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The conversation around the Group of 5 this week has been crazy. No, the format doesn’t need to change and of course the Group of 5 should be able to make the Playoff. From 2013-2022, Group of 5 teams in NY6 bowls beat: #6 Baylor, #10 Arizona, #9 FSU, #7 Auburn, #10 USC, and played within one possession of #8 Wisconsin, #9 Georgia, and #11 LSU. A Group of 5 team has made the CFP two times prior to this season. In both of those other instances, at least one Power 4 team lost by a larger margin than the G5 team. There’s all this outrage about the Group of 5 when they’ve literally kept games more competitive than Power 4 teams in the bracket both times they’ve made it to the CFP. If people don’t like the underdog and the “little guy” and only want matchups between the big brands and major logos, there’s this product called the NFL you can watch. That’s what you’re looking for. Close point spreads, few major upsets, rarely any underdog stories outside of individual players, all the te...

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