ESPN’s Kirk Hebstreit wants to see a more competitive College Football Playoff field in the future after a lackluster first round of the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff.
The winning teams outscored their opponents 145 to 68 to conclude the first round over the weekend.
Herbstreit is hopeful these results show the College Football Playoff Committee why strength of schedule matters.
“I hope next year the committee won’t get caught up and what the social media and a lot of people who are fringe fans get caught up in, which is wins,” Herbstreit said on ESPN following the first round. “‘They had 11 wins. They must be good.’ Who did they beat I think is much more important than how many wins you have. That’s old school way of approaching it. Indiana having 11 wins and beating nobody. That doesn’t mean they’re one of the 12 best teams…There is a big difference between deserving and best. What this is all about is giving us the best 12 teams. Now, subjective how you want to figure out the best 12 is up to you. But that’s what I want to see. I don’t want to hear about wins, how many wins.Winning is obviously Important, but just because you have 11 wins doesn’t mean you’re better than a team that maybe had a tougher road that had nine wins. So, I think we get too caught up in how many wins you have.”
The next round of the College Football Playoff is set, and fans across the country should be hopeful the second round is more competitive.
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