Kurtz has a pretty good Big 12 podcast, and one of the things he talked about yesterday is the CFP in 2026. I guess I was asleep while this was going on, but according to John in 2026 ALL the decisions regarding the CFP will be made by the Big Ten and SEC. The ACC and Big 12 have a say for 2025, but in 2026 they have no say and it's all in the hands of the other two conferences.
For the lawyers in here, how in hell is that even legal? They already acted almost as a monopoly together from a financial perspective, so how in the hell are they allowed to take over everything and make all the decisions which means the CFP will be completely made up of those leagues?
If they were given that power because Yormark and what's-his-face from the ACC are afraid of them taking their ball and forming their own playoff, then I almost wish we'd just call their bluff and let them go. As we found out from UT, there's no use in catering to them because they are going to do it anyway when they feel the time is right for them. If they were to do that they'd just kill the sport overall; their CFP would do ok for a few years but when it's the same handful of teams every year from 32 teams it will get boring quickly for casual fans. In addition, the 60% of college football fans excluded aren't going to suddenly become SEC/Big Ten fans -- many of them won't watch.
I didn't realize the future was so bleak for everyone not in one of those leagues.
For the lawyers in here, how in hell is that even legal? They already acted almost as a monopoly together from a financial perspective, so how in the hell are they allowed to take over everything and make all the decisions which means the CFP will be completely made up of those leagues?
If they were given that power because Yormark and what's-his-face from the ACC are afraid of them taking their ball and forming their own playoff, then I almost wish we'd just call their bluff and let them go. As we found out from UT, there's no use in catering to them because they are going to do it anyway when they feel the time is right for them. If they were to do that they'd just kill the sport overall; their CFP would do ok for a few years but when it's the same handful of teams every year from 32 teams it will get boring quickly for casual fans. In addition, the 60% of college football fans excluded aren't going to suddenly become SEC/Big Ten fans -- many of them won't watch.
I didn't realize the future was so bleak for everyone not in one of those leagues.
