ACC and Big 12 face no-win situation in 14-team CFP proposal. What will they do?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

ACC and Big 12 face no-win situation in 14-team CFP proposal. What will they do?

New York Times  

Most of the headlines accompanying the recent discussion of a 14-team College Football Playoff have focused on the Big Ten and the SEC, and understandably so. Only the ACC and the Big 12 had any real power to push back on the initial suggestions of as many as four automatic qualifying spots for the Big Ten and SEC. It’s not hard to see why two guaranteed CFP spots each could be appealing to the ACC and Big 12. In many years, the ACC and the Big 12 could get teams outside the top 14 into the field, likely at the expense of a higher-ranked Big Ten or SEC team. Faced with these options and no perfect way out, the ACC and Big 12 have to at least consider a deal that comes with two guaranteed CFP spots they may not get every year otherwise.

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College Football Playoff Bubble Watch: Big 12, ACC should relish multiple bids if they get them
2 months ago

College Football Playoff Bubble Watch: Big 12, ACC should relish multiple bids if they get them

New York Times  

Read The Athletic’s latest edition of College Football Playoff bubble watch. There’s a chance the Big 12 or ACC might be given two automatic bids in a Playoff that expands to 14 or 16 teams, but the two richest leagues hold all the power to make the rules after the nine conference commissioners and Notre Dame signed a new Playoff …

New Big 12 out to prove bigger bank accounts don’t always mean better football teams in 12-team CFP
7 months, 3 weeks ago

New Big 12 out to prove bigger bank accounts don’t always mean better football teams in 12-team CFP

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! SCOTTDALE, Ariz. — Before the realigned Big 12 — sans Oklahoma and Texas —even kicks off, the expanded College Football Playoff’s new revenue structure has created a perception that the conference is no longer the equal of the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference. Big 12 commissioner …

College Football Playoff’s 14-team model could include 3 auto-bids for Big Ten, SEC
9 months, 3 weeks ago

College Football Playoff’s 14-team model could include 3 auto-bids for Big Ten, SEC

New York Times  

Among the models discussed in the potential 14-team College Football Playoff expansion in 2026 is at least one that would include multiple automatic qualifying spots for each Power 4 conference. A person aware of the discussions told The Athletic a 3-3-2-2-1 model would feature three automatic spots each for the Big Ten and SEC, two each for the Big 12 …

Conference realignment reset: Where everyone stands as 2023 football season approaches
1 year, 4 months ago

Conference realignment reset: Where everyone stands as 2023 football season approaches

New York Times  

The fallout from college sports’ frenzied summer of conference realignment has bled into the start of football season, and with Week 0 just days away, there are a few loose ends still to be settled after six Pac-12 schools jumped for the Big Ten and Big 12 within the span of a month. But that’s not our priority.” If the …

ACC commissioner says CFP expansion should be put on hold
2 years, 11 months ago

ACC commissioner says CFP expansion should be put on hold

Associated Press  

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Big Ten, Pac-12, ACC announce alliance to work together on CFP, NCAA governance
3 years, 4 months ago

Big Ten, Pac-12, ACC announce alliance to work together on CFP, NCAA governance

New York Times  

The Big Ten, Pac-12 and ACC officially announced an alliance Tuesday that will see the three conferences work together on multiple fronts, from College Football Playoff expansion to NCAA governance issues and annual football scheduling. "There is turbulence in college athletics," Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren told reporters during a virtual news conference. “The ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 recognize …

Pac-12, Big Ten and ACC near agreement to align in response to SEC expansion
3 years, 4 months ago

Pac-12, Big Ten and ACC near agreement to align in response to SEC expansion

LA Times  

The Pac-12 is set to join forces with the Big Ten and ACC to counter the recent expansion by the SEC. The impending alliance, first reported by The Athletic, comes in response to the Southeastern Conference’s move to add the Big 12 Conference’s two powerhouse programs, Texas and Oklahoma. As college sports faces large looming questions about professionalization, the NCAA’s …

SEC, ACC, Big 12 still hoping to play football this fall
4 years, 4 months ago

SEC, ACC, Big 12 still hoping to play football this fall

Associated Press  

And then there were three. The Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 12 and Southeastern Conference were still moving forward Tuesday with plans for a fall college football season even as two other Power Five leagues, the Big Ten and the Pac-12, called things off. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said he wanted to learn more about the factors that led the Big …

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