Of course they do - expanded CFP access means easier path to job security.
Sankey, as usual, is so full of **** it's coming out his ears. The only reason he acts like he doesn't want massive expansion is because he knows they can't realistically make 3/4 of the field 6-6 and 7-5 SEC programs.
The only party that doesn't want massive CFP expansion is Disney, and that's only because they'll lose their unchecked control over the postseason (and, by extension, the college football narrative) because they can't afford to pay for all the extra content.
People completely lose sight of the objective fact that the CFP is, lock, stock, and barrel, a Disney product, designed, staged, seeded, and controlled entirely by the Walt Disney Corporation. That's why we see the decisions we see about who gets in and who plays who. The only thing they don't control about the CFP is the outcome of the games. Once other investors come in at the ground level, that changes, and all of a sudden the landscape starts looking a whole lot different.
** Edited by Baltimore_Hokie at 5/27/2026, 10:12:16 AM
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SEC anonymous team poll says most schools want 24 team playoff per On3’s
-- Stech
May 27, 2026 at 09:07 AM ET
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05/27/26 09:07 AM ET
Be interesting if the schools direct the commissioner this is it
-- 1947Sunbowl
May 27, 2026 at 09:37 PM ET
1947Sunbowl
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05/27/26 09:37 PM ET
It’s kind of both, he leads, but has to get their votes, good luck to him
-- Stech
May 28, 2026 at 08:17 AM ET
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05/28/26 08:17 AM ET
Control is an interesting situation for an executive
-- 1947Sunbowl
May 28, 2026 at 09:03 AM ET
1947Sunbowl
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05/28/26 09:03 AM ET
Of course they do - expanded CFP access means easier path to job security.
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-- Baltimore_Hokie
May 27, 2026 at 10:10 AM ET
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05/27/26 10:10 AM ET
Sankey is digging in today on SEC Champ game, his own coaches griped, Lane
-- Stech
May 27, 2026 at 02:39 PM ET
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05/27/26 02:39 PM ET
Smart said SEC could leave the NCAA if they dont get their way
-- 1947Sunbowl
May 27, 2026 at 09:49 PM ET
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05/27/26 09:49 PM ET
Championship games will go as soon as they announce the CFP expansion.
-- Baltimore_Hokie
May 27, 2026 at 03:23 PM ET
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05/27/26 03:23 PM ET
I disagree with the premise that nobody will care even when the field
-- VTHokie2000
May 27, 2026 at 03:49 PM ET
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05/27/26 03:49 PM ET
I don't think playing for seeding in a field of 16, 18, or 24 is going to-
-- Baltimore_Hokie
May 27, 2026 at 04:01 PM ET
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05/27/26 04:01 PM ET
Given that some schools can generate $4-5M for a home game, it may matter
-- VTHokie2000
May 27, 2026 at 04:26 PM ET
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05/27/26 04:26 PM ET
It is crystal clear at this point that Sankey knows who pays his salary.
-- VT ChemE 1986
May 27, 2026 at 10:19 AM ET
VT ChemE 1986
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05/27/26 10:19 AM ET
You could say Fox cut its teeth on the NFL Playoffs. It is using what it
-- VTHokie2000
May 27, 2026 at 11:03 AM ET
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05/27/26 11:03 AM ET
FOX getting the NFL in 1994 made it a "real" network.**
-- mancunian
May 27, 2026 at 11:43 AM ET
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05/27/26 11:43 AM ET