What Andy Staples has said about College Football Playoff

Staples doubted Ohio State would make the playoff if forced to start backup Luke Fahey the rest of the season.

“If Ohio state is playing Luke Fahey the rest of the year, I don't know if they survive this”

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Staples argued the 24-team playoff serves coaches, athletic directors and TV networks rather than fans.

“Nobody wants this except coaches who don't want to get fired, ADs who want to justify the money they're spending”

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Staples argued the 12-team playoff is far better than the old bowl system, BCS and four-team format.

“The old bowl system sucked. The BCS sucked. The four teams sucked. You may have pleasant memories of it because you didn't know any better”

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Staples predicted UCLA would comfortably make the playoff field from the Big Ten.

“But yeah, UCLA, I'll say they're in comfortably”

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