But the overwhelming sentiment after the first round of the new-look College Football Playoff is that 12 teams is too many.  If anything, this past weekend's slate expanded the current gulf between the haves and the have-nots.

Note Dame, Penn State, Texas and Ohio State, all kings of the sport, made mostly quick and easy work of their visitors on the College Football Playoff’s opening weekend.

Beginning with snow in South Bend, Indiana, the College Football Playoff made its on-campus debut this weekend. The scenes have not disappointed. Up next is the quarterfinal round, which features four games played at traditional postseason sites: the Rose Bowl,