Jon Joseph Moderator No. 1 Share Posted Tuesday at 09:08 PM Under the ESPN broadcast agreement, the 2026-27 and subsequent College Football (CFB) Playoff (PO) formats must be decided upon by December of this year. The Power 2 has the voting power to ensure each conference will have four teams in the PO field every season. The CFB Cassandras are crying out that guaranteed PO spots will destroy the sanctity of the PO system. Ho meet Hum? Having four SEC teams in the field, along with more broadcast money, of course, is critical to the SEC's determining whether to add an extra conference regular-season SEC game. SEC Weighing Nine-Game League Schedule Amid College Football Playoff Tweaks WWW.SI.COM The format would include three annual opponents and a rotating group of six more teams with the possibility to reevaluate for competitive equity. 4-teams in the field will also be a determining factor for the B1G and the SEC to agree to an annual out-of-conference (OOC) football challenge like we see in college basketball. If agreed upon, broadcast revenue for these games between the B1G and the SEC is expected to bring in multi-millions of dollars in broadcast revenue; revenue that can be used to buy out existing scheduled OOC Games. I have no idea how challenge game opponents would be determined by the Power 2. However, using the SP+ post-spring rankings, the following are twelve games that would be played between Top-40 B1G and SEC teams in 2025. As the defending CFB champ, I have awarded SP+ No. 1 Ohio State a home game and alternated home sites thereafter. No. 2 Alabama at No. 1 Ohio State. No. 3 Penn State at No. 4 Georgia. No. 5 Texas at No. 7 OREGON No. 10 Michigan at No. 9 LSU No. 11 Ole Miss at No. 19 Illinois No. 13 Tennessee at No. 23 Indiana No. 28 Iowa at No. 14 Florida No. 15 Texas A&M at No. 30 USC No. 34 Nebraska at No. 16 Oklahoma No. 17 South Carolina at No. 37 Wisconsin No. 39 UW at No. 21 Missouri No. 25 Auburn at No. 40 Minnesota. One dozen Top-40 vs. Top-40 matchups. Bama at The Shoe, Nittany Lions 'Tween the Hedges, a Longhorns stampede in Eugene, a Wolverine in Death Valley, a classic series revived when Nebraska visits Norman, teams from Dixie playing Up North, and B1G teams playing Down South. Man, I'd love to have this inventory to sell. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 2 Share Posted Tuesday at 09:39 PM SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey Speaks Out on PO Changes. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey unloads 3 College Football Playoff hot takes DAWNOFTHEDAWG.COM Changes are coming to the College Football Playoff. The contract for the 12-team playoff expires at the end of the 2025 season, so that means new changes could In a sport with so much difference in schedules, roster talent, coaching, etc., how do you determine the best teams? Especially when a committee hides its decision-making process. When it ranks a G5 team with a bogus strength of schedule above the B12 champion? If the CFB committee shared the metrics used to determine its PO rankings, fine. Instead, the process is opaque at best. Compare Florida's schedule to every B12 schedule. Is a 2-loss B12 team in 2025, better than a 3-loss Florida team? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 3 Share Posted Tuesday at 11:42 PM Will the folks living downstairs please Zip It! Amid heated College Football Playoff debate, SEC's Greg Sankey unloads on ACC, Big 12 WWW.USATODAY.COM As debate over expanded College Football Playoff heats up, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey fires back at ACC, Big 12 rivals: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 4 Share Posted yesterday at 06:21 PM There is disagreement over the future PO format, but I believe all P4, G6 conferences, and Notre Dame want to see restrictions on the portal windows. Greg Sankey reveals SEC coaches prefer 10-day transfer portal window in January, against April-only portal WWW.ON3.COM . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 5 Share Posted yesterday at 06:28 PM Florida AD Stricklin is not alone in wanting changes to the CFB PO selection process. Scott Stricklin on College Football Playoff system: 'A committee is not ideal to choose a postseason' WWW.ON3.COM . It's not that difficult. See the CBB selection process. Granted, there are not as many games, but metrics, including those used by the CFB committee and not revealed by a committee that prefers to do its business in the dark, provide a guideline. Boise State, ranked 9th last season, was based only on the Eye Test. I'm sending out an SOS on the idea that SOS matters to the committee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 6 Share Posted 23 hours ago Let's get This On! LSU's Brian Kelly says SEC coaches want game vs. Big Ten - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM LSU's Brian Kelly said "the wish of the room" among SEC coaches is to add a game vs. a Big Ten opponent in a scheduling agreement, but they "need a partner" to do it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 7 Share Posted 23 hours ago PO format thoughts from the SEC's Saturday Down South - These are the 2 dumbest arguments related to Greg Sankey’s expanded Playoff stance - Saturday Down South WWW.SATURDAYDOWNSOUTH.COM SEC commissioner Greg Sankey raised some eyebrows with his comments about Playoff expansion, which yielded 2 dumb arguments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDuck Moderator No. 8 Share Posted 4 hours ago On 5/28/2025 at 3:24 PM, Jon Joseph said: Let's get This On! It seems he doesn’t speak for the room as far as scheduling. Coaches are still stuck on wanting 8 regular season games plus the 9th game being against BIG foe. They need to move it to 9 regular games plus 1 BIG/SEC game. It should be fair and balanced. Though SEC ADs are in favor of 9 games plus 1 BIG game. Stay tuned for “As The SEC Turns." Brian Kelly speaks 'for the room' on adding annual Big Ten foe, but SEC coaches far from unified on schedules While SEC coaches are in favor of playing an annual Big Ten opponent, there's a lot they don't agree on when it comes to scheduling Brian Kelly speaks 'for the room' on adding annual Big Ten foe, but SEC coaches far from unified on schedules - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM While SEC coaches are in favor of playing an annual Big Ten opponent, there's a lot they don't agree on when it comes to scheduling 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
