Lets look at 2017...
Going into championship week Auburn was ranked #2 with 2 losses over 1 loss Oklahoma and an undefeated Wisconsin. Effectively the LSU loss did not matter at all.
UGA lost to Auburn in a game that did not matter.
We can argue the Iron Bowl all day but those are two clear things that did not matter
Well:
1) The CFP is not a real playoff model to begin with. Its just a plus 1 concept. The problem is that it will inevitablly expand.
2) The Patriots were rewarded in 2007 by getting every game in the playoffs at home. Have you ever been to Boston in January? Im betting Jacksonville and San Diego found 3 Degrees and -5 degrees Celsius a little problematic added with the crazy drunk Boston hooligans yelling the top of their lungs. NYG on the otherhand played 3 GAMES ON THE ROAD. Do you really believe NYG had it easier than the NE Patriots?
3)Actually there are polls that list us as champs in 45 and 66. We will never claim 45 out of respect for Army
The problem is that Disney is going to get money wise and see that the SEC and ACC dominating is not a good thing for western geographic markets, and they will expand. Having AQs with WCs prevents the need to continue to expand. I dont like AQs but its a more preferable system than the tournament system.
You missed the point entirely. I don't know what to say. We just have a tough time communicating. We've disagreed before and it seems that we end up talking past each other. So, I'm not going to address your counterpoints regarding my point about "the regular season matters" or "every game matters". You just missed what I am saying.
1) The CFP is not a real playoff model to begin with. Its just a plus 1 concept. The problem is that it will inevitablly expand.
2) The Patriots were rewarded in 2007 by getting every game in the playoffs at home. Have you ever been to Boston in January? Im betting Jacksonville and San Diego found 3 Degrees and -5 degrees Celsius a little problematic added with the crazy drunk Boston hooligans yelling the top of their lungs. NYG on the other hand played 3 GAMES ON THE ROAD. Do you really believe NYG had it easier than the NE Patriots?
3)Actually there are polls that list us as champs in 45 and 66. We will never claim 45 out of respect for Army
1) I was not addressing the issue of whether the CFP is a "true" playoff, but just calling it by the name currently used.
2) Where did I say that the Giants had it easier? I did indicate that their record was not as good, and while that did not prove that they were not the more deserving or better team, it is more likely that they were not. But I stated I do not begrudge the Giants their championship. They won it by the agreed upon rules, thus the NY Giants are the champs and the once 18-0 Patriots are not.
3) I did not say there were not selectors who chose Bama as NC in those years, in fact, I knew quite well that there were, but the only wire service at the time, the AP, did not choose them. That is how I reckon NCs, by the AP from 1936 forward and/or the Coaches poll (UPI, USA Today, etc.) from 1950 forward - right or wrong. Again, I don't know how you interpret what I say like you do. IMO, the reason we don't claim 1945 is not because of Army but because the AP, the only wire service at the time, chose them. The only non-wire service NC Bama claims from 1936 forward in the ridiculous 1941, though there are selectors who have chosen them in 26 years post 1936, though Bama only claims 13 of the 26. I claim the 12 AP/Coaches/BCS/CFP titles.
The problem is that Disney is going to get money wise and see that the SEC and ACC dominating is not a good thing for western geographic markets, and they will expand. Having AQs with WCs prevents the need to continue to expand. I dont like AQs but its a more preferable system than the tournament system.
You may be right that the CFP will expand, but I hope not. I think and hope there is enough wisdom in the right places that there is a reasonable chance that the "inevitable" expansion will not take place any time soon. TV does not have kind of control over this issue that some think. Believe me Disney is already "money wise" and "sees" the potential for more revenue. But they do not have the power to get what they want. Influence yes, ultimate power, no.
I disagree that AQs are the more preferable system primarily because of the disparity in conferences. Thus far, IMO, the "tournament system" as you call it has been superior, including last year.