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per the Dayton Daily News:
Do you like playoffs?
So do at least two Big Ten coaches queried about the subject Monday at the Big Ten Football Media Days.
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh was probably the most enthusiastic.
“Thoughts on the playoff system? I guess the first thing that comes to mind is more would be more,” Harbaugh said. “More would be better in the playoffs. Four right now, go to eight and eventually get to 16.”
Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck had a similar experience to Frost, coaching Western Michigan to an undefeated regular season in 2016, but he sounded more content with the status quo overall.
“The college football playoff has brought a completely new dynamic,” said Fleck, a former Ohio State graduate assistant who is entering his second season leading the Golden Gophers. “I was asked a question today — Do you feel like a group of five team should be able to do that if you go undefeated, now that you're not in the group of five?
“I said absolutely. I'm a huge advocate of that. And I'm sure Scott Frost might say the same thing. But I think the ability for that to happen might not happen for a while. And I think the possibility of that ever happening is there. Maybe if you go 13-0 and 13-0, but they say that one last year doesn't affect necessarily this year. But I think that could start to turn the tide a little bit if you have a team that's 26-0. You force somebody to do something. But again I love where it's at. It's a very exciting time in our game.”
https://www.mydaytondailynews.com/s...ial-playoff-expansion/DzYQ8CK35NSvuALipcAfCJ/
Go Gophers!!
Do you like playoffs?
So do at least two Big Ten coaches queried about the subject Monday at the Big Ten Football Media Days.
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh was probably the most enthusiastic.
“Thoughts on the playoff system? I guess the first thing that comes to mind is more would be more,” Harbaugh said. “More would be better in the playoffs. Four right now, go to eight and eventually get to 16.”
Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck had a similar experience to Frost, coaching Western Michigan to an undefeated regular season in 2016, but he sounded more content with the status quo overall.
“The college football playoff has brought a completely new dynamic,” said Fleck, a former Ohio State graduate assistant who is entering his second season leading the Golden Gophers. “I was asked a question today — Do you feel like a group of five team should be able to do that if you go undefeated, now that you're not in the group of five?
“I said absolutely. I'm a huge advocate of that. And I'm sure Scott Frost might say the same thing. But I think the ability for that to happen might not happen for a while. And I think the possibility of that ever happening is there. Maybe if you go 13-0 and 13-0, but they say that one last year doesn't affect necessarily this year. But I think that could start to turn the tide a little bit if you have a team that's 26-0. You force somebody to do something. But again I love where it's at. It's a very exciting time in our game.”
https://www.mydaytondailynews.com/s...ial-playoff-expansion/DzYQ8CK35NSvuALipcAfCJ/
Go Gophers!!