At first blush, the Big Ten’s reported idea of proposing that the College Football Playoff move to 24 or 28 teams might sound shocking. But for those who value the idea of the four power conferences being on equal footing, perhaps the idea is worth another look.
FOX Sports’ Joel Klatt explained how a possible 24-team CFP is much more likely to be discussed than a 28-team CFP proposal.
“The model that is being talked about with any seriousness is a 24-team model,” Klatt said on his podcast, “The Joel Klatt Show.” “With a 24-team model, you can at least, in theory, make more sense of it. They’re talking about eight teams having a bye and then having the other 16 teams play each other to whittle it down to 16 and going from there. That’s fine.
“Regardless of what you think of that, I will say, it’s an attempt of putting a net over all four constituents. What you’re saying is, ‘It can be selection-based, but there’s going to be a significant amount of automatic spots.’ And you don’t have to say, ‘Big 12 and ACC, you’re less than us,’ because there’s enough to go around. So, as surprising as it seems, I think that’s why we got it floated out there.”
While the exact format of the Big Ten’s potential 24-team proposal isn’t known yet, the 28-team model would have the Big Ten and the SEC receiving seven automatic bids each, while the ACC and the Big 12 would each receive five automatic bids. Two Group of 5 teams would also get automatic bids, and there would be two more spots for at-large bids, per a report from ESPN.
Both possible rumored 24- and 28-team formats would also come with conference championship game weekend being eradicated. If that’s the case, Klatt pointed out how the 24-team model could be similar to one of the ideas being floated about for a possible expansion to 16 teams.
“The 24-team model is not all that different, in theory, than what the Big Ten already suggested with a 16-team model and attached to the play-in games on conference championship game weekend,” Klatt said. “If you had play-in games in order to get to the 16, you would have about 24 teams [battling for those 16 spots]. “
[Read more: How 2024-25 CFP Would’ve Looked Under Proposed Expansion Formats]
Rumor ekspansi terbaru terjadi setelah berbulan-bulan perdebatan tentang cara memperluas bidang CFP dari 2026-32 menjelang tenggat waktu 1 Desember. Sementara tahun pertama CFP 12-tim pada tahun 2024 sebagian besar dipandang sebagai keberhasilan, beberapa pemimpin sepak bola perguruan tinggi telah mendorong gagasan memperluasnya ke 16 tim. Namun, ada ketidaksepakatan tentang berapa banyak tawaran otomatis yang harus didapat setiap konferensi.
Jika kekuatan yang dipilih untuk memperluas CFP di luar 12 tim, Klatt ingin mereka mengingat tiga tujuan.
“Jika Anda akan mengubah apa pun tentang sepak bola perguruan tinggi, itu harus benar -benar mencapai hal -hal itu: kita harus meningkatkan nilai, meningkatkan fanbase dan kegembiraan dan menstabilkan olahraga,” katanya. “Playoff 12-tim, dengan kekurangannya, melakukannya.”
[Read more: Tony Petitti Seeks More Meaningful Games In CFP Expansion: ‘Bigger Is Better’]
Komisaris Sepuluh Besar Tony Petitti, yang ditunjukkan oleh Klatt adalah salah satu dari dua orang dengan kendali terbanyak atas ekspansi CFP (Komisaris SEC Greg Sankey menjadi yang lain), mengatakan kepada “The Joel Klatt Show” pada bulan Juni bahwa ia mencari model yang lebih berbasis akses untuk ekspansi CFP.
“Saya ingin lebih banyak tim merasa seperti mengejar kesempatan itu untuk bersaing untuk kejuaraan nasional,” kata Pettiti. “Tim bisa menjadi panas di akhir musim. Fakta mereka kehilangan pertandingan lebih awal seharusnya tidak mendiskualifikasi mereka. Untuk bermain game konferensi yang lebih bermakna selambat -lambatnya.”
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