Bigger Isn't Always Better: The Many Cons of a 24-Team CFP

About this episode

Bill Barnwell and Bill Connelly discuss the potential negative effects of a 24-team college football playoff.

Bill and ESPN's Bill Connelly discuss the push for a 24-team college football playoff and the negative effects it would have. 0:00 Welcome 2:06 Who wants a 24-team playoff? 7:25 Championship Week changes? 9:09 Would a 24-team playoff really help the ACC/Big 12 proportionally? 10:27 Super league threat is always looming 14:35 What would the incentive be to schedule tough games? 16:49 How much would a 24-team playoff diminish the regular season? 18:47 Has the CFP been excluding many title-worthy teams? 22:05 What would a 24-team playoff do to the bowl system? 24:11 What would you do if you were the CFB commissioner? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Bill Barnwell

Guest: Bill Connelly

Topics covered

• college football playoff
• 24-team playoff
• championship week
• regular season impact
• bowl system
• scheduling tough games

Keywords

• college football
• playoff
• ACC
• Big 12
• bowl system
• regular season
• scheduling
• championship week

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ESPN, ACC, Big 12

Places: CFB

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