Texas should be in this EVERY year. I love the idea. More playoff football games.

It was inevitable.

I was against it for a while, but have come around to it.

It’ll be fun to have more December games in DKR. The Clemson game is still a top memory of late

I’ve really come around to the 24-team Playoff. If I’m going to watch Missouri and Iowa play every season in the Reliaquest Bowl, I’ll absolutely be seated to see them play in the first round of the CFP.

Not to mention, it will keep top players from opting out and reduce the true number of meaningless bowl games.

My hope is that they keep 1st and 2nd round CFP games on college campuses. We saw in 2024 just how electric that environment could get, both at Texas and around the country. The minute they move those games to ridiculous C-tier level bowl sites, they have lost me.

Aggies protesting for a 48 team playoff as we speak.

11 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

It was inevitable.

I was against it for a while, but have come around to it.

I always preferred 16 but more football is always good.

Conference championship games have officially gone the way of the dodo bird as well.

They are no more.

11 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

Conference championship games have officially gone the way of the dodo bird as well.

They are no more.

I will miss these tbh. I just loved that conference championship Saturday.

I don’t hate it

16 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

Conference championship games have officially gone the way of the dodo bird as well.

They are no more.

So are they just gonna declare the team with the best record in each conference the “conference champion”?

This allows big non-conference games between blue bloods.

I am just going to say it. Texas should never miss the playoffs now....

10 minutes ago, Texas fan in Georgia said:

So are they just gonna declare the team with the best record in each conference the “conference champion”?

Seeding will be determined by committee not conference championship.

Hopefully will bring back some marquee non conference opening week scheduling.Teams were getting scared to schedule big games early.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by Austalgia

fixing the opt-out problem is the top pro for this format in my book. its really de-valued the bowl games imo, along with re-enabling the big non-con games hopefully.

attrition and depth (and luck) needed for the extended season are still cons, but in the end I think, its for the best - especially if we can put a fork in it and be done w/ the format tampering for an extended period...

🤘

First 2 rounds will be played on campus it looks like

8 minutes ago, Austalgia said:

Hopefully will bring back some marquee non conference opening week scheduling.Teams were getting scared to schedule big games early.

It will and the CFP Committee will encourage scheduling marquee games.

52 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

I’ve really come around to the 24-team Playoff. If I’m going to watch Missouri and Iowa play every season in the Reliaquest Bowl, I’ll absolutely be seated to see them play in the first round of the CFP.

Not to mention, it will keep top players from opting out and reduce the true number of meaningless bowl games.

My hope is that they keep 1st and 2nd round CFP games on college campuses. We saw in 2024 just how electric that environment could get, both at Texas and around the country. The minute they move those games to ridiculous C-tier level bowl sites, they have lost me.

People keep saying nobody wants to watch an 8-4 team in the playoff. Funny, because every year millions of people watch those same 8-4 teams play in bowls that mean absolutely nothing. 😆

22 minutes ago, MBHORNSFAN said:

I am just going to say it. Texas should never miss the playoffs now....

Absolutely. Period.

Texas won their final Big12 championship. Would be nice to win out and take the final SEC one too……

on the bright side, A&M will never have played for an SEC championship

13 minutes ago, MBHORNSFAN said:

First 2 rounds will be played on campus it looks like

As they should be. Reward the teams that earned the higher seeds, and keep fan engagement as high as possible. To hell with traveling to Birmingham, or Atlanta, or Jacksonville or even Dallas for these games before they in the final 8.