This year’s Ohio State-Notre Dame national championship felt like a really big deal in Atlanta. A mural of the trophy adorned the high-rise Signia Hotel adjacent to Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Buckeyes and Fighting Irish fans were everywhere. At long last, it felt like the College Football Playoff achieved its goal of turning the title game into a Final Four-like event.
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Then we found out it drew the third-lowest television audience for a title game since the CFP began in 2014.
The first 12-team Playoff had a lot of great moments. It could also use some tweaks. In the short term, leaders are unlikely to make major changes to the format for the
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