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I've always found this line of thinking hilarious. That somehow adding more teams to the 1A playoff is a travesty, event though we readily accept larger playoffs in every other level of every sport.

That is because what college football prides itself on is having a regular season that is FAR more intense and high stakes than any other sport. Teams have to be perfect and can't afford to rest starters or sleep walk through games. One loss, and you're likely out of the running or forever at the mercy of other teams losing to give you a shot. That is one of the reason college football games between top 10 teams are so much more compelling than regular season games between two playoff bound NFL teams. In the NFL, the loser is likely to still make the playoffs, but the game matters some for bragging rights and seeding. In College Football, the loser is likely eliminated...in WEEK ONE!!!

If one expands beyond 8 teams, then you really start getting into 2 loss teams having a shot at regularly being in the playoff. The more losses a team can withstand while still being "in the hunt", the less compelling each game along the way is, especially with the way college football schedules. Most teams only play a fraction of good teams each year. If teams with 2 or more losses are getting into the playoffs, then you can "afford" to get beat by the good teams you play and merely beat the weak teams on your schedule and get rewarded.

Imagine if LSU made the playoff after beating A&M this year. They would have lost to 2 of the 3 best teams they played, yet still would be rewarded. Those games would have meant that much less because losing wouldn't be the "death sentence" it is now.

I think scheduling needs to be addressed before expanding the playoff. We need an even number of power conferences each with the same number of teams. Then, we need a split between the P5 and G5 where P5 teams are playing no more than one game per year against a G5 program and all other games are against the P5. Conferences need to have a standardized number of conference games. Once this happens, then I'll entertain possibly expanding the playoff to 6 or 8 teams.