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SEC (It just means more.. even its losses are wins)

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For now, the CFP remains at four teams. During 247Sports' Realignment Roundtable this week, Brandon Marcello argued that the SEC will take three of the four spots in the CFP at some point if it does not expand to eight- or 12-team fields soon.

“At some point it would happen. Guarantee it. It would happen," Marcello said.

“You have a one-loss team in the SEC West and then you have two teams that are undefeated, meet in the SEC championship game and it’s a close game. I could see it. Three of the top four teams. We’re looking at the landscape now, why wouldn’t you take three of the top four SEC teams? We just let someone in because they’re not from the SEC?”

“It’s going to happen," Marcello added. "When you expand to 16 and you’ve got Texas and OU in there? Yeah, they’re gonna have three of the top four teams at some point. … If Clemson lost to Boston College and Georgia lost to Alabama, yeah. That’s exactly what I’m saying.”
 
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SEC extends commissioner Greg Sankey through 2026

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him with the conference through 2026, it was announced Thursday.

The extension comes on the heels of Sankey overseeing the addition of Big 12 powers Oklahoma and Texas to the conference last week. The Sooners and Longhorns will bring the total number of SEC teams to 16 in 2025.

"College athletics is in the midst of a transformational period, and the SEC is fortunate to have a highly impactful leader to guide us forward at this critical time in our history," conference president Jere Morehead, the University of Georgia president, said in a statement.

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/college-sports...c-extends-commissioner-greg-sankey-least-2026
 
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ScriptOhio said:
“At some point it would happen. Guarantee it. It would happen," Marcello said.
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"At some point". You can say a lot of things after saying "at some point".

The scenario he lists could be Big Ten or ACC or Pac-12. It is also is highly dependent on what else is going on. Just because an SEC team has 1 loss doesn't mean that they should be in the top 4. What if Ohio State and Notre Dame and Clemson are all undefeated? Or have 1 loss? Hell yes you leave a 1-loss SEC team that didn't win their conference out of the 4-team playoff if there's a 1-loss Big Ten team that DID win their conference, and some other undefeated teams. Say Alabama and Clemson are undefeated. Alabama beat LSU earlier in the year, for LSU's only loss. Alabama beats Georgia for Georgia's only loss in the SEC championship game. LSU and Georgia don't play each other. Ohio State goes undefeated, and Penn State is undefeated, other than a loss to Ohio State. Throw in a 1-loss Pac-12 team. First, what part of my scenario is really all that far-fetched? Maybe the 1-loss Pac-12 team, I suppose. But that has Alabama, Clemson, and Ohio State as easy picks. We already have an impossibility of bringing in a 3rd SEC team. But say Ohio State had 1 loss, and still won the Big Ten championship. We have Alabama and Clemson in, and an argument between Ohio State, Penn State, Pac-12 team, Georgia, and LSU for 2 spots. Who actually thinks that Georgia and LSU will get those 2 spots?

Again, if you say "at some point", a lot of things can happen. It's easy to say that Ohio State lost their game to Minnesota, so they should be left out. And Penn State also lost a second game, so they're out. And Pac-12 team losing just 1 game isn't likely, so maybe they lost 2 games. So, yeah, in that case maybe 2 SEC teams will make it in. "At some point".

Big Ten was sort-of close in 2015. Ohio State had lost to Michigan State for their only loss. Michigan State lost to someone (not Michigan - ha!), and Iowa lost in the Big Ten championship game, only. I think those 4 teams were #4, #5, and #6. Maybe Ohio State was #7, instead. Throw out Michigan State's loss to whoever (not Michigan - ha!), and find a way for 2 of Oklahoma, Alabama, and Clemson to lose a game, and it's a pretty good argument for 3 Big Ten teams in there.
 
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