2025 College Football Playoffs Discussion (12 Team Format)

[Gizmo]

Well, I find that every time one of my subscription services raise the price or offer a new premium tier, I downgrade to the cheapest tier or cancel altogether, so I've slowly been saving money through all these years.

 

[Jaxbuck]

Well, I find that every time one of my subscription services raise the price or offer a new premium tier, I downgrade to the cheapest tier or cancel altogether, so I've slowly been saving money through all these years.

but you still pay your $79.99 a month here, right?

right?

 

[muffler dragon]

I still find enjoyment in listening to the games. If the subscription rate ever gets too high for me, then I'll go old school and be just fine doing it.

 

[LovelandBuckeye]

Looks like my time at the bar may be increasing. Shucks.

 

[DZ83CK]

I’m glad to see that the B1G is holding off on the SEC’s proposed 16-team-lots-of-at-large-teams playoff until the SEC goes to 9 conference games.

Since they only play 8, it gives the SEC a higher overall winning %, which they use to claim a tougher SOS for all of their teams, which they use to justify higher rankings. It’s a house of cards and the SEC wants to use it to justify getting 8 or 9 teams into the CFP. Screw that BS.

I agree. The B1G absolutely has no incentive to allow the SEC to schedule their way into continuing the "pecking order" that always puts them on top. We saw this past season that teams with 3 losses did not make the 12-team playoff, and I think that's pretty much the way it should be in general. 3 losses should disqualify almost every team, but with SEC teams only having 8 conference games, with a 16-team field they would likely be able to convince the committee that their top 3-loss teams like Bama and Ole Miss from this past season deserve to be in the playoff.

B1G absolutely should not allow 16-team playoffs with the SEC playing 1 fewer conference game. Loss totals matter so much in the ultimate selection, plus this seems to me to be a backdoor way for the SEC to gain greater representation in the playoff than other conferences. They hate being on a more even playing field with everyone else - or, God forbid, being at a disadvantage numbers-wise - and having them only with 3 teams and the B1G with 4 in the playoff this past season no doubt had them wanting to change the system.