You will basically get a playoff each year with a bunch of 3 or 4 loss SEC and Big 10 teams, Notre Dame and then...

The ACC and Big 12 will be lucky to each send more than 1 team

Every freaking year

They are going the wrong way on this

NCAA needs to bust up the conferences into 8 subdivisions of 10 teams each, organized regionally and go from there

Win your 10 team conference? Go to the playoffs

Have 4 at-large slots and stick with the 12 team playoff format

LTBear19 said:

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Well, it looks like the 24-team playoff is about to happen (and possibly as early as next year).

However, it appears that the conference title games might be going away, which makes very little sense, imo.

You can keep the title games AND still do the 24-team playoff without any issues.

It's an easy fix, and I even mentioned it last year in a similar thread.

Start by rewarding the 8 teams that make the P4 conference championships with byes, no matter record. However, only guarantee a home game for the winners. A title game loser might still have to play a road game, depending on their final ranking.

You would then have the 16 teams that were at home during Championship Saturday play the following week on the campuses of the higher seeds.

Those winners would then play the 8 teams with byes the next week on the higher seed's campus, and then the Final 8 would continue play around New Year's.

It amazes me how none of these TV execs or conference heads can figure this out.

Guess we'll see how it all plays out soon enough.

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Well, if it makes the Bowl Games mean something and the Conf Champions get Auto-Bids. It will be better than the SEC controlling everything, they do not want it. Look at the Top 25 right now, how many SEC and B10 teams? There are 15 in the Coaches poll, 14 in the AP. That gives 9 or 10 schools outside a chance.

The Coaches are the ones pushing this. Bowl eligible means nothing today, they are getting fired for not making the Playoff. This allows more stability. I am good with it.

nachothrasher said:

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The ACC and Big 12 will be lucky to each send more than 1 team

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The Big XII is going to have no issue regularly sending multiple teams.

“I don't care if Vanderbilt is 4-8. Have you seen their schedule? Those are eight QUALITY losses against SEC competition! You put Vanderbilt in the Big 12, and they're 11–1, maybe undefeated. If we're expanding to 24 teams and Vanderbilt isn't one of them, then what are we even… pic.twitter.com/gkBuNpr9wB

— First and 16 - A Big 12 Show (@Firstand16_Pod) November 10, 2026

"... And here's why the Big 12 is in serious jeopardy of getting only 1 team into the 24-team playoff." https://t.co/sgZuHAgfId pic.twitter.com/0HF6ROayzS

— The off-season (@TheOffSeasonCFB) November 10, 2026

Jack Bauer said:

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“I don't care if Vanderbilt is 4-8. Have you seen their schedule? Those are eight QUALITY losses against SEC competition! You put Vanderbilt in the Big 12, and they're 11–1, maybe undefeated. If we're expanding to 24 teams and Vanderbilt isn't one of them, then what are we even… pic.twitter.com/gkBuNpr9wB

— First and 16 - A Big 12 Show (@Firstand16_Pod) November 10, 2026

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Fraudbum gonna Fraudbum.

Even if it is a parody account.

Its just like politics at this point..

"Some of the worst 'officials' in America are those in the announce booth."

"I am highly disappointed in the announcers."

Greg Sankey vehemently defends the SEC's officiating and details planned improvements: pic.twitter.com/eFCIQgWKzp

— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) November 9, 2026

Jack Bauer said:

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“I don't care if Vanderbilt is 4-8. Have you seen their schedule? Those are eight QUALITY losses against SEC competition! You put Vanderbilt in the Big 12, and they're 11–1, maybe undefeated. If we're expanding to 24 teams and Vanderbilt isn't one of them, then what are we even… pic.twitter.com/gkBuNpr9wB

— First and 16 - A Big 12 Show (@Firstand16_Pod) November 10, 2026

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"Nov 28th, 2027"???
If he really said this then it wasn't any time in time in the future. More importantly, whoever said this is an idiot. The SEC is not as great as he thinks. Even Bama & Georgia are not looking like the traditional powers they once were. Heck, even SEC shorts has been mocking their parity.

The SEC & Big 10 prove every week that they do not deserve any special treatment. They do not deserve more teams in the playoffs (that was apparent last year with some that got in) and they don't deserve home field advantage for any post season games. It's a plan to rig the system to their advantage and get them money at the expense of others who deserve it more.

historian said:

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Jack Bauer said:

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“I don't care if Vanderbilt is 4-8. Have you seen their schedule? Those are eight QUALITY losses against SEC competition! You put Vanderbilt in the Big 12, and they're 11–1, maybe undefeated. If we're expanding to 24 teams and Vanderbilt isn't one of them, then what are we even… pic.twitter.com/gkBuNpr9wB

— First and 16 - A Big 12 Show (@Firstand16_Pod) November 10, 2026

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"Nov 28th, 2027"???
If he really said this then it wasn't any time in time in the future. More importantly, whoever said this is an idiot. The SEC is not as great as he thinks. Even Bama & Georgia are not looking like the traditional powers they once were. Heck, even SEC shorts has been mocking their parity.

The SEC & Big 10 prove every week that they do not deserve any special treatment. They do not deserve more teams in the playoffs (that was apparent last year with some that got in) and they don't deserve home field advantage for any post season games. It's a plan to rig the system to their advantage and get them money at the expense of others who deserve it more.

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ESPN is a joke. I wish all of our games were on Fox

historian said:

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ESPN is a joke.

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Jack Bauer said:

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“I don't care if Vanderbilt is 4-8. Have you seen their schedule? Those are eight QUALITY losses against SEC competition! You put Vanderbilt in the Big 12, and they're 11–1, maybe undefeated. If we're expanding to 24 teams and Vanderbilt isn't one of them, then what are we even… pic.twitter.com/gkBuNpr9wB

— First and 16 - A Big 12 Show (@Firstand16_Pod) November 10, 2026

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First off, look who it is. Does anyone take what he says seriously? He is an SEC schill. Vandy will lose their bowl game and we won't hear a peep.

It could get worse. In Texas you can have a high school team go 0-10 and still get into the playoffs (Venus this year).

historian said:

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Jack Bauer said:

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“I don't care if Vanderbilt is 4-8. Have you seen their schedule? Those are eight QUALITY losses against SEC competition! You put Vanderbilt in the Big 12, and they're 11–1, maybe undefeated. If we're expanding to 24 teams and Vanderbilt isn't one of them, then what are we even… pic.twitter.com/gkBuNpr9wB

— First and 16 - A Big 12 Show (@Firstand16_Pod) November 10, 2026

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"Nov 28th, 2027"???
If he really said this then it wasn't any time in time in the future. More importantly, whoever said this is an idiot. The SEC is not as great as he thinks. Even Bama & Georgia are not looking like the traditional powers they once were. Heck, even SEC shorts has been mocking their parity.

The SEC & Big 10 prove every week that they do not deserve any special treatment. They do not deserve more teams in the playoffs (that was apparent last year with some that got in) and they don't deserve home field advantage for any post season games. It's a plan to rig the system to their advantage and get them money at the expense of others who deserve it more.

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Cry me a river.

nachothrasher said:

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You will basically get a playoff each year with a bunch of 3 or 4 loss SEC and Big 10 teams, Notre Dame and then...

The ACC and Big 12 will be lucky to each send more than 1 team

Every freaking year

They are going the wrong way on this

NCAA needs to bust up the conferences into 8 subdivisions of 10 teams each, organized regionally and go from there

Win your 10 team conference? Go to the playoffs

Have 4 at-large slots and stick with the 12 team playoff format

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Agreed. Here's the Lone Star Conference:

Baylor
Texas
Texas A&M
UTSA
Texas St
Houston
Rice
SMU
TCU
Texas Tech

I don't know if any of those schools want to be in such a conference. Maybe UTSA & Texas State. Then again, the latter might be happier where they are currently.

blackie said:

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It could get worse. In Texas you can have a high school team go 0-10 and still get into the playoffs (Venus this year).

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Waco made it in at 3-7

They spent so much time wondering whether or not they could, they that didn't stop to think if they should. The 24 team playoff is dumb. Conference titles mean next to nothing now.

CaliBear00 said:

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They spent so much time wondering whether or not they could, they that didn't stop to think if they should. The 24 team playoff is dumb. Conference titles mean next to nothing now.

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Not as long as the all get auto-bids. I like the idea, make the Bowls mean something again.

I just draw my power teams from results. The Big 12 has NEVER won a CFP series going back to the original Big 12. When the CFP was formed 8 years ago we had ZERO national titles.

Every other appearance ended in a semifinal or quarterfinal loss. OU went 0-4 in straight trips from 2015 to 2019. Texas lost in 2023, ASU lost in 2024 and Texas Tech was shut out by Oregon 23-3.

The 2023 title game was the ultimate collaspe. TCU lost to UGA 65-7. UGA scored on their first six possessions.

It's the worst playoff record of any P4 conference, which is why the league pushed for expansion.

Utah, TT and BYU. are the best shot this year and hopefully one of them comes within the title game and plays respectively.