oregon and Ohio State in the Rose Bowl, even though they could be the two best teams. Conference champs getting tne Bye week is bogus when you look at the strength of Conference, ACC and Big12 are clearly a tier below SEC and B1G.

[@guillermoalvarez9400]

OSU did it to themselves not taking care of Michigan. Do that and they’re either a 5 or 1 seed and they don’t play Oregon until the semis

[@FootballWiseGuy]

CFP did it’s job…. The better ranked teams (at home too) won…. Perfect. Getting more exciting now

[@Gelly305]

I get the argument of not having 12 national championship worthy teams but, those same people complained when it was tcu getting blown out 65-7. 12 team playoff weeds out the fraud teams and wont get better UNTIL semis. Like a playoff bracket is supposed to.

[@yerrr2792]

Good teams don’t just get in to the cfp because they’re good, regular season is there for a reason

[@olaftheblack2012]

As a third-generation, LIFELONG Buckeye fan, I am so glad we finally have a real playoff system in place. Round one blowouts this year is to be expected; I think that as teams get used to the playoffs model, there will be better prep for it. Just look at every other division in college football.

[@seth_holtz]

Pats car comparison is honestly the best way to describe Midwest football vs. Southern football

[@mauldothelastcrafter8194]

Pat: I'm ab idiot, dont listen to me This channel: come listen to Pat's thoughts about this issue

[@alvarochavez814]

As someone who was in the marching band in Uni cold weather sucks the coldest we played was 15° which compared to others isn’t the coldest but having to play halftime was a nightmare my mouthpiece got stuck to my lips 😂

[@tylerfoley2859]

Next year Alabama could be 0-100 and I bet they vote them in 😂👍🏼🇺🇸 sympathy teams are trash

[@zacharyfett2491]

Saying the ND/UI game was close? I would say drug test this entire show, buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut

[@nathanjohnson1067]

Why did everyone say Alabama should make it in. They got beat by double digits to Tennessee then Tennessee got whooped by Ohio state

[@Bam_Bam_Bam_Bam]

Acting like that matters just shows the stupidity of college football fans…

[@Desert-Father]

And so did SMU and Indiana...

[@RomeoJ1996]

I was going to say the same thing that when I saw those Tennessee players not a single one looked to have a superior football build

[@cur244]

Blowouts will always happen in CFB because the talent is so different from team to team. The disparity is more than any other sport.

[@gondolin999]

the 1st round will usually be like this. but it gives these teams a chance to have a night and get an upset. better than never knowing imo.

[@zackcochran4924]

That man put the “ref” in “reflexes” at 7:04

[@jimmyramen]

No problem at all with how it played out. Every team in the playoffs deserve(d) to be there. Sure it wasn’t an exciting weekend but it was the first ever go around and they were interesting matchups, even if their promise didn’t follow through.

[@ianmcintosh8307]

ohio state is built as much as an "exotic car" as anyone, its not like it was michigan or iowa. its a team with tons of speed and skill on the perimeter that wouldnt mind at all to play in a dome. so lets not act like the cold was some big factor other than maybe the osu players being more used to it

[@EmbraceTheAbsurd420]

yeah, I was just about to comment the same thing and say the cold had literally nothing to do with it. Knoxville is like a 5 hour drive from columbus, and the temperature is almost the exact same because Knoxville is in the mountains. Ohio State is just a faster and more expensive exotic car and should have won no matter the location. I don't know why pat keeps pushing this narrative. 😂

[@Thatkiddadreamer]

It’s a great point about weather I think it should be apart of the playoffs, it prepares some of these guys that get drafted prepared for nfl football

[@wickedsickfunkyfreshroller2037]

Too many teams. There aren’t 12 college football teams worthy of competing for the natty. I’d cut it down to 7 next year, give one team the bye.

[@Rosewood393]

Leave it to the college game day guy to put a shine on the crap games that happened. That was disappointing.

[@SkolBlue24]

Don’t let this distract you from the fact that Ohio State lost at home to Michigan, who was starting a walk on quarterback that threw for 62 yards and 2 ints 13-10

[@jamesquick2419]

I think this just shows people love to complain about anything. No matter what they do some people can’t handle it.

[@markjefferson2434]

Finally great take Pat

[@Monsterdamage12]

Tennessee team is full of Dad bods😂😂😂

[@coopercollins1780]

All games should be played at the higher seeds field till the chip. It’s a lot more fun and a lot more interesting. Being the higher seed playing at a neutral stadium doesn’t feel right and really isn’t fair to them. They earned the right to keep hosting games

[@jessesnowden1749]

Everyone talks about Texas having the easiest path, but look at the teams Texas would have to play if Oregon wins. 4 out of the 5 conference champs.

[@domingoahernandez90]

This needs to happen for talent to spread out and make conferences more even

[@evanwaleck87]

Next Netflix fight…Alabama Jones vs Shane 🤝

[@osirisettnie6237]

Coldest game i played in was low teens in Pasco, WA. Was low teens but felt like single didgets. The sweat on my arms was freezing on the sidelines. Cold is fuxking cold lol there ain't no mindset that can overcome that lol

[@dustinbrummett3774]

Are they saying Indiana sucks then? Or are they saying Indiana is really good and ND still beat them? 😅

[@robbiepayne8492]

I think this proves that right teams is more than enough

[@vanillabeanboiii1178]

Playoff blowout > bowl game blowout

[@matts7476]

Get rid of the byes. Boise st should have played SMU. Arizona st should have played Clemson.

[@Desert-Father]

Need to go to 16 teams to get rid of the byes

[@Just_Some_Dude_Geez]

These playoffs show exactly who the top teams are. If Texas makes one of the two missed field goals, they would be SEC champs. Texas outgained Georgia the whole game. Enough about Texas schedule.

[@loganjackson675]

When they fix the auto-byes there will be more upsets. It’s tough to go on the road as a 10 seed against a 7 that is actually a top 4 team. Imagine Boise State/ASU playing Clemson or Indiana. You’d have gotten a closer game, and then the winner would get a chance at the Texas/NDs of the world on a neutral site in Rd. 2 instead of on the road

[@Bushwhaker]

Pat doing a PR cover up for ESPN, not surprised in the slightest

[@rchurch2769]

Captian Jack insane-O, all that jawing with Tennessee was to refill his Tackling fuel....

[@LockDown11bTTV]

There are too many teams, not to mention potential injury to future NFL players. This is pure greed, and it has ruined the regular season. Not everyone deserves a chance. The teams that deserve it take it.

[@GregoryPedigo]

Pat-30,000 Vol fans. Kirk-40,000 vol fans. What is this WVA or OSU math? ps: Kirk, you are not the only one who has had beloved dogs. You are taking advantage of your position. Stop it, you are just an avg. sports commentator. Pat, were you saying how great it was to be a Tennessee Vol late Saturday?

[@stevenprado7645]

The first time I’ve seen Pat in a polo

[@Fan-td8dv]

There is a huge gap from top 3 teams and 7-10.

[@rchurch2769]

It is cold for both teams. I think Ohio State's coldest game was in the upper 40s, i don't think any teams in the playoffs played in freezing weather before Saturday.

[@jakesullivan9179]

They played in a below freezing game, and practice in cold weather all the time. Yeah it might be 31 in Knoxville couple of times but, most of the players for Ohio State has experienced 0 Fahrenheit with powerful polar winds. Their southern players are more acclimatized to the weather.

[@jamesneal3846]

The fact it took freezing cold weather to give them a advantage ☠️ they play another winter team and they lose. Oh wait Michigan

[@jasonboness3871]

Not the Ducks, we are a line of scrimmage, offensively explosive team. Look out.

[@jmswal]

NIL money and easier transfer portal has done more to kill the SEC dominance than expanded playoffs and realignment. With the current status quo I don’t think any school is going to be able to build a roster as dominant as some of those Bama and Georgia teams. That depth is going to be impossible to recreate with teams lining up to poach your backups with $$$ and starting spots.

[@cambell-yi2gh]

Klubnick 336 and 3 tuds in Austin. That could be a special offense if everyone sticks around.

[@Reddevil66753]

It was 27-3 with 5 mins left ND just quit playin hard

[@Diff]

Horrible Playoff choices. Tons of teams that never played anyone good

[@CeeKay125]

So the higher seeds won and there were no upsets? Oh no. SEC teams stay bitching because their teams lost to trash teams and complain they didn't get in with 3 losses...

[@tripsaplenty1227]

I still only think about one thing when I hear the words "Penn State"

[@G_GO0NO]

It was boring and every game was turned off at halftime. Get rid of the home field games so they are actually competitive

[@Bo-hb3eo]

Not sure about the respect for Joel Klatt. When has he ever been right about anything?

[@DreadedEnding]

Clemson v Texas was pretty close…

[@peytonspehn6291]

This is why nfl easily clears college

[@davidbeall40]

there was at least 5 times that a vols player was down or injured, the cold definitely played a factor

[@dustinrhodes4793]

There are blowouts in the early rounds of the NCAA Baseball, basketball, hockey tourneys, the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL. All of em. I don't get the big deal?

[@mattredmon5520]

I just like more first round games. If it's not a powerhouse school it's the first time we are seeing them play for most of the country.( speaking for casual fans) like my buddy saw indiana in the playoffs and is going to finally buy tickets next year to see them. He never been to an Indiana football game despite living there but has seen his college play a bunch after graduating. Give these kids a chance to play in front of a national audience instead of a bowl game where everyone sits out and gets in the portal.

[@KTF0]

The playoff games should be on a neutral site. No reason to go through conference championship week and then back to home games.

[@lexerdaniel4843]

There wasn’t a single bad-weather game played this year. (And it gets cold in Tennessee, just like Ohio)

[@JamesEvans2023]

In the 80's they expanded from 32 teams to 64 teams in the NCAA basketball tournament. That created 32 games that had not existed in the tournament the years prior. Are there an incredible number of blowouts by comparison to the rest of the tournament? Yes. Do I still love having a full two days of basketball and now two days of college football? Yes. We can talk about there being blowouts all day long, but it's just more of a good thing and that's really hard to complain about unless you are just a miserable person. We are literally talking about the first expanded tournament that football has really done so let's just enjoy some extra fun...This is like complaining when a game goes to overtime and you get more to enjoy...