The College Football Playoff field is trending toward doubling in size in 2027 after ACC commissioner Jim Phillips voiced support for a 24-team field last week at his leagueâs spring metings.
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Sankey is not fighting a losing battle. At least for now.
My opinion is that you have to have bye weeks. And cap it at 14 teams. If 14 is not feasible, then 16 teams tops.
24 teams? Only if the top 10 or so get a bye in the first round. No sense at all in risking injuries and a whole season to get there blown for games that the top teams have a very slim chance of not winning and easily.
Agree!
ACC commissioner Jim Phillips - the guy that was accountable for the illogical math that didn’t put Miami in his own conference championship game??? Seriously doubt any move happens without SEC buy-in.
I think they're going in the wrong direction...cap it at 8, imo. If the best is what we're actually looking for.
Seems they're just hungry for a "Cinderella Season"....by somebody that has no business in a D1 CFP.
I just wonder....how far They are willing to go...to "make that happen"?.
number only goes up. It’s never going back down. So the powers that be better find a number that’s sustainable.
Personally I think six would’ve been fine, but I wouldn’t go any higher than 16 now. No bye weeks.
One way to stop this insanity, look at England’s model. The top flight (Premier League) caps the number of clubs via a relegation system. Every season the bottom three get busted back to a lower class and top-3 lower league clubs promote up, with the $$$ flowing both directions. End of season fight to avoid relegation makes for great games!
I hate everything about this. These cowards (Philips and Yormark) are lying to people's faces and pretending they're not. In no world are there 24 teams capable of winning a championship. This is about $$ and the ability for mid-tier teams (and their conferences) to say "look! we made the playoff!". Simple as.
