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My problem isn't even the number (which is too many), it's the reasons behind the formatting.  6 at-larges to make sure ND gets its special treatment.  1 G5 to shut them up, combined with 11 big-boy teams so it's not really a chance at all.  It's a lie. 
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Cant anything just be genuine and real and good? 
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2009:  Tebow's Revenge!
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2009 is (what's turned out to be) an oddity:  the 12 playoff teams are simply the top 12 teams, just how they were ranked by the BCS, in order.  This is the first time I've found this to be the case.
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8 Ohio St
9 Georgia Tech................winner vs 1 Alabama
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5 Florida
12 LSU..........................winner vs 4 TCU
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6 Boise St
11 Virginia Tech.............winner vs 3 Cincinnati
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7 Oregon
10 Iowa.......................winner vs 2 Texas
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TCU, getting a bye as a G5 champ.  Cincinnati was in the Big East here, so they're technically P5, despite getting slobberknockered in the Sugar Bowl that year.
Texas would be very happy in this playoff.  Friggin' red carpet to the NCG.
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It would be very interesting to see Saban vs an option offense if they played GT.  

My problem isn't even the number (which is too many), it's the reasons behind the formatting.  6 at-larges to make sure ND gets its special treatment.  1 G5 to shut them up, combined with 11 big-boy teams so it's not really a chance at all.  It's a lie. 
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Cant anything just be genuine and real and good?
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Notre Dame gets special treatment regardless.  They have two appearances....which is good for fifth most of any team.  Both of those years....they were also clearly overrated.....because of who they are.

No idea why I skipped 07 and 08.......let's look at 2007 - I'll call it "RichRod's Rickety Ride"
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8 Kansas
9 West Virginia..............winner vs 1 OSU
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5 Georgia
12 Florida....................winner vs 4 Oklahoma
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6 Missouri
11 Arizona St................winner vs 3 Virginia Tech
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7 USC
10 Hawai'i...................winner vs 2 LSU
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So the ultimate rogue wave team (maybe ever) 11-1 Kansas gets in.  I bet WV would put 60 up on them.  Missouri was great, too. 
This is another example of simply the top 12 teams getting in. 
Heisman-winner Tebow gets another crack at UGA...maybe the defense would wake up.

If all ND did was play "Navy" all year, I'd complain more about them, but they tend to play a decent slate.  If they are 11-1, they would be in, at 10-2 might be in.

A lot of 10-2 and 11-2 teams are going to get in as it is.  There are years where say UGA gets a relatively soft schedule playing only Tech OOC and they can be 11-1 and not really very good.

Not enough money of course, tradition, ancient guys might like it, the young won't.  This could well be simply about the younger fans, and money of course.

Younger fans know nothing of tradition usually.

Greg Maddux once pitched a nine inning complete game with 78 pitches.

Guys today hit 78 in the fourth inning.

Cant anything just be genuine and real and good?
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