The recent meeting among College Football Playoff leaders did not result in any definitive changes for the upcoming 2025 playoff structure or the subsequent six-year contract. While discussions hinted at an expansion possibly to around 14 teams, concrete decisions were postponed. Critiques suggest the initial plans for the 12-team playoff, which included unique seeding protocols and automatic bids for conference champions, may need reevaluation amid recent conference realignments, particularly affecting the strength of the SEC and Big Ten conferences.
As originally conceived, the 12-team playoff was intended to provide first-round byes for the top four conference champions and automatic bids for the next two.
The sport now has a chance to actually get it right. Some of the ideas being discussed make plenty of sense, and others are ridiculous.
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