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Do we want to discuss the playoff expansion - and a possible standalone SEC?
Posted on 5/26/26 at 9:49 pm
Posted on 5/26/26 at 9:49 pm
I'm kind of jaded on the whole thing but Kirby and UGA were int the news today with a lot of quotes. If you haven't been paying attention, the BIG 10 wants to expand to 24 and the Big 12 and ACC are on board as far as I can tell.
The SEC wants to go to 16. Kirby has went so far as to suggest the SEC secede to get the rules we want. UGA has been pro cap and having a set of enforceable rules as well.
Here are some Kirby quotes
Sankey hinting at the SEC going to a standalone...not sure how this would work lol
UGA president Morehead on the state of the sport currently
The SEC wants to go to 16. Kirby has went so far as to suggest the SEC secede to get the rules we want. UGA has been pro cap and having a set of enforceable rules as well.
Here are some Kirby quotes
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ON THE POSSIBILITY OF THE SEC SEPARATING FROM THE REST OF COLLEGE SPORTS...
"Well, the second part of the question I don't have the answer to, but I've said this for a long time to our president. I've been a huge advocate that if we can't find the rules that everybody plays by, then we should play our own. I'm not afraid of that. I'm not afraid to break away and say that our conference is strong enough to go out now and play. I mean, if we could actually function, and it financially would make our programs more stable and we could support things financially — I'm talking about all the sports — and do by our own rules, I'd be all for that. I mean, I've been to this meeting now 10, 11 times, and it's frustrating at times to say, 'Well, we can't do this because of litigation, We can't do this because of litigation, we can't do this because we'll get sued, we can't do that.' And we're just trying to do things for the betterment of the sport and the betterment of the student-athletes, and that's not curtailing what money they make. I'm not advocating that they make less money. I'm fine with what student-athletes make. I'm trying to make it where it's as equal and it's comparable footing for everybody and it's not a race to the bottom, as they say."
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ON 24-TEAM PLAYOFF WEAKENS REGULAR SEASON...
"Absolutely it can. But I want to go back to self-preservation. If you ask enough people, they want an opportunity to be in the party, and if they don't make the party, they get fired. So then they're worried about the party, not the dilution of the market.
"So there's competing interests here that I think are unfortunate. I don't want it to be a diluted market. I think there's going to be more blowouts. If that happens, it's going to happen, but that happened in the old model. I mean, let's be honest. It happened with 12 before. So you're not going to get perfect games, perfect scenarios, but there will be games that lose some of their meaning leading up to that. But maybe there's more great games in the 24-team model than there are in the 12 or the 16. I don't know.
"I'm not here to decide how many teams should be in it. I would much rather talk about how the teams are decided that are in it."
Sankey hinting at the SEC going to a standalone...not sure how this would work lol
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NEW: SEC commissioner Greg Sankey threatens conference-led rules due to lack of progress:
"We still believe we need national standards. If those can’t be achieved, then we’ll have to look at more conference-led regulation, but that’s the reality we’re facing."
UGA president Morehead on the state of the sport currently
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Georgia president Jere Morehead on state of college athletics: "We're close to anarchy. Time is running out on us. What have we accomplished in the last year? Nothing. Absolutely no progress. I'd say we're in a worse position than we were a year ago. And that's concerning to me"
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Posted on 5/27/26 at 7:29 am to Wwarmouth
if the sec breaks away from the rest of college sports, it would be the dumbest possible move they could possibly make. can these fricking idiots just talk to regular people for once?
im sure (im not sure) they are empty threats to try to get some things done, but frick all of this man. every single part of this shite absolutely sucks.
im sure (im not sure) they are empty threats to try to get some things done, but frick all of this man. every single part of this shite absolutely sucks.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 7:51 am to rockchlkjayhku11
I think youre right. It has to just be a bluff. But if a bluff is this obvious, what's the point.
It's a dick measuring contest between the SEC and BIG 10 but unfortunately the BIG 10 has taken Viagra over the past few years and is no position to yield.
Apparently there is a bill in Congress coming to the floor soon that would give the NCAA some teeth but who knows. I'm sure it will get litigated if enforced and we would still be in a limbo until sorted out.
It's a dick measuring contest between the SEC and BIG 10 but unfortunately the BIG 10 has taken Viagra over the past few years and is no position to yield.
Apparently there is a bill in Congress coming to the floor soon that would give the NCAA some teeth but who knows. I'm sure it will get litigated if enforced and we would still be in a limbo until sorted out.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 9:47 am to Wwarmouth
Kirby is such a dipshit to think a first round bye correlates to a second round loss.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 9:55 am to Wwarmouth
It could be a bluff but it could happen. I think the SEC and Big 10 may try to partner and split and come up with their own playoff. Would make sense if they both expand to 18 or more. Then it's like the NFL(AFC/NFC). They may as well assign each school as a AAA affiliate to an NFL team(just joking). Kirby has done a good job in this NIL era but he's obviously highly for regulating it. If the SEC/Big 10 merged into one league the group of five and ACC could have their own championship.
I would imagine the SEC tries to add Clemson and FSU. Maybe the Big 10 adds AZ and AZ state. There are still a lot of schools left out.
I would imagine the SEC tries to add Clemson and FSU. Maybe the Big 10 adds AZ and AZ state. There are still a lot of schools left out.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 10:04 am to Chris_topher
Yeah didn't love that. There has been a layoff forever with bowl games.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 10:07 am to agentoranj1990
Oh I think a SEC and Big 10 standalone is definitely happening eventually. Like you said it would be like the NFL model which is apparently what the TV and money people want. The big names in the other conferences will get sucked up by one of those two conferences and then it will be divided in divisions and so on and so forth.
App state and georgia southern and the like would be better off just going back to FCS at this point. Though the rev share even for the smaller conferences is too much money to pass up I'm sure.
App state and georgia southern and the like would be better off just going back to FCS at this point. Though the rev share even for the smaller conferences is too much money to pass up I'm sure.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 11:38 am to Wwarmouth
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If tweet fails to load, click here. Interesting but again not sure if NCAA can enforce it without getting sued
Posted on 5/27/26 at 11:40 am to Wwarmouth
An SEC only league would be of no interest to me.
An SEC/Big10 only league would be of no interest to me.
Locking teams out of a chance to ever win the national title because they were around when the clubs were formed is just downright u-American.
An SEC/Big10 only league would be of no interest to me.
Locking teams out of a chance to ever win the national title because they were around when the clubs were formed is just downright u-American.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 11:44 am to Wwarmouth
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Interesting but again not sure if NCAA can enforce it without getting sued
The NIL and transfer rulings, etc, have all been based on anti-trust legislation. Congress has the power to change that legislation. That being written, regulating college sports shouldn’t be a priority for Congress.
Posted on 5/27/26 at 12:33 pm to New Money
Posted on 5/29/26 at 12:00 pm to Wwarmouth
I'm kind of jaded on the whole thing too. I think a lot of people just want to enjoy the things about college football they grew up with - the rivalry, trailgate, tradition, friends, etc. I really like the regional rivalries and think that is what makes the game so special. Like the annual TN-GA game was great, but now it's 4 years or whatever. If they start doing something where you have to pay a subcription to watch - I am out - finished. I haven't watched a single Braves game since they require a subsription now.
I think the SEC break could work if they Big 10 is involved, but there will be so many people left out.
I think the SEC break could work if they Big 10 is involved, but there will be so many people left out.
Posted on 5/30/26 at 8:19 pm to Wwarmouth
I doubt it would happen because there are so many SEC schools that care about basketball now, and the NCAA would just kick the SEC out of March Madness. Florida and Aubrn both get super gay for basketball. And then there's Kentucky that's always been about basketball and to a lesser extent Arkansas.
The NCAA would also kick the SEC out of the baseball World Series, and that'd piss a bunch of SEC people off too.
The NCAA would also kick the SEC out of the baseball World Series, and that'd piss a bunch of SEC people off too.
Posted on 5/30/26 at 8:27 pm to Chris_topher
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Kirby is such a dipshit to think a first round bye correlates to a second round loss.
Teams with byes are 1-7 in the new stupid expanded playoff.
Posted on 6/1/26 at 12:56 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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I doubt it would happen because there are so many SEC schools that care about basketball now, and the NCAA would just kick the SEC out of March Madness. Florida and Aubrn both get super gay for basketball. And then there's Kentucky that's always been about basketball and to a lesser extent Arkansas.
The NCAA would also kick the SEC out of the baseball World Series, and that'd piss a bunch of SEC people off too.
yah, I think Kirby and the SEC are just talking big. The NCAA would definitly kick us out of the college world series and basketball. They may try to come up with something where it's football only but just doesn't seem realistic for football only.
Posted on 6/1/26 at 2:00 pm to Wwarmouth
8 teams with no byes was always the correct number.
24 would be watered down nonsense and kill all the bowls nobody watches.
24 would be watered down nonsense and kill all the bowls nobody watches.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 7:18 am to agentoranj1990
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I'm kind of jaded on the whole thing too
Between ongoing efforts to destroy the game we grew up watching and the program’s lack of will to make needed changes, I’m feeling decidedly meh about the season. And that sucks.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 9:28 am to JCdawg
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8 teams with no byes was always the correct number.
8 is still way too many. There have been practically zero instances in hisotry where after 12 games of regular season play, plus a conference championship weekend, that the team ranked 8th DESERVES to be a national champion. They have a minimum of 2 losses, didn't win their conference, and have clearly done something in those first 13 weeks to lose their shot at being #1.
6 is about the max I'd ever want to go, although IMO 4 was perfect.
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