Could a 12-team playoff have changed MSU history
A hypothetical shift imagines if a 12-team College Football Playoff existed since 2014. It suggests broader access for Big Ten teams and mid majors, with MSU hosting or facing different opponents, altering legacies of Harbaugh, Meyer, and programs like Wisconsin and Iowa while preserving Alabama and Ohio State’s prominence.
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I love the 12 team playoff idea for college football
The author praises a 12 team playoff that rewards conference champions, allows underdog stories, and values non conference schedules. He notes Western Michigan would have faced Penn State in 2016 under the format, rather than Alabama, and wishes such a system had existed longer. He cites accessibility for teams with injuries and the value of marquee non league wins. Graham Couch can be followed at lsj.com.
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