to share the money with the G5s.

"As the College Football Playoff management committee prepares to continue its discussions on Saturday about expanding the current four-team format, Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren told ESPN he remains steadfast in his belief that the Power 5 conference champions should automatically qualify for a spot in the future."

"It's just very important that we have the automatic qualifiers for the five conferences," Warren said on Friday. "It's just the demands of the schedule ... and I strongly believe that if you are crowned the Big Ten champion, that you should have an opportunity to participate for a national championship. ... I feel strongly about that as I stand here today."

Historically speaking, the Big Ten champion would have still received an automatic bid if the Playoff went with the top 6 ranked conference champions, regardless of affiliation, receiving automatic bids. Given that the Big Ten refuses to support that model, regardless if the Playoffs was 8 or 12 teams, says to me it is more than just about the role of the Rose Bowl which leads me to the sharing of the money with the G5s.