CFP executive director acknowledges that many fans did not want expansion to 24 teams
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Everyone loves to give their opinion on things in the world, even things they have no control over. When that’s the case, you can only hope your wishes are considered.
In college football, fans and analysts alike have shouted from the rooftops and through the valleys that they do not want a 24-team Playoff. Well, they’re getting one. But don’t worry. CFP executive director Rick Clark knows you didn’t really want it. When Monday’s 24-team CFP announcement was made, he admitted he knew fans weren’t in favor of the move.
“We’re aware of the fan sentiment and that many fans aren’t in favor of expansion… it was considered. Ultimately we just need to make a spectacular Playoff,” Clark said on a media teleconference. “The CFP has a responsibility to our fans. They’re the lifeblood of college football. We owe it to them to make this great… we did take into account their sentiment… but we decided to move forward with it.”
Imagine you go to a fair’s concession stand to get a funnel cake. You want powdered sugar and batter; that’s it. The worker tells you, “I’ve got whipped cream, strawberries, bananas, chocolate syrup. Those would all make this even better.”
While some people may want those things, you don’t, and you let them know that. Five minutes later, you’re handed a plate featuring every possible topping on the funnel cake. You tell the person, “This isn’t what I ordered.” They say, “trust me, this all makes it better. You’ll see.” That’s essentially what has happened here with the CFP.
Same as the funnel cake stand, there are other sport stands that fans can visit. When you don’t get the funnel cake you want, you’re going to go elsewhere. If the CFP finds that out the hard way, it will have nobody to blame but itself.
