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FearlessF

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« Reply #840 on: January 22, 2026, 08:32:47 PM »
so, the sport's not dead yet?
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« Reply #841 on: Today at 11:37:09 AM »
According to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel, the College Football Playoff is expected to remain at 12 teams for the 2026-27 season. Speculation about the field expanding to 16 teams had been running rampant for months, but officials from the power conferences couldn’t seem to agree on the format for an expanded field.

Reporting from On3 stated that the decision to maintain the status quo stemmed from a stalemate between the SEC and the Big Ten. The SEC wants a 16-team model. The Big Ten wants a 24-team model. The other 8 FBS conferences are “ready” to expand to 16 teams for the 2026 season, according to the report.

An initial deadline to settle next year’s format was set for Dec. 1, 2025. ESPN extended that deadline to Friday. With the sport’s two most powerful leagues still in disagreement over the future of the field, nothing changes and the proverbial can gets kicked to 2027.
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« Reply #842 on: Today at 12:17:21 PM »
Guess I'll have to start using fSEC and fB1G.
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« Reply #843 on: Today at 12:19:09 PM »
Or...good job on deadlocking because 12 is better than 16.

:)
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« Reply #844 on: Today at 12:20:33 PM »
those 4 teams fighting for the bye week!
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« Reply #845 on: Today at 02:58:21 PM »
Ok I guess the CFP will be 12 teams for at least 1 more year in 2026.

But the new bowl contracts, which usually are 6-year contracts, have been on hold until they settle on  the CFP format.  Now what are they going to do?  Do the conferences just start signing 1 year contracts with their bowl game tie-ins going forward?  Actually that probably makes some sense.

The other thing I guess is not settled, is the Rose Bowl always a quarterfinal game played on NYD,  or is it sometimes a semi-final played a week after NYD?
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« Reply #846 on: Today at 06:58:27 PM »
Quote from: Gigem on January 22, 2026, 01:01:49 PM
Well,

You simply have to ask yourself " What is the purpose of Pro Ball", be it baseball, football, or basketball? 

The answer is simply "Advertising". 


For CFB, for a long time, it was to benefit the students and the school, but now, it's mostly for advertising. 
Advertising.  


https://twitter.com/On3/status/2014786739953680821?s=20
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« Reply #847 on: Today at 07:09:08 PM »
Nascar jerseys? 
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« Reply #848 on: Today at 09:59:07 PM »
Quote from: Brutus Buckeye on January 22, 2026, 01:47:54 PM
The Euro-soccer no playoff crap might crown the most "deserving" champion, but it's boring as hell.

I'm grateful that we have playoffs here.
If it's boring, then you don't really like the sport.

Any entity that bends over backwards for the casual fans for an extra dollar are whores, sports very much included.  The money made without all this nonsense is "enough."  It really is/was.  But nay!  
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« Reply #849 on: Today at 09:59:44 PM »
Quote from: Brutus Buckeye on January 22, 2026, 01:57:07 PM
Now people are annoyed if a conference champion gets in over a three-loss Texas team.
A champion of a high school conference, yes.  You're so much smarter than this.
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« Reply #850 on: Today at 10:03:39 PM »
Quote from: Brutus Buckeye on January 22, 2026, 02:15:30 PM
Is there a league that allows everyone to play in the playoffs?
The lone year I coached little league, everyone was in the playoff.  We didn't win a game.  We sucked. 

But in playing the best team/top seed, we randomly had a conga line around the bases inning late, and beat them.  It was fun and a bigger upset than any you can name, but the end result was the best team wasn't going to win the league.

The double round-robin showed they were the best team.  The one-and-done playoff format got them booted vs a winless team. 
Not a great system for validity, lol.

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« Reply #851 on: Today at 10:21:06 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on Today at 09:59:07 PM
If it's boring, then you don't really like the sport.

Any entity that bends over backwards for the casual fans for an extra dollar are whores, sports very much included.  The money made without all this nonsense is "enough."  It really is/was.  But nay! 
I don't particularly like Euro soccer, no. 

Much prefer our domestic professional sports, with their playoffs. 
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« Reply #852 on: Today at 10:27:18 PM »
Quote from: Brutus Buckeye on Today at 10:21:06 PM
I don't particularly like Euro soccer, no.

Much prefer our domestic professional sports, with their playoffs.
...but you understand the larger point being made.  Right?  Right?
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« Reply #853 on: Today at 10:38:24 PM »
Why are you spamming all of my comments all of a sudden? 

Yeesh man, find another leg to hump. 
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