Arrogance of Big Ten, SEC leaders on full display in New Orleans college football meetings

This might have meant something 3 decades ago, but the power brokers outside of the NCAA have decided the way to crown a champion for so long, it is no surprise that money dictates a playoff. SEC and B1G have the money and no reason to share it.

 

meh

 

The most egregious part about this is the ACC and Big 12 each getting 2. I would say 7 between the Big Ten and SEC should be the minimum; 8 seems reasonable. I would be fine with no other AQs, *maybe* 1 for ACC and 1 for Big 12. There is no "P4" it's a ridiculous concept. The SEC and Big Ten are head and shoulders above everybody else, and it makes sense that that would be reflected in a playoff.

I would be fine with re-evaluating if this somehow doesn't hold up by metrics over time, but this is where we are at today.

Go GATORS!
,WESGATORS

 

NIL has not created the parity some claim. Instead, it has made the uneven playing field worse and the rich will continue to get richer.

 

True, and if they really wanted to wield some power, they would say no independents. If you want in, you have to be in a conference. Looking at you Noter Lame. I would prefer they join the ACC.

 

me too, I'm past caring what they do

 

I know it is a small sample size, but there were much better teams than Boise St, SMU and Arizona St that were left out of the playoffs last year and those teams would have provided much more competitive games than the yawners we had...

 

The way I see it is this - there will be 2 conferences called the American Conference and the National Conference. The other conferences will eventually move to the SEC and Big 12. You will then see 2 at-large teams make it to the dance. Keep in mind the FCS has 10 teams in their playoffs, the CFP already has 12. The champion will be the one that has enough bodies left over, no way can you have a 4 or 5 game format. But we will soon enough see just 2 conferences mirroring the NFL. You can book it. Question remaining is when. Notre Dame's time is coming to an end if they still want to play for the CFP - they will have to pick one of the 2 or get left out.

 

I posted this very thing about 2 years ago. NFL light is coming, College Football will have an NFC / AFC, equivalent, I suspect a more structured Free Agency will develop over the current free market wild wild west of NIL. Colleges are already hiring management teams similar to the NFL model. Call it college football all one wants but "IT AIN"T".

 

If I had to make a guess, this is a plan to make it 16 teams or 8 teams. 16 means the other conferences decided to play with the Power 2. 8 teams means that the Power 2 forms its own "league" and each gets 4 teams.

NFL-lite!

 

And money dictates where all the talent goes. Its no surprise that the superior talent should play in the prominent games.

 

This.

Greed has destroyed amateur sports at the collegiate level and I don't really give a flying f about pro sports. I haven't watched the Olympics since everyone went pro, either.

 

That was the point

 

Oh brother the whining by OP. Silliness of ‘arrogance’ usage.


These are the only 2 conferences worth a shiite. We all know that

The day it went to 12 I predicted that team #13 would complain. Yep

Now the talk is 14-16. Great! SEC and Big10 deserve half the slots

James Madison ain’t competing. Boise gets killed again

It’s REALITY not arrogance. Let me guess- you want 2 from CUSA??? Deer lowered

Long live the king(s)

 

It is extremely evident in basketball also. Only a couple good teams from the ACC who used to dominate the polls and the tournament. Thier money is going to football but there isn't enough of it to go around.

 

Isn't it interesting how suddenly the SEC became dominant in Basketball? $'s rule.

 

IDK, I personally think it makes sense moving forward. Yes, it's greedy as hell, but where do you think the game is heading anyway? At least you could get some kind of structure if they just break away and form their own league and championship or if the NCAA just gives them the keys. And, frankly, the SEC and Big deserve 4 bids.

One caveat. ND needs to get off the pot and pick a conference (ACC pretty much built one tailor-made for them). Either that, or they're locked out of the playoff. Big changes are coming and they can either play ball or sit on the bench.

 

So get rid of the Conference championships then. If this happens, there is no point or benefit in having them. Just go back to crowing the conference champion based on regular-season results.