New College Football Playoff Format Agreement

[RU-Kidding]

All nine FBS conferences and Notre Dame have agreed to the next College Football Playoff contract, which will begin in 2026 and bring the sport's postseason much closer to an expected 14-team field with guarantees for conference champions.

"Starting in 2026, the new six-year agreement will codify the further financial separation of the expanded Big Ten and SEC from everyone else in college athletics. The Group of 5 commissioners were in a difficult position without any negotiating power but faced the alternative of being excluded from the CFP.

"It's like the Godfather's offer you can't refuse," one Group of 5 athletic director told ESPN on Thursday.

The financial distribution for the expected 14-team playoff will look radically different. On an annual basis, for example, Big Ten and SEC schools will each be making more than $21 million, up from the nearly $5.5 million that schools in Power 5 conferences are currently being paid.

In the ACC, the schools will get more than $13 million annually, and Big 12 schools will get more than $12 million each. Notre Dame is expected to get more than $12 million as well."


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[DJ Spanky]

Making our way to an 8-9 game regular season and a 64 or 128 team playoff!

 

[cubuffsdoug]

The conferences agree to the CFP format. Not the TV deal as ESPN continues to lie and say it's almost a done deal with them. CFP would be leaving a ton of money on the table to take a deal with ESPN. More money to be had for all if the TV deal is spread out over multiple networks.

 

[LETSGORU91]

Thank the good lord Rutgers got into the B1G in 2014.

 

[RU-Kidding]

Thank the good lord Rutgers got into the B1G in 2014.

I imagine that FSU just got a little more pissed off with the $8M lower distribution per ACC team. Unfortunately that conference has no leverage to demand a more equitable deal - lol

 

[NickRU714]

But what about making sure "smaller schools can compete" so they don't drop athletics??
This increased financial disparity certainly isn't going to help.

Can't believe the greedy players are doing this!

 

[Knight Shift]

But what about making sure "smaller schools can compete" so they don't drop athletics??
This increased financial disparity certainly isn't going to help.

Can't believe the greedy players are doing this!

Do you have to throw the same points in multiple threads even when it is irrelevant?