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It's a new era for the College Football Playoff, with the field growing from four to 12 this year. That means three times as many programs will gain entry, but, beginning with Tuesday's initial playoff rankings, there's three times as much room for outrage, too.
Under the old rules, there was a simple line of demarcation that separated the elated from the angry: Who's in?
Now, there are so many more reasons for nitpicking the committee's decisions, from first-round byes to hosting a home game to whether your supposedly meaningful conference has been eclipsed by those vagrants from the Group of 5.