I asked On3's Jake Crain whether the College Football Playoff is worse off with the perennial powerhouses, the Ohio State Buckeyes, Georgia Bulldogs, and Alabama Crimson Tide, eliminated before the semifinal round.
In a nutshell? No. Certain brands needing to be in certain spots in the CFP to make more interesting games and more on the bottom line isn't a theory he subscribes to. Crain doesn't need a field cultivated with clicks at the forefront of the conversation. Crain believes there's a perfect mix of blue bloods and new bloods that could exist in harmony in future CFP fields, and the brand value of a program shouldn't affect how the product is presented.