Big 10 and SEC grabbed control of CFP with threat to run their own playoff
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There has been a lot of drama surrounding the College Football Playoff and how the teams are selected for the top twelve. Each conference wants a piece of the pie and wants to maximize its opportunity as much as possible. That drama carried over to this year, with Notre Dame left out of the College Football Playoff in favor of Miami , and then two Group of Five teams made it.
On the most recent episode of the “Dan Patrick Show,” Dan Patrick talked about what he heard about the new playoff format . He spoke about what the new format will be, how the champion of each power conference will be guaranteed a spot in the playoffs, how Notre Dame will be guaranteed a place if they are in the top-12, and how the rest will go to at-large teams. The Big Ten and SEC have ultimate control over the format, and if anything were rejected, they would have their own format.
Dan Patrick said he received a text that said, “Each of the big four conferences, so Big Ten, ACC, SEC, and Big 12, guaranteed a berth for being their champion. The highest-ranked team among the remaining conferences is also involved. Notre Dame is guaranteed a berth if it is ranked in the top 12. All the other slots, six of those, if you include Notre Dame as the top 12 teams, are at-large births for the field.
“The Big Ten and SEC went to the Big 12 and ACC and said, ‘Hey, we’re going to guarantee your champion gets into the playoffs.’ They got Notre Dame’s support by saying, ‘You’re going to get in if you’re part of the top 12-ranked teams.’
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