r/CFB • u/CrashB111 Alabama Crimson Tide • Iron Bowl • 1d ago

News [Matt Hayes] The SEC willingly flushed its conference championship game that last year had better ratings than all eight first round CFP games of the brief, 12-team era.

https://x.com/MattHayesCFB/status/2111056779366785054
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u/beornn2 Texas Longhorns 16h ago

At this point it’s time to do away with conferences and go to divisions if they’re fully committing to a massive playoff system. Doesn’t make sense to keep them around, they’re relics now and serve no purpose.

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u/Green-goonie 14h ago

This would be so much better. 10 team divisions, create by region. 2 non conference games. Round robin season.

There are currently 67 teams in the P4. Kick out 7 teams. 6 “divisions”. That’s 12 teams. You can do 4 teams from “G5”. That’s 16 teams.

Then add in ND and 7 at large teams. That’s 24.

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u/Skywalker247365 12h ago

What criteria do you use to kick out the 7 teams? A couple years ago, Indiana would have been a good candidate to be kicked out because they sucked for decades, now they're national champions.

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u/Rickydada Tennessee Volunteers • Memphis Tigers 12h ago

Presumably you’d want to set up a system of relegation and replacement like in soccer.