Charles Fischer Administrator No. 1 Share Posted Wednesday at 08:15 PM This is a very interesting article that gives good thoughts about the B1G-SEC Playoff preference, and why... "Setting up playoff access accordingly isn’t creating 3 separate tiers; it’s simply acknowledging that 3 tiers already exist and constructing the system to match reality." Why the B1G and SEC Proposed Playoff Changes Are Good for College Football - On3 WWW.ON3.COM The Big Ten and the SEC want to alter the playoff model giving them four automatic bids each. Here's why I like it. "In reality, neither the Big Ten nor the SEC trusts the selection committee to be able to properly evaluate teams for at-large bids across conferences while the playing field is so completely unlevelled." 1 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 2 Share Posted Wednesday at 11:42 PM Thank you, Charles. We used to have the hypocrisy of the student-athlete. Now, we have the hypocrisy of scribes Stewart Mandel, Dennis Dodd, and others who are making far more bank covering CFB than they could have imagined beefing about the two most successful 'companies' in a big business being at the forefront of the business. Mandel's, The Athletic is owned by the New York Times. When the Times bought The Athletic, Mandel scored. If 134 teams were on an equal competitive CFB footing and the NCAA had a broadcast monopoly, Mandel would be shuffling to make a dime as a beat writer. Dodd's CBS is part of a consortium led by Fox, that pays B1G money to the B1G conference. Does Dodd want the Pac-2, 7, whatever, to have veto power over how the CFB postseason is managed? Last season, 48 of the 50 most-watched CFB games involved a B1G and, or, an SEC team. From the inception of the BCS in 1998, through 2026, the Power 2 would have had four teams in an expanded PO field far more often than not. But, the PO is better because 13 people who refuse to disclose how they choose to pick and seed the PO field decide that a G5 team, Boise, should be arbitrarily seeded ahead of B12 champ ASU, thus sending ASU to play in Atlanta instead of playing in Phoenix. Horse Hockey! A 16-team field with eight automatic Power 2 qualifiers and a 14-team field with the same qualifiers, 4-4-2-2-1-1, gives millions of dollars to the B12 it did not earn in 2024-25 and assures the ACC of two participants without Clemson coming in through the back door. How is 'THIS' injurious to the long-term health of college football? Injurious to the ACC, B12, and G5? In a capitalistic system, two competitors have separated themselves from the field. What's new? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 3 Share Posted Wednesday at 11:53 PM On 2/19/2025 at 3:42 PM, Jon Joseph said: In a capitalistic system, two competitors have separated themselves from the field. What's new? Absolutely true. The best line I read in the article is that this would see the SEC move to a 9 game schedule, I must also say that relieving the Committee of anything is a step in the right direction, but the committee wasn't at fault for the seeding. They had the teams ranked properly; the format caused the damage, as Rece Davis had to clarify each week on the ridiculous Reveal Show. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GODUCKS15 No. 4 Share Posted yesterday at 12:32 AM It's never going to be fair as long as a human is involved. CFB needs to go the route of the NFL with divisions and conferences. Win games and you're in. None of the who beat who by how much phooey. Probably won't see it in my life time but it would eliminate all the sour grapes. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 5 Share Posted 22 hours ago An Update on Yesterday's Power 2 Meeting. Big Ten, SEC leaders discuss College Football Playoff changes with seeding, auto bids among pressing topics - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM A nine-game SEC schedule could also be on the horizon with an expanded playoff format 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 6 Share Posted 20 hours ago Commissioners Petitti and Sankey Speak and Show Respect for Other Less Successful Conferences. SEC and Big Ten are prepared to push for changes to CFP seeding in 2025 APNEWS.COM The Big Ten and Southeastern Conference will push for changes in the way College Football Playoff teams are seeded next season to coincide more with how teams are ranked by the CFP selection... The coverage of playoff expansion from Stewart Mandel, Dennis Dood, and other well-known college football journalists has been way over the top. A 14-team or a 16-team playoff with guaranteed spots for the B1G, SEC, ACC, B12, G5, and Notre Dame, if ranked high enough, will not kill the sport any more than expanding to 12 teams killed the sport. If all conferences had rosters equivalent to Power 2 rosters, played the same number of games, and had similar strength of schedules, four spots for the B1G and the SEC would not be necessary but this, of course, is not what we have in college football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 7 Share Posted 16 hours ago On 2/20/2025 at 10:48 AM, Jon Joseph said: If all conferences had rosters equivalent to Power 2 rosters, played the same number of games, and had similar strength of schedules, four spots for the B1G and the SEC would not be necessary but this, of course, is not what we have in college football. With the transfer portal & NIL, the myth of "Student athlete has really been shoved aside. Now I believe the want for the college game to stay different from the NFL is becoming antiquated. Uniformity in rosters, Number of games, SoS will help, through NFL model parity, the expanded playoffs being competitive and eliminate the need for automatic byes. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
