@TulaneHype @crazyunclelou Lol that is not on the table. If all conferences got auto bids they would probably have to pay espn to broadcast those games
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Mitch
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@crazyunclelou If all conferences get auto bids there won't be any bids for 3 and 4 loss teams.
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Exactly. Do you have any idea how long ive been waiting to watch 8-4 NC State vs 9-3 Nebraska in a playoff game that renders the regular season meaningless? Let's goooooooo
Alicia de Artola Castillo@PenguinOfTroy
I think people are telling on themselves about the CFB regular season. We’re obsessed with how losses impact the top teams as though that’s the only thing that matters. You know what a 24-team field does? Makes SO MANY MORE games matter for so many more teams.
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@PaulSkallas The people who lose their minds over the black chick but are totally fine with Matt fucking Damon as Odysseus are retards
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Hollywood and TV never put Greeks into their movies or shows on Greek epics (or Roman too). That's how it has been since the movie industry started. I'm not even talking about the stars, even just background characters.
When it makes Japanese history films, it casts Japanese actors. When it makes Nordic epics, it casts Scandinavians. Medieval English or French stories usually get English or French actors. Native American films cast NA actors.
Even, Christopher Nolan himself has done a historical film on Dunkurque and cast British actors.
The reason is most people see Greece as medieval Europe with sandals. Medievalism.
Bizlet@bizlet7
The fact that Nolan chose zero Greeks is kind of a slap in the face to source material. The Northman had Alexander Skarsgard play the lead and the Odyssey couldn’t throw one bone to Greece.
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Which is exactly why Paul Finebaum, Josh Pate and ESPN are against it.
Bud Elliott@BudElliott3
The SEC would see the smallest marginal benefit from an expansion to 24. You can model this.
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@flugempire That would have been great. Miami lost two games they shouldn’t have and needed a little luck to make it. That’s how it should work, instead of them being guaranteed a spot
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Miami made it into 12 team CFP because BYU did not win Big 12 CCG.
Miami was 1 play away from winning National Championship.
How does someone seriously explain (Example-Rece Davis) that CFP should remain at 12 teams?
12 team CFP no longer captures all who can win Natty.
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@Not_Not_abot @BYUSportsNation All they had to do was beat Texas Tech once in two tries, and they would have made it.
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@BYUSportsNation @slmandel Shill. Not sure why he's being given a platform here. But regardless, a 24-team playoff gives a team like BYU an actual chance at the playoff, since they clearly don't have a chance under the current system.
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"You are taking a 150 year old product and taking a sledgehammer to it."
@slmandel on the potential 24-team CFP expansion
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"If we expand the CFP to 24 teams, it will devalue the regular season by producing top 24 matchups post-season! Anyway, stay tuned for the SEC-FCS matchups in November! Great value from Alabama playing Chattanooga in the regular season!"
😂😂😂
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@flatland_sports This is so disingenuous. 8-4 Iowa was in the top 24 last year.
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We're talking about 24 spots for 134 teams.
You have to win (at a minimum) 9 games to be on the bubble.
One loss can drastically affect seeding
As far as I can tell, wins and losses still matter.
Stewart Mandel@slmandel
@PenguinOfTroy Wins AND losses. If they don't matter, why play the season. Skip straight to 24.
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@PenguinOfTroy That’s exactly the problem. Having Arizona vs ASU be a play in game while the iron bowl and Michigan vs OSU become games about seeding is not my idea of improving the regular season.
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I’m writing something about this currently actually.
In 2025, every game involving a ranked team would have had massive stakes in the final week of the regular season.
ASU vs. Arizona would have been a play in game.
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I think people are telling on themselves about the CFB regular season. We’re obsessed with how losses impact the top teams as though that’s the only thing that matters.
You know what a 24-team field does? Makes SO MANY MORE games matter for so many more teams.
Stewart Mandel@slmandel
Tne ACC, Big 12 and ND now support the B1G’s 24-team Playoff. The SEC is the last holdout. If they cave, say goodbye to the greatest regular season in sports. If you love college football, it’s time to stand up and make your voices heard. nytimes.com/athletic/72777…
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@NextRoundLive @ReceDavis ESPN is only opposed because they lose the broadcast monopoly they should not have.
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"I think 24 is preposterous and 16 is bordering on it." - @ReceDavis on College Football Playoff expansion
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@huntermsn1 Removing the CCG solves that problem without having to go to 24
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@fieldcmdr The best regular season in sports doesn’t have teams winning 90%+ of their schedule and miss the post season.
If college football has the best product it would consistently outperform the NFL but it doesn’t.
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I love college football. I think P4 teams that go 11-1 in regular season deserve a CFP berth.
Stewart Mandel@slmandel
Tne ACC, Big 12 and ND now support the B1G’s 24-team Playoff. The SEC is the last holdout. If they cave, say goodbye to the greatest regular season in sports. If you love college football, it’s time to stand up and make your voices heard. nytimes.com/athletic/72777…
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@SSN_TexasState @pac12 @American_Conf @TKGould @Tim_Pernetti @SunBelt It’s funny to watch the fans of strong G6 programs shit on the weak G6 teams, because it’s literally the same thing P4 teams do to your teams lol
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Any conference and school that is ok with playing lower level CFB should drop down to FCS
DONT DRAG US DOWN WITH YOU
@pac12 @American_Conf @TKGould @Tim_Pernetti @SunBelt
Jimmy Mad@jmufbandstuff
@UNLVRebelGrl @TBM_JY @1BroncoBeliever Yes, and I’ll take it a step further. We need to part ways with those schools. The G6 could become the G2 or G3 if we narrow it down to schools that are actually interested in competing at the highest level.
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@huntermsn1 Fair enough. It’s still the best reg season in sports and if BYU went into the final playoff rankings 11-1 they should have made it. But they had to play TTU again and lost again. We should get rid of CCGs. This way BYU could have made the playoff and been blown out there instead
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@fieldcmdr This entire conversation is about the regular season. I know it’s hard to understand, but you’re going to have to try if you want to be taken seriously.
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@huntermsn1 My bad, didn’t realize we were pretending the Big 12 title game didn’t happen.
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@fieldcmdr @ByuSome You can always tell when you win an argument when the goal post start to move back. This is a discussion about the regular season and a team going 11 - 1. Go away
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I'm convinced so many CFB fans don't actually like CFB. They just like the idea of CFB.
"But recruiting rankings!"
"But betting odds!"
So many hate actual games, lol. Imagine being like, "Well that NFL team doesn't have a top 3 QB, so why are they even in the playoffs?"
"They wouldn't be favored on a neutral field, so why even let them in?"
I don't hear this in other sports. I don't get it.
Some.BYU.Dude@ByuSome
I love college football. I think P4 teams that go 11-1 in regular season deserve a CFP berth.
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@TheHerdBros What would you say to people who point out over 50% of the playoff teams will be from the Big Ten and SEC
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17% of FBS teams will make the CFP in a 24-team format.
Last year, less than 10%.
A few years ago, less than 5%.
The college football postseason is relatively very exclusive, even with 24 teams. The regular season will be just fine.
Bud Elliott@BudElliott3
You could double the number of teams that make the college football playoff and still be 20% less than the most exclusive playoff format of the other big leagues.
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@flugempire I still can’t believe we’re going to 24 because fans of teams like Minnesota have deluded themselves into thinking they can sneak in at 22 and then win five straight games vs ranked opponents
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This whole belief that big time games at the end of CFB season will not have any meaning because teams won’t be concerned with seeding and having a home game in playoffs or 1st round bye will be proven false so quickly it will be soon forgotten anyone had this opinion in 2026.
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@BoxScore_FB If you think Fox isn’t behind the big ten’s push for 24 then you’re being naive
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When deciding the best postseason format for a sport to crown a national champion the input provided by a media partner should be completely ignored.
Brett McMurphy@Brett_McMurphy
ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said ESPN does not want playoff to expand past 16 teams. “ESPN’s made it clear, they want it to stay at 12 or 14, but no more than 16,” Phillips said.
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@Andrew_Moser @slmandel @conncarroll Just pointing out that “putting an end to bowl opt outs” as a justification for 24 makes no sense
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@fieldcmdr @slmandel @conncarroll Put another way, you’re nearly doubling the number of competitive postseason games.
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Two things that will absolutely happen if there is a 24-team CFP.
* Players will demand to be paid more to play an extra round of games.
* Agents of some top picks will recommend they opt out rather than take on the extra injury risk. Even NFL players don’t play 5 rounds.
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@joshuahein @MoveTheSticks I think fans of teams like Iowa have deluded themselves into thinking they can continue having their solid if unspectacular seasons of 8-4 or 9-3, and then make a magical run in the playoff and win a title. It will not happen. If you can’t make it at 12, you will not win a title
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@MoveTheSticks Have you ever watched any other division of college football? Have a look at what they do? It is awesome! They don’t play meaningless bowl games where half the best players opt out.
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I love college football. I’m good with 12 team playoff. I think that’s a really good number. Having a 24 team playoff is gross.
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