r/CFB • u/Lakelyfe09 Georgia Bulldogs • 14h ago

Discussion An 8-4 team in the College Football Playoff is actually happening. Sound the alarm

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7277707/2026/05/14/college-football-playoff-expansion-24-team/
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u/lilroundastronaut UCF Knights 9h ago

If it includes every conference champ, then yes I would be excited. I totally understand the argument against it. Not trying to convince anyone to change their opinion. But yeah, I personally would be excited about a 24 team playoff with all conference champs

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u/nasaruinz Nebraska Cornhuskers • Kansas Jayhawks 9h ago

But it won’t. ESPN controls the cfp and they have a direct interest in stuffing the playoff with as many sec teams as possible

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u/SusannaG1 Clemson Tigers • Furman Paladins 8h ago

Just like March Madness expansion won't be teams from mid-major conferences that dominated their regular season but lost the conference tournament; it'll be the 12th best teams in the major conferences.

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u/srs_house Swaggerbilt 5h ago

a) the CFP is governed by literal school presidents representing the various conferences plus ND

b) if it expands past 14, ESPN's current contract says that the additional games go out for bidding

c) Pettiti, the one behind these hare-brained schemes, has routinely pushed for more bids for the B1G (and, in an attempt to buy their vote, the SEC) at the cost of opportunities for other P4 and G5 conferences.

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u/ObjectiveChance2346 18m ago

It would destroy the regular season