It never ends. Incredibly, people beat their heads against a wall continuously and at the very same time, ask themselves why their heads are hurting. 4 teams in a playoff is to much. 6 teams and 8 teams are also, to much. College football got it right when they took who decides to get in the playoffs out of the AP and Coaches polls hands. But, they should have simply gone to 2 teams instead of four. The average human brain immediately jumps to "six teams or eight teams" needed to prevent this controversy. See sentence number two above. Whether it's 4, or 6, or 8, or 12, do you really think the average fan will be happy or without controversy if their team in the next one left out? The answer is NO. See the NCAA tournaments expansion to 68. It never ends. That will never end REGARDLESS of how many teams are picked to play in a playoff. Therefore, pick the two best teams by a panel.
If this were the case, there would be little controversy this year. There would be Bama and Clemson and we would be done with it. Sure, there are going to be some upset fans like Washington, Michigan, OSU, and Penn State, but again, if the field is expanded to eight teams, then you have teams 9 through 11 raising he%%. Therefore, there are two goals and these are, attempt to pick the best two teams with a panel like we do now with 4 teams (this will never be a perfect science) and the second critical goal is attempting to make the bowl games meaningful. Remember this, with each and every expansion of teams added to the playoff, you weaken bowl meaning and the controversy who is left out never ends.
Only my opinions......
