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EDIT: Just saw a different thread on this, but the article below details additional information with conf commish quotes.
Big12, and company blocking change, for now.
“I’m open to a healthy discussion on the topic,” Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark told Yahoo Sports. “I certainly have a point of view that will be expressed in the room, but I do not have the appetite to give up any financial reward that comes with a bye.”
"Eliminating the format’s rule designating the top four seeds — and first-round byes — only to conference champions has been discussed as a possible shift after the first year of the 12-team playoff, as Yahoo Sports reported in early December. However, unanimity among the 11 members of the CFP Management Committee — the 10 FBS commissioners and Notre Dame’s athletic director — is required to make any format changes in time for the 2025 playoff."
sports.yahoo.com
EDIT: Just saw a different thread on this, but the article below details additional information with conf commish quotes.
Big12, and company blocking change, for now.
“I’m open to a healthy discussion on the topic,” Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark told Yahoo Sports. “I certainly have a point of view that will be expressed in the room, but I do not have the appetite to give up any financial reward that comes with a bye.”
"Eliminating the format’s rule designating the top four seeds — and first-round byes — only to conference champions has been discussed as a possible shift after the first year of the 12-team playoff, as Yahoo Sports reported in early December. However, unanimity among the 11 members of the CFP Management Committee — the 10 FBS commissioners and Notre Dame’s athletic director — is required to make any format changes in time for the 2025 playoff."
Why College Football Playoff seeding format is unlikely to change next season
Eliminating the CFP’s rule designating the top four seeds and first-round byes to conference champions won't likely happen next year.
sports.yahoo.com
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