re: Big 12/SEC Announcement coming today

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I kinda feel like the opposite. The Rose Bowl model has kinda faded from relevance.



Somewhat true, but Delany uses it as leverage when trying to set up the playoff system the way he wants. This gives Slive that same leverage. Smart move.

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I think Slive's only interest is in the money that would result. I do believe that there are some PAC/Big 10 folks who have (wrongly) convinced themselves of the near religious importance of the Rose Bowl being always Big 10/PAC.

As a fan I don't really care about this nonsense and while I want the SEC to compete and win financially I don't want that to come at the expense of college football making even less sense. The position I think Slive ought to be making is for a playoff with either the top four conference champs or a six team field that also includes two at larges.

Up until this point I think teh Big 10 and PAC blocks have set themselves up for criticism by being the only ones against a better solution for the postseason (mostly revolving around the Rose Bowl issue)... what Slive is at risk of doing is essentially abandoning whatever moral high ground he had in public perception. Because a Big 12/SEC matchup in the postseason does nothing but muddy the waters unless it is explicitly part of a postseason playoff that makes sense