Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly lobbies for expansion of College Football Playoff
The College Football Playoff was the result of people being unhappy with the BCS system, which only allowed two teams to play for a national title.
Now, the Playoff takes the top-four teams, but many people still don’t think that’s enough, lobbying for eight to be included.
On Saturday, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly spoke in favor of an expanded Playoff, saying he would vote to expand it beyond the current four-team format:
Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly favors an expanded @CFBPlayoff: “I can tell you that there is an appetite for conversation about it … I sure am one that would register a vote on the expanding of the playoff”
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) December 15, 2018
That’s an interesting comment from Kelly, who has the Irish in this year’s field of four. In fact, Notre Dame is a team that would likely get into the Playoff every year with an undefeated record.
Having Kelly on board for expansion is a big deal for those who want to change, as it isn’t going to expand unless the teams and conferences that currently dominate college football decide to make a switch.
ND needs to align with a conference for a championship game then. Regardless of SOS, they play one fewer game than those who must pass muster at the top of the rankings, (when that’s the case). They will become the outlier in other years that might become more debatable. Until then, they should not comment.
Yeah, join a conference to get a vote. Clemson may have been a lock to beat Pitt, but at least there was a small possibility of them losing. Even nd can’t lose to an open date.
ND isn’t the first team to make the playoff while only playing 12 games. As long as teams that don’t make their CCG can make the playoff, what’s wrong with ND making it?
Fair point, but they had a much weaker schedule than the other team that only played 12 games and made the playoff (Also, different year, different situation). And anyone with any football sense knows that this nd team is nowhere near as good as that other team was. A weak schedule in a conference isn’t great, but it’s better than a weak schedule outside of a conference.
Kelly knows how lucky ND is to be in this year. He’s just looking to hedge his bets for the future. Had they lost 1 game, 2 loss Georgia would have been in instead
DON’T COUNT THE MONEY MAKING GAMES CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME OR IF THEY DO THEN NOTRE DAME CAN’T PLAY IN THE PLAYOFFS UNLESS THEY JOIN A POWER 5 CONFERENCE.
What nonsense. Alabama made the playoffs without playing in a CCG. By your logic, Bama should have not made it. You should try thinking before you post.