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College Football 5th Quarter: 5 thoughts on Championship, 2018-2019

By Justin Dottavio

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 08: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide holds the trophy while celebrating with his team after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs in overtime to win the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 8, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 08: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide holds the trophy while celebrating with his team after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs in overtime to win the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 8, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /
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4. Expanding the Playoff

Fans, coaches, and media members have pontificated about the need to expand the playoff. Whether your feelings are four, six or eight teams it doesn’t really matter because the best team in college football won the championship for 2017-2018 season.

The Crimson Tide lost one game all season playing a strong schedule and knocking off not only the number one overall team in the country in Clemson but also the Georgia Bulldogs, The Florida State Seminoles (third overall at the time), LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Texas A&M.

The playoff doesn’t need to be expanded, what they need to do is ban FBS teams from playing FCS teams. If the NCAA does that then the Group of 5 teams will be the “cupcake” or easy win that the FBS teams want from the FCS programs. This gives Group of 5 programs like UCF (13-0 record in 2017) a chance to play the elite Power 5 schools.

If Alabama played UCF instead of Mercer the Knights would’ve had a major game to put on their resume. Maybe more programs need to take the Ohio State approach. The Buckeyes have scheduled out of conference powers like the Oklahoma Sooners and TCU Horned Frogs in the past season and looking ahead rather than Youngstown State or someone worse.

FCS games benefit the FCS schools financially, but they hurt the fan experience and keep the Group of 5 teams from getting a showcase game. The Group of 5’s could even be paired up with a ‘sister conference,’ sort of like how the NFL chooses their games.

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