College Football Playoff: Should we expand the tournament?

Don’t Expand the College Football Playoffs.

But should an expansion happen? The short answer is no. Instead, teams should schedule tougher opponents or win their early games against ranked opponents. The Crimson Tide’s strength of schedule ranks third in the FBS. The Tigers’ ranks 17th. Alabama beat nine ranked opponents while Clemson beat four to get to this stage.

Take this season’s 24-7 result with Alabama vs. Washington. Fans knew the Huskies and Crimson Tide boasted very good defenses and nobody knew how the offenses would play. But it came as no surprise to no one that the Crimson Tide shut down the Huskies’ offense.

This year’s group of four in the College Football Playoff was either undefeated or had one-loss. There was equality across the board considering which conference each team came from. Of the Power 5 conference, the Big Ten (Ohio State), Pac-12 (Washington), Atlantic Coast Conference (Clemson) and Southeastern Conference (Alabama) were all present.

Outrage may exist on the back end based on Conference Champion winners or upsets, but an expansion doesn’t support the best interests of the players. At the end of the day, it’s about the best two teams facing each other for the National Championship. With Clemson vs. Alabama rematch looming, fans ultimately get their wish.

The Alabama defense has played dominant all season long and is arguably one of the best Nick Saban has had. They held the Huskies to a season-low 14 first downs and forced Washington into a season-high three turnovers in the victory.