Bob Bowlsby says CFB playoff expansion NOT what's best for the sport. Why openly advocate against the thing best for the Big 12 teams? We only keep financial viability and relevance with an automatic qualifier.
What the hell is Bowlsby thinking?!
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Bowlsby should be removed immediately. Hard to believe he is openly advocating for something that would harm the Big 12
It's a a game of negotiating. Thats all I'll say
What kind of negotiation starts with admitting to everyone that your best position isn't a good one?
Yeah, so then you say "8 isn't as good as 12 for the sport" Not this...
8 teams. Automatic bids for the P5 winners. Guarantee 1 slot to a non P5. 2 at-large. Done.
Or, if you want to maximize balance between the conferences:
6 teams, automatic bids for the P5 winners. 1 slot for non-P5. Notre Dame has to join the ACC.
Or, if you want to maximize balance between the conferences:
6 teams, automatic bids for the P5 winners. 1 slot for non-P5. Notre Dame has to join the ACC.
8 teams with 5 AQ is what's best for the Big12. To go to 12 teams helps the SEC separate themselves further by getting a bigger chunk of the CFP pie. Only way 12 should be considered is if the payouts are set are not tied to the at large qualifiers.
People are just now coming to the realization Bob is an idiot?
This. If we go to 12, nothing appears to indicate that the SEC won’t continue to get the favorable nod. And if they do, they’ll get more at large bids than every other conference, including the Big Ten.
If money remains directly tied to appearances, under a 12 team playoff, I imagine we would see the SEC gain material advantages (both fiscal and competitive) and run away from the rest of college football altogether.
Yes, I agree with 8. 5 AQ for power 5, 1 in nonpower 5, plus 2 at-large. Why water it down by going so extreme to 4 all the way to 12? If you go to 12, there will be 'very very little' interest in any nonplayoff bowls, which has lessened recently the way it is.
When has Bowlsby done anything that means we should relax and not be bothered by his lack of advocacy or awareness about the p5 situation?
People - relax. It's all part of the "game."
Bob was on the original group of four (Bowlsby, sec commish, Pac12 and acc commish) that recommended going from 4 to 12 and the final vote to be the first week in August until the ouut story broke.
Everybody is negotiating. If the big 12 is going to sue ESPN, etc., does he just lay down?
I have no inside information, but please don't jump to conclusions until u have all the facts.
Bob was on the original group of four (Bowlsby, sec commish, Pac12 and acc commish) that recommended going from 4 to 12 and the final vote to be the first week in August until the ouut story broke.
Everybody is negotiating. If the big 12 is going to sue ESPN, etc., does he just lay down?
I have no inside information, but please don't jump to conclusions until u have all the facts.
Relax. It’s pretty unlikely big12 would not be one of the top six best conference champions. Plus you have to get the group of five onboard if you want changes before the current contract is up.
Im confused by what the OP stated and what he linked. They are the opposite. Bowlsby an idiot but I still don’t really see the correlation in the OP and the links.
I think this is pretty simple. Prior to the SEC was exposed for poaching teams, everyone was OK with 12.
The SEC and maybe the Big10 still want to go to 12 to maximize their amount of teams in.
The other conferences now want 8 with 5 AQ so it’s not just a playoff full of SEC teams. But of course they cannot say that because then there is nowhere to negotiate to between 8 and 12. The wonderful art of negotiation.
Honestly probably one of the few things Bowlsby has done OK with.
The SEC and maybe the Big10 still want to go to 12 to maximize their amount of teams in.
The other conferences now want 8 with 5 AQ so it’s not just a playoff full of SEC teams. But of course they cannot say that because then there is nowhere to negotiate to between 8 and 12. The wonderful art of negotiation.
Honestly probably one of the few things Bowlsby has done OK with.
Longer this drags out and gets stagnated, the more pressure the b12 has in drilling the opposition in the lawsuits.
