12-team model leads the College Football Playoff change

[ZoomZoom]

Sources tell me & @ByPatForde that the CFP working group is recommending a 12-team playoff: 6 highest-ranked conference champs & 6 at-large.

The 4 highest-ranked champs get a bye while other 8 play 1st-round games on campus.

Long way from done, but this is the recommendation.

Well, the plus is ONE seat at the big boy table amongst the G-5. The negative is more slices of the pie for the big boys.

I would not be surprised there would be a caveat about the 6th conference champ having to be ranked in the top 10 or some bs like that. When there is money involved, I don't trust the CFP brain trust.

[mxpxfr690]

Well, the plus is ONE seat at the big boy table amongst the G-5. The negative is more slices of the pie for the big boys.

I would not be surprised there would be a caveat about the 6th conference champ having to be ranked in the top 10 or some bs like that. When there is money involved, I don't trust the CFP brain trust.

Lol that would suck, but if they do this proposal all teams actually have a legit shot to make the playoffs

[RCAJUN90]

Top 4 seeds bye to the second round, 8 teams play into it. Have the top G5 school with the best P5s from each Conference. Sounds like a pretty good next step to me.

Amen!

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The College Football Playoff management committee will be meeting next week to decide on expanding to a 12-team playoff system.

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[Million$Mullet]

Had we won the sun belt title game last year we would have been in the playoffs along with cincy. Oregon would have been left out

[Louisiana84]

If this proposal gave each conference champion a shot at the brass ring, it would be great. But that won’t ever happen. This is just a way to make more money for the big schools and screw the smaller budget schools out of a piece of the pie.

[mxpxfr690]

If this proposal gave each conference champion a shot at the brass ring, it would be great. But that won’t ever happen. This is just a way to make more money for the big schools and screw the smaller budget schools out of a piece of the pie.

Unless we are in a P5 conference we will always have the cards stacked against us, but this is a step in the right direction and gives G5 a guaranteed shot. The only true fair solution would be all 10 conference champs in, and equal profit sharing between conferences from the playoff revenue, but that will NEVER happen because it threatens the P5 gawds.

[CajunSaint08]

A playoff without all D1A/FBS conference champs is worthless.

Been saying that for years. Do away with the bowl games and have a true playoff system. There are 10 Division 1 conferences. 12 teams playoff or even 16 team playoff would be great. So tired of 6-6 teams or worse making it to a bowl game. Bowl games have become participation trophies, like they give to the T-ball participants. Heck, why even keep score if everyone gets to participate.

Every year would mean something and there would be a true national champion. Until this happens, IMO, there has NEVER been a national champ yet. Hand picked opinion teams have always been allowed to play for a championship, but none of those have EVER had to earn it.

But just like I-49 extension through Lafayette, I will never see this happen in my life time.

[ManAboutTown]

Unless we are in a P5 conference we will always have the cards stacked against us, but this is a step in the right direction and gives G5 a guaranteed shot. The only true fair solution would be all 10 conference champs in, and equal profit sharing between conferences from the playoff revenue, but that will NEVER happen because it threatens the P5 gawds.

They’ll never let all FBS conference champs have a seat at the table. This is about as good as we could have reasonably expected. It gives the finger to ND, ensures at least 1 G5 conference a playoff seat, allows higher ranked G5 non conference champions an opportunity for at-large selection, protects the regular season and gives schools opportunity to make big money with on campus playoff games. It also allows players to stay closer to home and good coaches (like the one we have now) to assemble and maintain coaching winning programs at non traditional football powers (G5).

This is a big deal. It’s a huge deal. Don’t let anyone tell you differently.

[Scott Malkinson]

RCFB - Okay, so now that we fixed the playoff next order of business is teams 13-24 in the NIT. All games at the Kibbie Dome.

[Duggie35]

It's a step in the right direction for sure. But if they are going from 4 teams to 12 teams, I'd like to see at least 2 G5 teams get in.

[Million$Mullet]

It's a step in the right direction for sure. But if they are going from 4 teams to 12 teams, I'd like to see at least 2 G5 teams get in.

2 G5 teams would have gotten in last year. Oregon would have gotten left out. This is about as good as it’s gonna get for us