[d4cohn]

Well, the Sooners look baked after a quarter. It's ironic that since the CFP era, there have been only two close SF games - the rest have been blowouts. Suggests the top 2 teams in the country are considerably better than the rest, just like the BCS era presumed...

This. UGA had their chance and lost. Ohio State would have been smoked by either Clemson (31-0 loss in 2016) or Alabama.

That being said, my preference is for an 8-team playoff (5 Power 5 winners, best Group of 5 conference winner, 2 at-large bids), even if it would likely lead to lopsided results. I am a big believer in deciding it on the field, even if we likely know the result of most of these games ahead of time.

[d4cohn]

Well, the Sooners look baked after a quarter. It's ironic that since the CFP era, there have been only two close SF games - the rest have been blowouts. Suggests the top 2 teams in the country are considerably better than the rest, just like the BCS era presumed...

This. UGA had their chance and lost. Ohio State would have been smoked by either Clemson (31-0 loss in 2016) or Alabama.

That being said, my preference is for an 8-team playoff (5 Power 5 winners, best Group of 5 conference winner, 2 at-large bids), even if it would likely lead to lopsided results. I am a big believer in deciding it on the field, even if we likely know the result of most of these games ahead of time.