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Playoff expansion proposal submitted

The recommendation from the CFP's working group will be a 12-team model, sources tell
@TheAthletic
. Six highest-ranked conference champions + six at-large spots.

Conference Champs get a bye. Notre Dame will never be eligible for the bye, but Swarbrick is happy with it.

icole Auerbach
@NicoleAuerbach

The recommendation will say that the first-round games would be played on campus. Obviously, the 12-team format means the top four seeds get first-round byes.

11:10 AM · Jun 10, 2021 ·

ESPN detail:
Under the proposal for a 12-team format, the four highest-ranked conference champions would be seeded 1-4 and receive a first-round bye. Teams 5-12 would play each other in the first round on the home field of the higher-ranked team. The quarterfinals and semifinals would be played in bowl games, and the national championship game would remain at a neutral site.

[Post edited by goldendomer at 06/10/2021 5:40PM]

Posted: 06/10/2021 at 5:40PM

Playoff expansion proposal submitted -- goldendomer 06/10/2021 5:40PM

The bluebloods are already bitch’n that if they get a bye, they won’t get -- Femoyer Hokie 06/12/2021 3:39PM

Sounds like a train wreck to me, regular season who cares, bowl games who -- Stech 06/11/2021 12:39PM

If that happens, will have ALL SEC finals most years. -- HOO86 06/12/2021 3:33PM

2 things. -- Maroon Baboon 06/12/2021 10:57PM

Bingo!!! ** -- Stech 06/12/2021 4:32PM

I'm not sure who you were listening to, but they were blowing smoke up your -- Maroon Baboon 06/11/2021 9:46PM

Your opinion…we will see. Or I hope we don’t see. ** -- Stech 06/11/2021 7:31PM

Meaningful expansion should cease if this goes through. -- goldendomer 06/11/2021 5:09PM

14 is a horrendous number for a conference…not sure it’s over, but ND -- Stech 06/11/2021 7:35PM

Yep . ... -- MrFantastic! 06/12/2021 03:45AM

12 is even worse than 14. -- Maroon Baboon 06/12/2021 04:49AM

16 or even 20 with 4 Quads is the way to go if you are going with -- Stech 06/12/2021 08:26AM

I would have preferred 8 (six champs, 2 at-large, no byes) -- Maroon Baboon 06/11/2021 6:02PM

I think this.... -- MrFantastic! 06/12/2021 03:43AM

Re: regular season. We won't get that "game of the century" anymore. -- Maroon Baboon 06/12/2021 05:15AM

I know this. ... in 99 -- MrFantastic! 06/12/2021 06:51AM

Any longview thoughts from anyone? -- Colonel Jessup 06/10/2021 9:46PM

I’m not a fan of ND but... -- Millpoint 06/10/2021 7:36PM

Yeah, Swarbrick is happy. He stated since the Conference champs -- goldendomer 06/10/2021 7:50PM

I didn’t look at it from that angle -- Millpoint 06/10/2021 8:10PM

ND is pretty happy about this -- TerryD 06/10/2021 11:22PM

I would think this would strengthen ND's independence status quite a lot. ** -- wwhokie1 06/11/2021 7:13PM

There are six at large bids there for ND yearly -- TerryD 06/10/2021 11:26PM

Anyone else think that will turn into 3 at large bids? -- Truthahn 06/11/2021 1:09PM

Wasn't it the college presidents over these years saying -- Maroon Baboon 06/11/2021 3:24PM

If this proposal passes as is, it should end the talk -- goldendomer 06/10/2021 11:42PM

I don't like the 4 byes. It should be to all 5 P5 champs, or no byes at all -- Maroon Baboon 06/10/2021 9:22PM

Byes for college football playoffs sound like a really bad idea. -- wwhokie1 06/11/2021 7:16PM

Several reason why the byes suck. -- Maroon Baboon 06/11/2021 7:24PM

Playoff expansion proposal submitted

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