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hokieZ71
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Has too, it’s the next step. ND losing its ticket as an Indy will be after.

Along with G5 bid, the ND independence will fall at some point. Soon enough, the SEC and B1G will get 6 bids each to the CFP and the Big 12 will get 4. The SEC and Big 12 add four ACC teams each and the B1G adds ND and FSU. The rest of the ACC becomes a G5 league like Oregon State and Washington State now are in the Pac-whatever. 20-team conferences are absolute perfection from a scheduling and rivalry standpoint. You can split into 10 team divisions (comprised of two rotating 5-team rivalry pods), play 9 conference games against the same opponents, and have the top 3 teams get bids in the P2 and the top 2 teams get bids on the Big 12. The tiebreakers are simple because the schedules are exactly the same. And the seedings for the 16-team playoff will be done by a committee, which is where your OOC wins matter. The entire first round will be played at home campuses and those will be like gold. The race for the playoff bids will be completely transparent (and GRIPPING) due to the mathematical nature of tiebreakers amongst equal schedules.
Posted: 12/11/2025 at 05:20 PM ET
(In response to this post by TerryD)

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ND only school w/ top 12, is in playoffs, is ACC vs Bama attack diversion
Stech 12/11/25 12:38 PM ET
Aren't numerous conference AQ'S coming?
TerryD 12/11/25 01:38 PM ET
Except for......
2hhoop3 12/11/25 09:43 PM ET
My point is that they act as the same thing**
TerryD 12/15/25 12:39 PM ET
But they are not the same thing......
2hhoop3 12/15/25 12:55 PM ET
That's a problem to me.
Atlee Hokie 12/11/25 09:35 PM ET
Has too, it’s the next step. ND losing its ticket as an Indy will be after.
hokieZ71 12/11/25 05:20 PM ET
They will allow independents to have access. As they expand, ND when they
Big12 guy 12/11/25 05:45 PM ET
If the P2 (as described above) decides to bail, then they call their on
IB4TECH 12/12/25 01:59 PM ET
I don't think that will happen. The top 20% need the 80%. College
Big12 guy 12/12/25 02:23 PM ET
It may not be that much different than in the late 70s the DI schools
VTHokie2000 12/12/25 04:22 PM ET
I wouldn't be too sure about that especially if the P2s take their ball and
VTHokie2000 12/11/25 06:43 PM ET
I didn't read this before I posted.**
IB4TECH 12/12/25 02:00 PM ET
That just doesn’t make realistic sense.
hokieZ71 12/11/25 05:52 PM ET
They will still have the biased
Big12 guy 12/11/25 07:23 PM ET
Only if playoff expands. P2 doesn’t need it right now. **
HokieAl 12/11/25 04:05 PM ET
I think so**
daveinop 12/11/25 02:56 PM ET
Not yet, the SEC seems to want to eliminate AQ’s and just stack the deck.**
Stech 12/11/25 01:56 PM ET
But ESPN wants more playoff games. And they write the checks.**
hokieZ71 12/11/25 05:26 PM ET
other networks will want a piece of the pie as well. **
Big12 guy 12/11/25 05:46 PM ET
I wonder if the SEC commissioner told them to blame the ACC?
EDGEMAN 12/11/25 01:37 PM ET
ND is the diversion from the P2 playoff hoarding
HokieAl 12/11/25 12:54 PM ET
I would love to see a cap on how many teams a conference can send.
reestuart 12/11/25 01:19 PM ET
Would a hard cap violate antitrust laws?**
VTHokie2000 12/11/25 01:34 PM ET
I can't imagine it would. With all the odd ball inclusions and rules,
reestuart 12/11/25 01:54 PM ET
Constraint of trade which could be in this case a conference's ability to
VTHokie2000 12/11/25 02:23 PM ET
It’s the American way!**
RVAHokie05 12/11/25 12:59 PM ET