re: Pat Forde: SEC no longer the king of college football

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bingo. ive been saying the pc fairness doctrine along with regional representation to drive the numbers is all this shakes out to. gotta have a rep from each region. tv money is the winner. I can see the playoff fast becoming a farce. the "committee" is bought and paid for. im mad already.

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I don't think it's bought and paid for, but it's a regional eyeball test, and in 12 years when the contract runs out, you're going to see 8 teams and autobids for power 5 conference champs. It's why I don't see the Big 12 expanding, or anyone leaving, even though they don't have a championship game, and half their teams are jokes. Winning the conference is all that will matter. Once 8 teams are in, the question becomes do you get an auto bid for the highest ranked little 5 conference champ? I vote yes. I think Cinderella has a place in college football, and watching those teams late in the year late in the season will be fun. Will the independents get autobids(ND) if they meet a certain qualification? There will still be controversy, but the 8 team playoff will be the final format, IMO. Beyond that, and you're diluting the value of the regular season.