The Group of Five ... 92-44.) Fortunately, the Group of Five’s place in future playoffs is reasonably secure, because any move by the Power Four to exclude half the teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision likely would prompt an antitrust lawsuit.
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There is a seemingly eternal debate -- especially around the College Football Playoff -- surrounding whether Group of Five programs deserve the same level of access as their Power Four counterparts.
"I'm all about inclusivity and I'm fine with one Group of Five team making it into the 12-team fold and that team deserved to be Tulane. They won the best Group of Five conference, (and) they beat Duke, the eventual ACC champion.
But at the same point in time, that’s a tough offense to stop, and I think it’s tough for a lot of teams in the entire country to stop.' With James Madison’s loss, Group of Five teams fell to 0-4 all-time in CFP games.
Instead of bringing a Group of Five team up to the college football playoff to be cannon fodder for the elite of the Power 4, why not give the Group of Five and other Div 1 conferences its own playoff ...
The Group of Five belongs. This may seem silly to include as an overreaction, especially since the current College FootballPlayoff format encourages Group of Five participation ... The Group of Five deserves a chance, regardless.