re: The expanded 12-team College Football Playoff is here — and it already has problems.

They should really have the first two playoff rounds played at the home stadium of the higher seeded team. That would increase the value (or at least lessen the devaluation) of the regular season and winning your conference. It would also mean fuller stadiums with a more authentic college experience.

I like giving the top four conference champs a bye and second round home field advantage. That puts emphasis on winning the conference and gives the fans of those teams a memorable experience. An important feature of that is also keeping the sport a national sport instead of just regional SEC and Big 10.

If your rconference second or third runner up is really better? They should have A) won their conference or B) beat the team who won theirs on the road. The third round of the playoffs and championship game should be neutral site New Year's bowl games. At that point you want the fairness of relatively neutral sites.