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College Playoff 24-team expansion is official

Posted on 11/9/26 at 9:49 am
Posted by castorinho
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Posted on 11/9/26 at 9:49 am
Posted by wildtigercat93
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 11/9/26 at 9:50 am to
Thanks, I hate it
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
133576 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 9:51 am to
"And here comes out of the tunnel 8-4 LSU, taking on 8-4 Oklahoma, both with their playoff hopes on the line"
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
39092 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 9:51 am to
How does Heather Dinich still have a job? She “reports” shite we’ve known for months for college football and then disappears for 9 months a year. They must be paying her like $30k
Posted by Chad504boy
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Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 11/9/26 at 9:53 am to
24 teams.

probably total roster construction cost of all teams will be north of 600-700 million not including scholarship costs and coaching costs etc.
Posted by GeauxPanthers2
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Member since Dec 2024
3595 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 9:53 am to
quote:

How does Heather Dinich still have a job? She “reports” shite we’ve known for months for college football and then disappears for 9 months a year

She also predicted the committee would have BYU 3rd and Notre Dame 4th in the first rankings last week.

They were 9th and 11th, respectively. She doesn't know shite and she's an absolute clown.
Posted by Buckeye06
Member since Dec 2007
25769 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 9:54 am to
quote:

"And here comes out of the tunnel 8-4 LSU, taking on 8-4 Oklahoma, both with their playoff hopes on the line"



The game has been completely changed the last 5 years. NIL/Transfers/Playoff expansion.

Someone was texting me about OSU on Saturday night out of their mind to fire everyone. I responded the next day just saying the game is way different, and if you lose your starting QB or big time players even the top teams can't have good depth anymore.
Posted by FairhopeTider
Fairhope, Alabama
Member since May 2012
23271 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 9:54 am to
Not only does she have a job, she has an autobiography coming out. What publisher actually invested money in Heather Dinich? Nobody outside her family and some beta sports reporters like Stewart Mandel will actually buy the thing.
Posted by Boodis Man
Member since Sep 2020
8906 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 9:54 am to
RIP college football. great run
Posted by dhuck20
SCLSU Fan
Member since Oct 2012
24124 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 9:55 am to
“Millionaires and Millionaires agree to make even more money”

I hate Government oversight but I really wish something could be done. It’s anti-consumerism and we cannot trust these two entities to do what’s best for the SPORT.
Posted by MrLSU
Yellowstone, Val d'isere
Member since Jan 2004
30584 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 9:56 am to
They should have gone to 64 teams like Basketball.
Posted by dhuck20
SCLSU Fan
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 11/9/26 at 9:56 am to
Why would Notre Dame or Utah play their starting QB another down the rest of this year (if we were in 24 team posture)?

It’s TERRIBLE for the sport.
Posted by ProjectP2294
West St. Louis County
Member since May 2007
80190 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 9:58 am to
The SEC was the only conference set up to make less money with the expanded playoff than they would have by keeping the conference championship game.

Sankey is either wholly incompetent or intentionally sabotaging the conference.

There is no in between.
Posted by FairhopeTider
Fairhope, Alabama
Member since May 2012
23271 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 10:01 am to
quote:

Sankey is either wholly incompetent or intentionally sabotaging the conference. There is no in between.


This. He has gotten cucked at every turn.

99% of fans were against this. Takes all the consequences out of losing big games. Congrats everyone.
Posted by rocket31
Member since Jan 2008
41905 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 10:02 am to
top 8 seed is a significant advantage
Posted by usc6158
Member since Feb 2008
39605 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 10:03 am to
quote:

Why would Notre Dame or Utah play their starting QB another down the rest of this year (if we were in 24 team posture)?

It’s TERRIBLE for the sport.



It's also going to incentivize CIgnetti's scheduling philosophy which is you need to stay as healthy and fresh as possible for the playoffs.

You could play the worst schedule out there, lose two games, and you are still getting in.

The entire goal will be being the healthiest team in December when everyone else is worn out and injured.
Posted by Magnus
San Diego
Member since Sep 2019
2204 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 10:03 am to
LSU still won't make it in
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
133854 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 10:04 am to
quote:

How does Heather Dinich still have a job?


If she was hot I could understand it

But she aint
This post was edited on 11/9/26 at 10:04 am
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
133854 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 10:07 am to
With NIL money being spent this was inevitable

All these schools spending 20 or 30 or 40 million feel entitled to get into a playoff
Posted by BCTigerFan
Member since Jan 2007
1836 posts
Posted on 11/9/26 at 10:08 am to
When they went from 4 to 12 I thought why not 4 to 8 teams instead. Now I’m thinking why the big jump from 12 to 24? Why not just go to 16 first and see what that looks like?
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