Jon Joseph Moderator No. 1 Share Posted Tuesday at 07:11 PM B1G Commissioner, Tony Petitti, after hip surgery, not being able to attend the PO format discussion meetings in person, is symbolic of the injury the SEC wants to hand to the B1G. Big Ten, SEC stalemate headlines College Football Playoff meetings with strength-of-schedule metrics in focus - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The two most powerful conferences in the country may now be on opposing sides as deadline nears Fortunately, writers at CBS Sports and The Athletic see through the SEC Commissioner, Greg Sankey's, duplicitous PO format 180. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 2 Share Posted yesterday at 03:16 PM B1G fans rate this article a solid: DUH! College football fans are growing tired of the SEC's authority in College Football Playoff changes STORMININNORMAN.COM College football world reacts to CFP chaos I wonder what ointment his dermatologist prescribes for the bruises covering Greg Sankey's breast? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 3 Share Posted yesterday at 03:35 PM Injury Reporting and Player Availability should be required for all teams for the entire season. OK, maybe not D3 teams? College Football Playoff will require teams to provide player availability reports beginning with 2025 season - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The CFP will follow in the footsteps of the Big Ten and SEC 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 4 Share Posted yesterday at 04:00 PM One of these things is not like the others: Honest Abe, George 'I Cannot Tell a Lie' Washington, Greg Sankey. College Football Playoff format talks go back to drawing board as SEC gains momentum to keep 8-game schedule - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Newly proposed metrics could work in the SEC's favor as it looks to avoid a nine-game slate Will the B1G's Tony Petitti pull a Larry Scott and let Sankey and the SEC get away with this crud? I'd rather see the B1G exercise its 'veto power' and stay with a 12-team PO. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 5 Share Posted yesterday at 04:34 PM On 6/19/2025 at 9:00 AM, Jon Joseph said: I'd rather see the B1G exercise its 'veto power' and stay with a 12-team PO. Absolutely. All this huffing and puffing from the SEC to preserve its sacred 8 game schedule. To the rest of the football world the 8 games is the Scarlet Letter, to the SEC it's the S on Superman's cape. Bring on the Kryptonite, B1G! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 6 Share Posted yesterday at 04:45 PM CFB Format change held up because of a beef between the B1G and the SEC, Naturally? What's holding up CFP expansion? SEC and Big Ten are at a potential impasse on these key issues SPORTS.YAHOO.COM Keeping the playoff at its current 12-team format is a grim reality for some, but it’s a possibility, perhaps even a probability as negotiations creep closer to the Dec. 1 deadline. The PO staying at 12 is better for the B1G than a 16-team field with an 11-5 format. Did the author of this article not get the memo that the Advisory Board member SEC was on board with automatic qualifiers before sucker-punching the B1G? The SEC using ESPN's FPI data to justify staying at 8 conference games is laughable for anyone with the slightest clue. The 2025 FPI preseason ranking has 13 SEC teams in its top 25. If need be, Commissioner Petitti, use a B1G veto and stay at 12 teams. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 7 Share Posted yesterday at 04:49 PM On 6/19/2025 at 12:34 PM, 30Duck said: Absolutely. All this huffing and puffing from the SEC to preserve its sacred 8 game schedule. To the rest of the football world the 8 games is the Scarlet Letter, to the SEC it's the S on Superman's cape. Bring on the Kryptonite, B1G! Thank you, friend 30, for honing in on today's most important college football issue, a possible revision to the playoff format that means hundreds of millions of dollars. Tony Petitti cannot allow the B1G to be sucker punched by the duplicitous Greg Sankey. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 8 Share Posted yesterday at 04:54 PM Bret Bielema, who coached in the SEC, Gets It! Can't Wait For Saturday Illinois coach making the right points on CFP SPORTS.YAHOO.COM Jun. 19—*** In a Chicago media blitz on Tuesday, Illinois football coach Bret Bielema made two very good points. First, he wants to see the College Football Playoff expanded to 16 teams when the... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDuck Moderator No. 9 Share Posted 23 hours ago How Big Ten, SEC must compromise for next College Football Playoff expansion How Big Ten, SEC must compromise for next College Football Playoff expansion WWW.SPORTINGNEWS.COM It appears the Big Ten and SEC need to negotiate on what the next era of the College Football Playoff will look like. Here's where they should start. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 10 Share Posted 22 hours ago How the SEC can compromise with the Big Ten Go to nine conference games Penn State will get a new uniform first. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 11 Share Posted 6 hours ago The 5-11 Model is Best for the ACC and B12. Thank goodness CFB has experts like Nicole Auerbach to help us out. However, Hats Off to the Big 12 for joining the B1G in not supporting the 5-11 format unless the SEC plays 9 conference games. (The ACC and the Pac-8? Who Cares?) National writer says SEC interest in 5+11 CFP model best for ACC CANESWARNING.COM In an article updating the stalled talks between the Big 10 and SEC regarding college football playoff expansion, Nicole Auerbach of NBC Sports says the 5+11 mo Greg Sankey and the SEC using the ESPN FPI rankings to support its superior strength of schedule isn't biased. After all, 'Baghdad Bob,' currently writing Op-Ed pieces for the National Enquirer, believes that It Just Means More !, and that Spanky, er, Sankey, is Spot On! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 12 Share Posted 6 hours ago Bama Hammer Uses the FPI Strength of Record Stats to Support the SEC's Playing an 8 Game Gauntlet Like No Other!" Big Ten and SEC misperceptions block progress to an expanded CFB Playoff format BAMAHAMMER.COM Negotiations stalled this week on a new CFB Playoff format for 2026 and beyond. The debate goes back years. The words now being used to describe it are stalemat Shocking! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 13 Share Posted 2 hours ago This is just ridiculous. Last year after Bama lost to Okie and Vandy it was horrific, world as we know it ending! But now the SEC is using the Bama L's to show how STRONG the SEC is. In the words of Les Nessman, winner of 5 Buckeye News Hawk Awards, "Give me a break!" Oregon is not going to lose to Purdue, or Northwestern, or Rutgers, or Maryland...but if they did somehow, should they schedule Texas State in Weak 11? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
