because like you said, football is a different sport with fewer games. you can't have a 64 team playoff for football. even a 16 team playoff for football seems crazy. the only thing that really makes sense to somewhat fix the "problems" people constantly talk about is an 8 team playoff similar to what papag suggested. of course then you could still end up with undefeated boise state or tcu being left out or a consensus top 5 team with one loss like alabama, florida, or usc(or both) being left out so it's not like this system would in any way get rid of the controversy. let's say this system was instituted last season. the playoff would have included oklahoma, florida, cincinnati, penn state, usc, virginia tech, texas, and utah. one loss alabama ranked 4th in the country, undefeated boise state, and one loss texas tech(ranked 7th) would all miss out. isn't the point of a playoff to make sure the best teams are playing for the championship?
They don't- but they don't have to. That's the point you missed. Neither does the BCS. I can only think of 1 year when they clearly had the top 2 teams. The BCS and the old bowl system showcased great games- but neither genuinely provide a national champion. Except with the BCS we get a fictional national champion.
Why can't it be 16 teams in a playoff, because of one extra week? Got that covered. Have a Bye week situation and give 12 teams a chance to play in the post-season like the NFL. More than fair, not a huge playoff either. They take a month off between these bowl games....
In what alternate dimension? As of now, Florida is #1 and Alabama is #2 in the BCS. You are referring to the AP poll.
No, I didn't know. I've been working. However, I think Alabama is a better team based on what I've seen.
