Why no playoff in college football

There is no real disagreement among the CFP officials about the need to bring the new inventory to market, according to those interviewed by AP. The question is when? Hancock has said commissioners would have to agree within the next four months for a new playoff format to be implemented by While the issues with an eight-team format tied to the current ESPN contract go away after , other sticking points persist, according to the AP interviews.

The current CFP allows any team to make the four-team playoff, making them effectively at-large berths. The SEC would not accept any fewer at-large spots in an eight-team expansion. Others see automatic bids for at least five or six conference champions as essential.

The university presidents and chancellors who make up the board of managers and have to give final approval to CFP expansion are next scheduled to meet in-person in January. They could meet earlier if necessary. Follow Ralph D. However, he said that Hancock declined to offer specifics other than the CFP format will be finalized before media rights are discussed. Hancock says the expanded CFP format will be finalized before media partners are bought in.

ESPN was not part of today's meeting. Dinch also reported that majority of commissioners supported having multiple television partners for the playoff. Playing a major role in delaying the college playoff expansion is the major conference realignment brought on by Texas and Oklahoma announcing their intentions to leave the Big 12 and join the SEC over the summer. Since then, the SEC formally invited the two universities, forcing the Big 12 to invite other schools to replace them.

On Sept. Along with this, the Big Ten, Pac and ACC announced that they joined together in an alliance that sees the three conferences schedule games against each other in the future.

The current four-team format first started in the season, ending the BCS era that spanned 16 seasons. In the inaugural playoff, No. Nebraska Cornhuskers. UGA's Anderson turns self in, charged with rape. Georgia Bulldogs. Aresco: CFP 'double standards' hurting Cincinnati. Cincinnati Bearcats. Wisconsin RB Mellusi out remainder of season. Wisconsin Badgers. MAC ends speculation, won't pursue expansion.

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