Steven A Moderator No. 1 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Bill Hancock out. Revenue sharing. New TV deal. Pac 2 status. Change is coming to the College Football Playoff SPORTS.YAHOO.COM With decisions to be made on an expansion format, a new CFP director, revenue sharing and a new TV deal, there's plenty at stake as college football's power brokers meet in Chicago on Thursday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar No. 2 Share Posted November 8, 2023 (edited) I think the next thought after seeing the 12 team playoffs is to get rid of conference championship games. Most at large berths will be the loser of the conference championships, so they played an extra game for nothing, other than to get seeded a little lower and still have play an extra wildcard game to get into the real playoffs. Meh. While they are at it, how about scattering OOC games through the season against comparable teams so we can actually better compare strength of conference by the end of the season? Edited November 8, 2023 by Solar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 3 Share Posted November 9, 2023 On 11/8/2023 at 3:24 PM, Solar said: I think the next thought after seeing the 12 team playoffs is to get rid of conference championship games. Most at large berths will be the loser of the conference championships, so they played an extra game for nothing, other than to get seeded a little lower and still have play an extra wildcard game to get into the real playoffs. Meh. While they are at it, how about scattering OOC games through the season against comparable teams so we can actually better compare strength of conference by the end of the season? Love the idea. But the games are not played for nothing. Broadcasts of the champ games are factored into the media deals with each conference. The games are money-makers. Far more so than all but the top bowl games, playoff, and NY6. Getting rid of the champ games with everyone opening in Week 0 would allow for a 16-team PO with revenue sharing for the players. The B1G $ win comes in 2026 once ESPN loses its exclusive playoff broadcast deal. But if you add Kansas and Notre Dame to the B1G and Clemson, FSU, UNC, and NC St to the SEC, do you need more than a Power 2 "Playoff?" If the above teams were added to the Power 2, an 8-team PO with 1-4 from each conference, and using current rankings, the following would be the matchups and the seedings. 4. OREGON at 1. UGA 3. Bama at 2. Michigan 4. Ole Miss at 1. Ohio State 3. UW at 2. FSU Remember, ranked teams Texas, Penn State, Tennessee, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, LSU, Notre Dame, Iowa, and UNC, would all be playing for a top 4 spot in P2 and entry into the PO. Oregon State would be the currently highest-ranked team not in the running. With 20 teams in the B1G and the SEC, you could have the top 8 finishers in each conference playoff. Play the first 2 rounds on the home fields of higher-ranked teams. Look at the remaining teams in the Committee's top 25 and left out of the Power 2. Would any left-out teams significantly add to the media deal bottom line or truly be in contention for a title? The media deal would be significant. Even more so if carried exclusively on the ESPN/SEC Network and the Fox/Big 10 Network. I do think something like an NFL-Lite CFB playoff is coming. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic No. 4 Share Posted November 9, 2023 My original idea a few years back was for an expansion of 12 major conferences with ALL teams in a conference (that means you too, Notre Dame). Then the 12 Conference winners would go to the Playoffs. This would require the creation of 12 roughly equal conferences or as equal as the CFB could make them. At year's end, 24 teams would vie, in their respective conference championships, for one of the 12 slots with rankings determining the matchups. But that's too many games and unless the top 4 teams get a bye while the remaining 8 teams fight it out for the right to meet them, it wouldn't work. With the expansion of the Big 10 and the SEC, it appears th CFB is moving to fewer and much bigger conferences, with an equal number of teams, roughly, to achieve that 8, then 4, then 2 team showdown that most fans want to see. Or 16, then 8, then 4, then 2. The latter is doable if there are 8 conferences and each conference holds a championship game between the top 2 teams. That's 16, then 8, then 4, the 2. Voila! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennsylvania Duck Moderator No. 5 Share Posted November 11, 2023 College Football Playoff committee to present '5+7' model, lowering number of auto-qualifiers, per reports Amid conference consolidation, the College Football Playoff is poised to alter its formula for granting automatic and at-large bids once the 12-team era of the playoff begins next season. The CFP Management Committee approved a "5+7" model Friday that will see the five highest-ranked conference champions receive automatic bids, according to multiple reports. The model still needs approval from the CFP board, which isn't slated to meet until early December. The move is a deviation from the previous "6+6" model that granted automatic bids to the top six conference champions. A splintering of the Pac-12 -- which will see at least 10 of the league's 12 current members depart after the 2023-24 academic year -- created a natural reason to revisit the CFP format... College Football Playoff committee to present '5+7' model, lowering number of auto-qualifiers, per reports - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The change still needs to be approved by the CFP Management Committee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie No. 6 Share Posted November 11, 2023 At one time wasn't the plan to have only 11 regular season games, then conference championships could be Thanksgiving weekend, and playoffs could start the next week? Or did I dream this.? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennsylvania Duck Moderator No. 7 Share Posted November 14, 2023 In hiring Richard Clark, College Football Playoff leans on leadership as sport readies to enter a new era When the College Football Playoff era began in 2014, the organization hired Bill Hancock, a 40-year veteran in the college sports administrative space, as its first executive director. In June, Hancock announced that he would be retiring from the post in 2025, and the CFP has opted to go in a completely different direction with his successor. The CFP Board of Managers hired Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark as the second executive director of the College Football Playoff on Friday. Clark arrives to his new job after a lengthy career in the Air Force. Now, his first full-time job in college football is perhaps the most important in the sport at a pivotal moment... In hiring Richard Clark, College Football Playoff leans on leadership as sport readies to enter a new era - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Clark, the Air Force Academy superintendent, was tapped to succeed Bill Hancock as CFP executive director Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
