College Football Playoff

Every single year, regardless of what teams it is, there is a never ending debate as to who should be in the College Football National Championship game. No matter who gets picked, somebody always gets left out. Whoever it is, is never happy. Of course there can be an argument to pick any given team to make the championship, but the committee can only pick two. There are going to be several teams every year who have the pedigree and credentials to make the championship game, so often times picking only two is nearly impossible. However, finally after many years, we have ushered in the age of the College Football Playoff system, comprised of four teams to battle it out for the championship. 

Down in the south, college football is the most important thing to people. They live and die by their TV every Saturday watching their favorite teams. A loss is devastating and the season is on the line every game. Rivalries get personal in real life off of the field. Young athletes dedicate their lives trying to get a scholarship to the top program. Real life friends are lost and made over rivalries such as Alabama vs. Auburn. Down south, college football is more important than the NFL, and often comes in at one of the most important things in the peoples’ lives.The fanatics are crazy over the sport. They plan their lives off of their favorite team, and it is insane. For example, in Alabama, Crimson Tide fans are not welcomed around Auburn fans. They genuinely dislike each other, no matter what type of person they are. People are judged by what team they root for. 

The NCAA deciding to implement the four team playoff system was a great idea. Bowl games effect communities and even states, and it goes way beyond just the teams playing. With four teams all getting a shot to play for the title, the idea works very well. There is much less of a chance for a team to get left out that should have made it. However, now the debate will move onto if a team or two got snubbed from being in the tournament. This year, Alabama, Oregon, FSU, and Ohio State will play for it. It will be argued all the way up until the last game whether or not teams like TCU and Baylor should have made it over a team like Ohio State. Regardless, with the new setup, the committee has a much larger chance of getting the decision correct and winning public approval. This year, they most certainly got the decision correct. The four teams selected are all very deserving. In addition, it would have been nearly impossible to pick just two of them to play for the championship. The new playoff system should definitely have been made years ago by the NCAA.