There are many adages that can be used to describe the College Football Playoff but “To the rich go the spoils” is the most descriptive and appropriate.
On Tuesday afternoon, when the first CFP rankings were released, this held true once again.
Georgia, Alabama, Michigan State and Oregon were the top four teams, respectively.
The two biggest shockers, and causes of infuriation and protest, were Cincinnati at 6 and Oklahoma at 8.
At that moment, the committee made it crystal clear to everyone in sports. Forget the rules, fairness, and essence of competition.
We, the CFP, are about money, name and the SEC, period.
At this point, if they don’t expand to twelve teams, then they should formally announce that the College Football Playoff is the official home of the SEC and a select number of teams from the Power 5.
And those select few are based upon revenue, name and tradition.
In all actuality, it’s built for Alabama and fewer than 10 teams.
Now, this is nothing new. Conference and team bias in college football has always existed.
It was heightened with the BCS and accelerated with the College Football Playoff.
It’s completely different from college basketball, where all teams have a chance of winning a championship based upon the post-season tournament.
College football is a biased system that favors certain schools with bigger names and budgets.
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