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| Topic | College Football already seeking 14-team playoff, before the 12 has started |
| TroutPaste 03/14/24 9:38:37 PM #2: | It's important to remember that these numbers are indicative of the changing landscape, where the money from the historic bowl relationships is now repositioned through the CFP. That's a different scenario for Notre Dame, which did not have a traditional bowl payout.
Because the Big Ten and SEC have a combined 34 teams and the most CFP representatives, they have also had the most leverage in the discussions. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, who met with the conference presidents and chancellors this week, has said his conference has delivered 40% of the teams in the playoff. That's also the reason for the ACC's slight edge in revenue over the Big 12, as the ACC has had eight CFP semifinalists (counting Notre Dame's appearance in 2020 as a league member), while TCU is the only Big 12 team to reach a CFP semifinal that will be in the Big 12 next season. Big 12 member Cincinnati earned a CFP berth in the 2020 season when it was a member of the American Athletic Conference. The vast disparity in revenue from top to bottom has already elicited discontent and pushback from schools outside of the Big Ten and SEC. To help alleviate some of those concerns, sources said a "look-in" clause for 2028 has been added to give the commissioners and Notre Dame leadership a chance to reevaluate the contractual agreements based on how every league has performed to that point. There's also a clause that permits that timeline to be accelerated if there is "material realignment" again. If the 10 FBS conferences and Notre Dame agree to move forward together as expected, the next step will be for them to complete the long-awaited TV deal with ESPN. Starting in 2026, ESPN is poised to spend an average of nearly $1.3 billion on the playoff for six seasons. The deal would include the final two years on the current CFP contract, plus a new six-year agreement for the next iteration of the playoff, sources told ESPN. The CFP will unveil a 12-team format for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The details of what's expected to be a 14-team field won't be determined until after the TV deal is done. The format of how that field will shape up is still to be determined. The format for the next two years will be five automatic qualifiers from the five highest-ranked conference champions and seven at-large bids. There's expected to be ongoing discussion about the format for what's expected to be a 14-team playoff. The timeline of those crucial decisions is undetermined, as it's not known whether college sports leaders will let one edition of the 12-team playoff play out or decide in the upcoming months. This week's internal deadline was an unusual path forward for an organization that has historically relied on unanimity to proceed forward with any major changes to the CFP -- from not only the 10 FBS commissioners but also their respective presidents and chancellors who represent them on the CFP board of managers. Because there will be a new contract in 2026, though, decisions that are being made now for the future are based on whether their desire to participate in it outweighs any perceived unfairness in the process or format. --- https://steamcommunity.com/id/Acerbic89/ Free Games Board... https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1488-free-games ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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