A 24-team CFP? Just give in and hand out participation trophies already
The AFCA-backed push for a 24-team CFP risks trading meaning for money and competition for access.
The American Football Coaches Association made clear Tuesday where it stands on the future of an expanded College Football Playoff . May as well give in and give out participation trophies. Before we go further, it’s my duty to show, in black and white print, what the proposed first round of a 24-team CFP from the 2025 season — a format approved by coaches as the smart future of the sport — looks like.
SEC coach raises alarm on CFP expansion: 'We cannot turn this into college basketball' Shade your eyes, everyone. It’s hideous. (24) Georgia Tech at (9) Notre Dame (23) North Texas at Miami (10) (22) Navy at (11) Alabama (21) Arizona at (12) BYU (20) Virginia at (13) Vanderbilt (19) James Madison at (14) Texas (18) Michigan at (15) Utah (17) Tulane at (16) USC Look at it.
Take a long, hard look at it. That’s what the AFCA is selling. That’s what the Big Ten is selling, and what the Big 12 and ACC and Notre Dame eventually signed off on.
The SEC presidents and chancellors, and commissioner Greg Sankey — who want no part of this nonsense and prefer 16 teams if the current 12-team field expands — aren’t the boogeymen of college football. They’re 300 Spartans facing the Persian Empire. Seriously, have we lost our collective minds?
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