https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/50198507/espn-lands-handshake-agreement-air-24-team-cfp
Season would start a week earlier, conference championship games gone.
Season would start a week earlier, conference championship games gone.
24 Team CFP Likely Coming NEXT YEAR
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The (we need more SEC teams in and we want to print more money) 24-team playoff
7-5 SEC team in; Regular season means nothing.
7-5 SEC team in; Regular season means nothing.
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24 is too many. As Crusader and many others have said, regular season matchups will be meaningless. Oregon today is a perfect example. With two losses already they are on the precipice. With 24 in, all "name brands" will be ushered in with 3 losses every season.
I really thought 12 was the sweet spot. Complaints about not getting in as the 13th best team are just plain silly. All teams control their own density. Don't lose that 2nd game and you have no worries.
I really thought 12 was the sweet spot. Complaints about not getting in as the 13th best team are just plain silly. All teams control their own density. Don't lose that 2nd game and you have no worries.
One step closer to a Premiere League with maybe 64 teams that play for a championship. One step closer to post-seasons resembling the NFL.
Regular season games will have less meaning, so teams will be willing to upgrade their schedules to bring television better matchups to promote. FCS schools will have more difficulty finding money games.
It's the beginning of the end for bowl games, which have been dying for about a decade now. Bowls outside the playoffs feature teams with many star players opting out to prepare for the NFL draft. The days of seeing a coach doused in mayo are numbered.
It's a line in the sand for coaches on the hot-seat. If you're not in the playoffs, you might be out of a job.
Regular season games will have less meaning, so teams will be willing to upgrade their schedules to bring television better matchups to promote. FCS schools will have more difficulty finding money games.
It's the beginning of the end for bowl games, which have been dying for about a decade now. Bowls outside the playoffs feature teams with many star players opting out to prepare for the NFL draft. The days of seeing a coach doused in mayo are numbered.
It's a line in the sand for coaches on the hot-seat. If you're not in the playoffs, you might be out of a job.
In my humble opinion, this is the NCAA's last-ditch effort to keep football in the fold. It ain't gonna work.
Come 2030, the B1G and the SEC will be leaving the NCAA and forming their own league. I suspect THAT will turn this new 24-team playoff in the college basketball's version of the old NIT.
I was willing to entertain a 16-team playoff like other levels of football but 24 seems like. . .a lot 
24 is ridiculous. But it will make ESPN a lot of money for the next few years.I was willing to entertain a 16-team playoff like other levels of football but 24 seems like. . .a lot
Just be 8-4 and you're playoff bound.
Way too many teams. Just make a 64 team minor league and be done with it. Union coming next for the players.
College football is dead.
Way too many teams. Just make a 64 team minor league and be done with it. Union coming next for the players.
College football is dead.
Does 24 teams mean no more conference championship games? It should.....
16 is the right number - no bye weeks - everyone plays the same number of games to get to the championship game.
You know some of those first round games are going to be bad mismatches - but I guess that is true at the FCS level too.
Read an interesting "speculation" article that the real winner is Notre Dame - outside of a bad season - they are locked into a playoff spot. Michigan, Ohio State and Texas (among others) may look at Notre Dame's independent standing as a real advantage - with no need to win a conference to get in the playoffs. Why stay in the B1G/SEC? Go independent with your own TV deal and rake in the cash without having to share revenue.
I am sure there will be some counter moves made by conferences to keep their key revenue generating teams in the fold - but if the money is there - a 24 team playoff opens the door to just pull the ripcord and go it alone. All the independents would schedule each other to ensure they have enough "quality" opponents for playoff consideration. If that happens - I think conference have to go back to some regional groupings instead of super conferences. In this example - Nebraska would end up with Iowa, MN, NW, WI, Purdue, Mich St, Indiana and Illinois - in what I assume would be called the B1G but who the heck knows. Assuming PSU goes back to independent status also.
16 is the right number - no bye weeks - everyone plays the same number of games to get to the championship game.
You know some of those first round games are going to be bad mismatches - but I guess that is true at the FCS level too.
Read an interesting "speculation" article that the real winner is Notre Dame - outside of a bad season - they are locked into a playoff spot. Michigan, Ohio State and Texas (among others) may look at Notre Dame's independent standing as a real advantage - with no need to win a conference to get in the playoffs. Why stay in the B1G/SEC? Go independent with your own TV deal and rake in the cash without having to share revenue.
I am sure there will be some counter moves made by conferences to keep their key revenue generating teams in the fold - but if the money is there - a 24 team playoff opens the door to just pull the ripcord and go it alone. All the independents would schedule each other to ensure they have enough "quality" opponents for playoff consideration. If that happens - I think conference have to go back to some regional groupings instead of super conferences. In this example - Nebraska would end up with Iowa, MN, NW, WI, Purdue, Mich St, Indiana and Illinois - in what I assume would be called the B1G but who the heck knows. Assuming PSU goes back to independent status also.
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