Talk:College Football Playoff National Championship

Other possible sites
The article currently states: "The number of cities capable of bidding for the event is restricted due to the 65,000-seat stadium minimum. In addition to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, which was the other finalist for the 2015 matchup, the stadium restriction would limit the bidding to cities such as New Orleans, Glendale, and Pasadena. Other possible future hosts include Orlando, San Antonio, or almost any city with a National Football League franchise, since all but two of the stadiums in that league meet the capacity requirements and, unlike the Super Bowl, there is no de jure restriction on climate."

However, Raymond James Stadium (Tampa), Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans), and Univ. of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale) are already NFL stadiums, so they are basically double-counted on this list ("almost any city with a National Football League franchise"). If almost any NFL city counts, that alone amounts for 29 possible sites (two stadiums are too small, and we can't count MetLife Stadium twice). Then add non-NFL cities Pasadena, Orlando, and San Antonio, and that makes 32 possible sites. And since we're not excluding cold-weather sites, there are more than two dozen other college football stadiums in the U.S. listed on List of American football stadiums by capacity which meat the 65,000-seat minimum, including at least two that already are used for college bowl games. So it's somewhat misleading to say that the number of possible sites is restricted; at one point it sounds like the article is going to say that there will only be 5 possible sites, yet by other reasoning there could be more than 50 possible sites. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 18:23, 16 November 2014 (UTC)

Possible Rename
I remember reading somewhere that the "national" part was left out of the official name, however it appears that the media as well as the CFP's official website refer to the championship game as the "College Football Playoff National Championship", see (http://www.collegefootballplayoff.com/general-info--1 or http://www.collegefootballplayoff.com/tickets--1). As such it seems the article should probably be renamed to "College Football National Championship Game" --Zaqwert (talk) 09:18, 9 December 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 January 2018
Ohio state has appeared in this 2 times, and should have 1 win and 1 loss. thank you 205.214.2.34 (talk) 15:41, 9 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: They lost in a semifinal game, not the National Championship, for which this article is about.  JTP (talk • contribs) 23:20, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

Not sanctioned by the NCAA
This article should point out that the College Football Playoff is not sanctioned by the NCAA. 71.218.107.76 (talk) 00:16, 6 December 2018 (UTC)

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Colour explanation required
The table of finals includes unexplained colours. These colours either need explanation or removal. Currently it is an unexplained confusion and insider only knowledge creating a barrier to understanding. PicturePerfect666 (talk) 02:01, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Explanatory footnote (efn) added. Dmoore5556 (talk) 02:21, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Removed Vandalism
User Polygon123123 keeps adding an asterisk next to Michigan's wins and appearances, et al. There's no context or disclaimer provided whatsoever for the asterisks. If this was a nod to the Michigan Wolverines football sign-stealing scandal, that has no bearing on the CFP. The CFP isn't sanctioned by the NCAA, Michigan has yet to be punished by either governing body as it is.

The Houston Astros 2022 World Series win doesn't include any asterisks on the List of World Series champions page. Nor is there an asterisk next to Barry Bonds' name on the List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders. Because that is not how Wikipedia operates. These are factual pages used to note the specific event and/or milestone.

If the CFP committee decides to (for example) vacate Michigan's National Championship win, then it may be noted as the reason that the title was vacated. Not simply an asterisk to describe the alleged cheating, and especially not an asterisk with no context.

Don't turn this in to an edit war. If you feel so strongly that these should be added, we can discuss it with a Wikipedia admin. But it's unlikely to be considered relevant for the reasons noted above.StrangeApparition2011 (talk) 05:51, 10 January 2024 (UTC)


 * It's best to leave a message on a user's Talk page if it appears they have made an inappropriate edit or are engaging in vandalism. If it gets to the point (repeated disruption) that administrator intervention is needed, in my experience one of the first things looked at is whether the user has been warned in some manner. I added some message(s) to the noted user's Talk page, from Template index/User talk namespace. Dmoore5556 (talk) 06:05, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
 * @Dmoore5556 thank you for your help. StrangeApparition2011 (talk) 06:12, 10 January 2024 (UTC)