aubcali 436 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 (edited) https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/01/sport/college-football-playoff-expansion/index.html CNN — The College Football Playoff will expand from four to 12 teams starting with the 2024-2025 season. The tournament board of directors agreed to the expansion on Thursday. In September, the board unanimously approved the expansion. The new format was set to begin in 2026 but the board had tasked the College Football Management Committee to try to implement the expansion earlier, following the 2024 or 2025 season. “We’re delighted to be moving forward,” said Bill Hancock, executive director of the College Football Playoff in a statement. “More teams and more access mean more excitement for fans, alumni, students and student-athletes. We appreciate the leaders of the six bowl games and the two future national championship game host cities for their cooperation. Everyone realized that this change is in the best interest of college football and pulled together to make it happen.” The national championship game is scheduled to be played in Atlanta in January 2025 and in Miami in January 2026. Edited December 1, 2022 by aubcali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubcali 436 Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 Mods, feel free to delete this if this has been covered in another thread. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUBwins 10,107 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Wonder if this will be a catalyst for getting Texas and Oklahoma in SEC for 2024. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger 8,833 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 (edited) We should expect to be PERENNIAL contenders for the playoffs by 2025 IMO Edited December 1, 2022 by Tiger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUwent 3,778 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Tiger said: We should expect to be PERENNIAL contenders for the playoffs by 2025 IMO Going 9-3 in the SEC will probably be enough. But I stand by my assertion that we need an equitable scheduling setup--it's never going to be completely even but no one's three should be head and shoulders above the rest. The real question is: there was talk about having the quarterfinals on campus too. How exactly would the bowls work out in that case? Like if the quarterfinals were bowls too, that would be pretty simple even if I hate the idea from a fan perspective. Bowls are one of the main reasons why CFB is uniquely inhospitable to playoffs. Here is how it would've looked in 2017 (chosen for obvious reasons) if the quarterfinals were the non-semi NY6 bowls-- First round G1--UCF @ Alabama (remember that it's all conference champs getting the top 4 seeds) G2--Washington @ Wisconsin G3--Miami FL @ Auburn G4--Penn State @ USCw Quarterfinals Orange--Clemson vs. G4 winner Peach--Georgia vs. G2 winner Cotton--Oklahoma vs. G3 winner Fiesta--Ohio State vs. G1 winner Semifinals Rose--Peach winner vs. Cotton winner Sugar--Orange winner vs. Fiesta winner Final CFC--Rose winner vs. Sugar winner Edited December 1, 2022 by AUwent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bad Example 126 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Sniff, sniff, ( wiping away the tears) THE TURDS ARE NOT IN IT THIS YEAR , IT MUST NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN !!!!! Even if we have to expand to 100 teams. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,777 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 I don't like the 12 team setup. Eight would have been plenty. In fact, I don't see where four doesn't get everybody in that deserves to be in. This move is all about the $$$$$. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j0hnnyRingo 1,445 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 I would greatly prefer an 8 team playoff vs 12. Looking at current standings, I just dont see where a 9-3 Utah or 9-3 Kansas State are in the talk for being the best team in College Football. Looking at the current top 8, there's definitely an argument for one of those being the best, even though a few had some no-show games, ex; Tenn vs USCe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThurstontheWelshCorgi 576 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 (edited) Ok but are we going to get the first 6 games on legit college small town campuses or is it just another big money grab for the georgia domes and jerry worlds of the sport. I wish they would recognize the opportunity to be different than the nfl (although i guessthe nfl does play at their own stadiums) and keep college football uniquely special by allowing some initial games to be on campus Edited December 2, 2022 by ThurstontheWelshCorgi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUwent 3,778 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 (edited) 43 minutes ago, ThurstontheWelshCorgi said: Ok but are we going to get the first 6 games on legit college small town campuses or is it just another big money grab for the georgia domes and jerry worlds of the sport. I wish they would recognize the opportunity to be different than the nfl and keep college football uniquely special by allowing some initial games to be on campus See my post above. Edited December 2, 2022 by AUwent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeTiger 5,223 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 21 hours ago, Tiger said: We should expect to be PERENNIAL contenders for the playoffs by 2025 IMO Us along with 8 other SEC fanbases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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