Heard an interesting take this morning. Could conferences not named SEC band together to put a stop to the 12-playoff, forcing 16 SEC schools to fight for 1 or 2 playoff spots instead of 5 or 6?
12-Team Playoff in Jeopardy
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Except the ESPN heads will try to convince everyone every year that the SEC should get 1, 2, 3, or 4 seats at a the playoff table…since they may only play 1 of the other teams. Ignore the smaller # of in conference games.
rest of football needs to starve them for content and lock them out. Never going to happen.
rest of football needs to starve them for content and lock them out. Never going to happen.
Still would like conference champs of the top 5 (or 6 but am sure they will move it down to 5 once OU and Texas pays the buyout). That way if we are in the Big 12 / ACC, we could have a seat at the table. Even so, G5 never had a chance before. I don't think they would backtrack on giving the G5 a chance. Maybe 3 wildcards for 8 teams instead of 6-7 wildcards.
The 12-team playoff is good for us right now in case we keep the Big 12 with Houston/Cincinnati/UCF/whatever. We would still be a relevant league that gets its champion into the playoff almost every year. With a 4-team playoff, that league ain’t making it.
Yep. The more playoff teams the better. It gives the smaller conferences relevance and a place at the table. If ISU ends up in a weaker Big12 we need that auto-bid.
Increasing the playoff shifts the power to the SEC. So no, it's not better right now. If the playoff remains at 4 Texas and OU have screwed themselves.
Sounds like Gordon Gee (WVU Prez) will be able to nix the CFB playoff expansion all by himself.
www.espn.com
West Virginia Mountaineers president believes College Football Playoff expansion 'on life support,' won't vote for proposed 12-team model
Gordon Gee said he believes College Football Playoff expansion is "on life support" and will not vote in favor of the proposed 12-team model when the CFP board of managers meets next month.
Sounds like Gordon Gee (WVU Prez) will be able to nix the CFB playoff expansion all by himself.
West Virginia Mountaineers president believes College Football Playoff expansion 'on life support,' won't vote for proposed 12-team model
Gordon Gee said he believes College Football Playoff expansion is "on life support" and will not vote in favor of the proposed 12-team model when the CFP board of managers meets next month.
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This is outstanding
Agree. Really hope this blows up in ESPN's face.
Only issue is if we end up in a zombie version of the big 12, we would really really need an expanded playoff.
ESPN's moves reek of desperation to me. I think they had to make a decisive move to try to stack the deck in their favor, in order to be able to support their massive contracts they've given out. This could definitely cost them a lot of money, and I'm here for it.
I think they guessed wrong. I think they figured when the SEC pulled in OuT that the B1G, ACC, and PAC would each circle their own wagons, act independently and throw together their own expansion plans as best they could. I don't think they envisioned those three joining together and blunting the SEC's powerplay. ESPN is now very likely f*cked, and I'm fully stocked up on popcorn.
The 12 team playoff facilitates the super conference expansion. So no 12 team playoff.
Would love to see an 8 team format with P5 auto bids (including the Big XII, TOP G6 champ and 2 at large not from same conference.
The alliance said they want to support us, this would be how to do it.
The alliance said they want to support us, this would be how to do it.
