By Don’t Get Distracted
College Football may have finally found the answer to Alabama’s dominance. SEC rival Georgia Bulldogs defeated Alabama in the National Championship game in Indianapolis and much of the nation rejoiced. The Bulldogs have been a consistent playoff contender for years and after 40 long ones, they brought the title back to Athens. Alabama will have a lot of returning talent, even after the recent transfers this past Tuesday. Keep in mind: Alabama has made it to the national championship five out of seven years. That isn’t changing anytime soon. As the energy off the playoff and recruiting cycle begins to die down, we usually begin to talk about expanding the playoff structure to include more teams. This happens every year.
College Football’s Biggest Problem
I, like many others, am in favor of expanding the College Football playoff to eight, maybe ten teams. The committee however, has delayed a possible expansion over what appears to be simply not being able to come to a consensus. The issues of revenue sharing, automatic bids, and bowl games are often referenced. Each year we long for a new team to take down the typical top dogs like Alabama, Clemson, and Ohio State. Teams give us a lightning in a bottle season and are able to beat the power house schools but can never put together consistent recruiting cycles to overtake them. Would the added exposure for more teams making the playoff and appearing on national television help the other schools take recruits away?
Recruiting Advantages
Playing in bowl games such as the New Year’s Six are important, as are winning them, but how different could college football be if those teams were included in the expanded college football playoff? A first round exit to Alabama or Oklahoma would still bring in large amounts of money and exposure for schools who need it to balance out the talent difference. Georgia, Kentucky, and Texas A&M have made strides to improve their programs through consistent recruiting over the past few seasons. North Carolina has added high ranked recruiting classes in the ACC as of late. The addition of Lincoln Riley to USC has added needed juice to a struggling PAC 12. But what about the teams such as UCF, Washington, and Notre Dame who have seen their great seasons pushed to the side the following year after not being able to replicate success? As the era of the NIL begins, the NCAA will have to make adjustments to keep up with the changing landscape of college football.
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