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re: Breaking: 24 team playoff is done. Starts in 27
Posted on 10/15/26 at 2:23 pm to Night Vision
Posted on 10/15/26 at 2:23 pm to Night Vision
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Don’t hate it.
This post was edited on 10/15/26 at 2:27 pm
Posted on 10/15/26 at 2:28 pm to Darth_Vader
quote:that happened when Missouri became “South Eastern”
What they’ve done is make the concept of conferences pointless
the idea of Oregon and Rutgers being in the same “regional” conference, and Stanford and Cal playing their “Atlantic Coast” brethren, just made it more ludicrous
Posted on 10/15/26 at 2:32 pm to Darth_Vader
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Every game used to matter. Now it doesn’t.
No, they didn’t. See 2011-12 season.
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Conference championship games used to matter. Now, they won’t even happen most likely.
No, they didn’t. See 2011-12 season.
Everything started going downhill once Bama got the BCS rematch vs LSU when the rest of the country was getting SEC fatigue. It led to the 4 team playoff which led to the 12 team playoff which is now leading to the 24 team playoff.
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They could have done this playoff while still persevering the importance of both the regular season and conference championship games.
Your playoff idea is one of the better ones I’ve seen. Conferences have gotten too big and there needs to be a way to balance schedules for everyone and you accomplish that with evenly sized conferences and divisions.
This post was edited on 10/15/26 at 2:36 pm
Posted on 10/15/26 at 2:36 pm to Freight Joker
I do.
Why the frick do 24 teams deserve to be in a football playoff?
12 was more than enough to ensure the teams who have earned it the most get a shot to win it all.
Here’s a thought. Instead of expanding the playoffs into the participation trophy award, how about win your games in the regular season? Stop giving into agents threatening your athletic department’s to earn 30,40,50 million dollar buyouts to the point you can’t make a coaching change without putting your school into precarious debt?
Kentucky is doing so much more with so much less. Their NIL spending is on the level of northwestern and Iowa and look at what a good coach can do.
All this does is reward mediocrity
Why the frick do 24 teams deserve to be in a football playoff?
12 was more than enough to ensure the teams who have earned it the most get a shot to win it all.
Here’s a thought. Instead of expanding the playoffs into the participation trophy award, how about win your games in the regular season? Stop giving into agents threatening your athletic department’s to earn 30,40,50 million dollar buyouts to the point you can’t make a coaching change without putting your school into precarious debt?
Kentucky is doing so much more with so much less. Their NIL spending is on the level of northwestern and Iowa and look at what a good coach can do.
All this does is reward mediocrity
Posted on 10/15/26 at 2:38 pm to FearlessFreep
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that happened when Missouri became “South Eastern”
the idea of Oregon and Rutgers being in the same “regional” conference, and Stanford and Cal playing their “Atlantic Coast” brethren, just made it more ludicrous
I hear what you’re saying. But at least up ‘till recently , there was a tangible benefit to being in a conference. Now, with doing away with conference championships, they have removed the last vestiges of relevance for conferences.
Look at teams like Vandy. Yeah, Vandy caught lightning in a bottle last year. But, let’s be honest, playing against the SEC Vandy is lucky if they win 7 games in a season. In the past, that would at least get you a bowl game. But this playoff expansion is going to kill those off as well. Going forward, unless you win 8 or 9 games a year, your season is done. Why would a team like Vandy not explore moving to an easier conference where they’d at least have some hope of making the playoff?
Posted on 10/15/26 at 2:47 pm to dallastiger55
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Posted on 10/15/26 at 2:49 pm to td01241
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Why the frick do 24 teams deserve to be in a football playoff?
12 was more than enough to ensure the teams who have earned it the most get a shot to win it all.
It creates more meaningful/interesting games in December/January.
A good replacement for the soon-do-be-axed bowl games.
JMO
Posted on 10/15/26 at 2:52 pm to dallastiger55
Ridiculous. 12 was almost too many; It really should be the 8 top contenders (4 champs and 4 wildcards).
I'll ignore most of the 1st round games and watch when the good teams or LSU play.
I'll ignore most of the 1st round games and watch when the good teams or LSU play.
Posted on 10/15/26 at 2:52 pm to dallastiger55
I dont like it. But with this format, the teams that recruit in the top 10 yearly can rest players more often.
This post was edited on 10/15/26 at 2:54 pm
Posted on 10/15/26 at 2:52 pm to JasonDBlaha
Bama IN
Posted on 10/15/26 at 2:53 pm to Freight Joker
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It creates more meaningful/interesting games in December/January.
It cheapens the games in September - November.
Posted on 10/15/26 at 2:55 pm to ApisMellifera
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It cheapens the games in September - November.
Teams would still rather enter the playoffs 12-0 or 11-1 vs 9-3!
But it’s important to fix the scheduling in the regular season to prevent teams like OSU and ND from sleepwalking through it.
Posted on 10/15/26 at 2:56 pm to td01241
The glorious commissioner of the SEC folded for some extra money in his pocket. What a pussy
Posted on 10/15/26 at 2:57 pm to thelawnwranglers
quote:No need now with 24 getting in. You could be a four loss loser in the championship game and still get in. They will play forever or not get any kind of holiday break. Maybe they are trying to eliminate opts out. Makes no sense regardless of their reasoning.
Kill the conf championship
It's fun in basketball but basketball is not football where you can play consecutive days if you need to. NIL and Portal did enough. Stick a fork in it now.
Posted on 10/15/26 at 2:57 pm to Diamondawg
Posted on 10/15/26 at 3:02 pm to Shocco
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Conference championship games need to stop immediately.
If Georgia or Florida wins the SEC Championship and clinches a spot in the playoffs, does that mean they’ll rest their starters against their ACC rivals in final week?
Posted on 10/15/26 at 3:03 pm to dallastiger55
Might as well expand to 128 teams now. Ridiculous.
Posted on 10/15/26 at 3:18 pm to HogPharmer
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Hell, LSU will be there after week 9
Very weird to see Arkansas trying to shite talk other programs right now given the state of their program.
Posted on 10/15/26 at 3:28 pm to Night Vision
Wow. It would not hurt my feelings a bit to face MState or Iowa in the first round, but I honestly don't expect to finish at #1 after the regular season.
We still have Ole Miss and Missouri left. (Florida is a rivalry, so who knows) Then if everything goes right we will face another tough team (Alabama probably?) in the SECCG.
We still have Ole Miss and Missouri left. (Florida is a rivalry, so who knows) Then if everything goes right we will face another tough team (Alabama probably?) in the SECCG.
Posted on 10/15/26 at 3:30 pm to Freight Joker
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It creates more meaningful/interesting games in December/January.
By making the games in September-November less meaningful and interesting.
Every single 10-2 and 9-3 team is getting into the CFP with this new format, along with one or two 8-4 teams in certain years.
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