Dabo Swinney is Not in Favor of Expanding the College Football Playoff for Some Reason

Though the selection committee managed to select the four most deserving teams for this year's College Football Playoff, the strength of the field has once again brought up discussions of expanding beyond just four teams.

One would reasonably assume that coaches and players alike would love the expansion. After all, more slots means there's a higher chance that their team gets in.

But for some particular reason, Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney says that he is not in favor of expanding the playoff.

Perhaps Swinney is comfortable with the current structure because Clemson has been selected to the playoff five years in a row, and that the only time they missed out was in the CFP's inaugural year. In his eyes, there really is no benefit to opening the field to more teams.

And of course, there is something to be said about the current playoff being a prestigious honor reserved only for the best of the best, but it would certainly be more exciting if, say, the top eight teams in the country were allowed to participate.

The drama and the potential for more upsets would be unreal, not to mention the fact that fans would get a break in the monotony of seeing a select handful of teams like Clemson, Alabama and Ohio State.