TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — “What if?”
They’re the words nearly every sports fan is left with at the end of a season, regardless of the outcome, because things seldom go as expected.
University of Alabama fans know this particularly well this offseason, after Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson to wide receiver Hunter Renfrow for a 2-yard touchdown with one second remaining determined the national champion.
With the College Football Playoff, though, “what if?” can be applied to a lot more than a play or a game, but the structure of the tournament.
What if instead of a four-team field it had been larger in 2016?