I thought the bye weeks were a bad idea when the new CFP format was first announced and this first round was solid evidence to me. Make it an even 16 teams and seed them properly. There will still be blowouts but at least we won't have to argue about who gets the byes. IMO, there should also be a limit of 4 teams per conference. If you couldn't even make the top 4 in your conference then you have no shot of winning the natty anyways, so you might as well give another conference a chance to prove its value. Cinderella teams drive viewership and bring more fans to the sport. It really means something to a fan when their team has a chance, even when it is slim.
I thought the bye weeks were a bad idea when the new CFP format was first announced and this first round was solid evidence to me. Make it an even 16 teams and seed them properly. There will still be blowouts but at least we won't have to argue about who gets the byes.
IMO, there should also be a limit of 4 teams per conference. If you couldn't even make the top 4 in your conference then you have no shot of winning the natty anyways, so you might as well give another conference a chance to prove its value. Cinderella teams drive viewership and bring more fans to the sport. It really means something to a fan when their team has a chance, even when it is slim.