NCAA and College Football Playoff Expansion Plans Face Backlash

There's been a lot of conversation about the College Football Playoff and NCAA Tournament expansions.
Fans and pundits on social media don't like the decision to expand the postseasons in college sports.
The NCAA Tournament now has 76 teams, and the CFP might expand to 24 teams.
Both expansions are bad for tradition in college sports, but one is worse.
NCAA Tournament expansion proposal is in its final stages.
A trophy is displayed at a game between Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh.
Expanding the NCAA Tournament is bad, but a 24-team CFP would be worse for college football.
It's all about the numbers.
March Madness is adding 12% more teams to the field.
A 24-team CFP would be a 100% increase, which is very different.
The college football regular season has fewer games than basketball's.
A 24-team CFP would make the regular season less important.
If the CFP expands, the regular season will be less exciting.
Teams like James Madison and Tulane lost badly in the playoffs.
Imagine more teams like Virginia and Navy in the postseason.
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The College Football Playoff trophy is displayed at a press conference.
College basketball is more likely to have upsets in the tournament.
It's hard for a Cinderella team to make a deep run in the CFP.
A hot day of shooting can help a weaker team win in March.
Fans watch a game between the Indiana Hoosiers and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
The playoff expansion is happening too quickly.
We had a four-team playoff just a few years ago.
The NCAA Tournament expansion happened over a longer period.
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Expansion is bad for both sports, but they have different problems.
The people in charge don't listen to the fans.
Expansion is coming, and we can't stop it.
Austin Perry writes for OutKick.