That would be my first reaction- the other P5 not play the SEC for a National Championship. But the money would be substantial- so greed would win out.
Why would a 16 team conference have an 8 team playoff, other than a money grab. Teams 6-8 will be 7-5 teams! Sounds like boring first round games. Would love for So. Carolina as an 8 seed beat Bama or Georgia!!
If SEC is looking to create their own 8 team playoff- they may look to add 4-8 more teams.
That was my first thought when I read this. It makes it sound like they will be looking to add more teams.
Somewhat of what was talked about a year or so ago, the SEC and B1G would add more teams to create super leagues then become self governing, and eliminate the NCAA. At which point they would play for league championship, then have a National Championship between them.
And I thought of this again when Sanky told the ACC that they were willing to agree to the playoff expansion if it happened now, but if they refused it at this time and pushed it off for a couple years like they did, the SEC may not be so agreeable. Meaning They would be setting themselves up for a completely different system. Enter above scenario.
At which point you may see 18-24 teams in the SEC and B1G each. Relegating the rest to a new tier between what is now the P5 and the G5.
Where do we fit in that scenario? Currently I think we are on the outside looking in but could go either way depending how things go the next couple years, and how many teams make it. We are a bubble team so to speak I believe. What would be a major factor is if those leagues keep their current teams, ie. does the B1G keep Rutgers in this scenario or replace them with someone, will they do that, can they do that? etc.
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