Could a 32-team College Football Playoff bracket work?

It would give smaller schools a chance

Quite possibly the biggest controversy in college football today not including the bracket size is that of the little guys (Group of Five schools) not getting a true shot at attending the national championship game, and to be fair, such a claim is accurate.

If a Group of Five program went unbeaten, obtained their conference title, and never won a game by less than 20 points, they would still head into the postseason ranked seventh, if they are lucky. But it does make sense as to why.

Smaller teams will, obviously, face smaller competition, and when a Conference USA schedule is stacked up against a Southeastern Conference schedule, one is just merely not like the other.

A 32-team playoff will give those guys a reward for their efforts, which will be at least a chance to prove their worth by earning a bid in the bracket. They would certainly be a lower seed than most big-name competitors despite perhaps donning a superior record, similarly to how March Madness does it. But hey, at least it is an opportunity, and that is ultimately nothing less than what any other school of any other size would be getting.