The appeal of the sport is in its possibilities – every team and every athlete may have the chance to win, the competition is fair, the rules apply equally, no favors, totally, suspenseful, pre-determined There may be results that may not be.
That’s why it’s so worrying about what’s going on in college football. Big Ten and the SEC are reportedly meeting this week to discuss the future of college football. Rather, we can stack up how they (and even more) can support the control of college football.
They reportedly seek guarantees of four bids each in the college football playoffs.
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If they have their own paths, they will automatically qualify for two-thirds of the playoff spots before playing a single game. Put another way, 34 teams in these two meetings have eight berths, while 126 other FBS teams have four berths.
The Big Ten and the SEC totaled a total of seven bids in the 12-team playoffs at the end of last season. Apparently that wasn’t enough. They don’t want to participate in the College Football Playoff Committee’s Mercy and decide how many qualifiers will be awarded.
In the current format, bids are awarded to the following seven highest ranked teams, in addition to the five highest ranked conference champions by the committee. The Big Ten had four teams in the 2024-25 CFP and SEC 3.
If they can’t get those berths in the playoffs, they want to be handed over to them. More bids means more money, the majority of CFP revenue.
Their greed and selfishness do not know the boundaries.
Unless you’re a pro wrestling fan, no one likes the results of the script. No one likes to even perceive inequality or injustice (please ask the anti-Kansas City chief for the conditions). When LeBron James stacked up decks with his All-Star teammates, he didn’t like anyone who would allow him to win the championship (which definitely influences his “legacy”).
Of course, the SEC and the Big Ten have been trying to take control of the CFP for a while. As Yahoo Sports reported, the Big Ten and the SEC threatened to create their own postseason playoffs during negotiations last spring, if they “have not been granted a large portion of CFP revenue and full authority over the playoff format.” I did.
According to Yahoo writer Ross Dellenger, “In the end, 10 FBS League and Notre Dame executives signed a memorandum of understanding that they would hand over two rich meetings in college football.”
According to Yahoo, the SEC and the Big Ten will retain their sole discretion as to the future of the CFP format from 2026. This is the beginning of CFP’s new six-year television contract with ESPN, which runs the 2031 playoffs. ”
This could include further expansion of CFP from 12 to 14 or 16 teams and guaranteed qualifying spots in the playoffs. Their leverage: If they don’t walk their own path, they break and form their own playoffs.
That would be another mistake. Because it leads to a split championship, and an asterisk championship by them will never be satisfied. We’ve already done it long before the playoffs were established.
This is the latest chapter in the long, insane history of college football and the eternal pursuit of determining a champion and making lots of money in the process. SEC/BIG TEN reasoning returns to the oldest argument in college football – the difficulty of schedule.
They claim they deserve a more automated qualifying (AQ) as they claim they are playing the most difficult schedule. On the other hand, they create a system in which the rich become richer and the poor get behind even more, and there are few opportunities for other schools and conferences to raise the game.
As I have mentioned many times here, the problem with college football is that there is no central government overlooking the greater profits of the game. There are only various factions fighting for themselves and their interests. That’s the presence of the SEC and the Big Ten until this week.
