There are rumors of an SEC/BIG challenge type deal if both conferences are guaranteed 4 spots. Wonder what would happen to the Iowa game? Guessing they’d want out so they could play the Albany’s of the world to pad their win total.
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Not unlee (until?) the top 20 brands rapture out to the Premier League.
Then maybe they'd cherry pick from the ACC and B12. But at that point, why not just have 4 similar conferences or all band together to make a 50-ish team league and rationalize divisions based on geography, history, rivalry, etc.
If the top 20 brands do their own thing, the remaining Big 10 and SEC schools will join up with us like you suggested.
Without those brands, there’s no reason for Big 12 and ACC schools to leave
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LOL, it really doesn't matter, SEC will get however many teams it wants in the playoffs anyway.
It will make a difference in computerized rankings used by the CFP Committee given half of the SEC teams will now be guaranteed an extra conference loss. The ACC needs to do likewise.
The SEC (and ACC) playing another conference game levels the playing field with the Big10 & Big 12.
But I have a feeling the SEC is smart enough to make sure that extra game for the top 4-5 SEC schools in preseason rankings will be played against schools with preseason expectations to finish 10-16 in the SEC.
With 16 playoff teams there will definitely be 3 loss teams and I'd bet there are some years 4 loss teams get playoff bids. So that minimizes the risk of SEC & ACC schools adding a 9th conference game.
IMO what might be more important with a 16 game playoff is more non-conference games between P4 schools so their is a larger sample size of inter-conference games. Currently, Iowa States schedule is pretty typical with: 9 conference games, 1 non-con P4 game (Iowa) and 2 G5 or FCS games. In the future, maybe schedules need to be: 9 conference games, 2 non-con P4 games and 1 G5 or FCS game. Coaches wouldn't like it, but TV partners & Fans would.
Sure, I'll believe that story, another loss in the SEC just proves how amazingly tough the SEC is.
Vandy is so good they beat Bama!!Sure, I'll believe that story, another loss in the SEC just proves how amazingly tough the SEC is.
And you can't count that Vandy loss against Bama, because Vandy is so good!
It's like the spiderman pointing meme, but it's ESECPN tugging themselves off to their circular logic.
Conference schedules are set in advance for every 4 year cycle so I doubt they could manipulate it like that.
ND makes 18. They don’t play a full ACC schedule, but as long as they also play an odd number, you can make the math work.
