Thirty Power 5 coaches think the College Football Playoff should expand, with the most support coming from the Big Ten and Big 12, according to an ESPN.com survey this past offseason of 62 of the 65 head coaches. The survey included Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly, while three other coaches – LSU’s Ed Orgeron, Alabama’s Nick Saban and UCLA’s Chip Kelly – declined interviews through school spokespeople.
The coaches don’t have the power to change the system – that’s in the hands of the university presidents, 10 FBS commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick. The coaches, though, are the ones tasked with winning the CFP.
I see they did not ask G5 coaches because it would have been 100% for expansion. Any G5 coach that doesn’t think the playoffs should be expanded, should be fired.
What leverage does the AAC have with ESPN to make this happen? Do it or we will shop our inventory to NBC Sports or Fox Sports? I was surprised the AAC got what it did. Just wish this season would have happened during the negotiations.
I guess you forgot it’s all about money with the P5s. I don’t think the P5s want to give up any playoff money and ESPN does not want to push their partnership with the P5s too far.
There has to be some value in the AAC. Maybe the other networks were just silent about their deal aspirations to see what the market would offer (i.e. an NFL or NBA free agent). Turns out ESPN jumped first, the rest were sitting there with their hands in their pockets and looking like their ice cream scoop just melted before they could eat it. lol
I don’t know. Most of it is Greek to me, but there has to be some value; especially that the AAC was whooping “P5” teams prior to this ESPN deal. If I were a Coog working for another network, I’d talk up the Coogs and down the P5 narrative to spite ESPN. It’s a win-win. When said deal is over, and Coogs aren’t in a P5 conference there will be leverage. Just threaten to walk.
Don’t understand how Vherman or any coaches in the big 10/pac 12/big 12 are against playoff expansion. You would think coaches from those conferences would like an expanded playoff.
I would not mind seeing Clemson bumped from the CFP, if not
only because their conference is not top “P5”. When the AAC is
ranked higher than your conference, then we should have our
Champion in CFP.
Since I would like the CFP expanded asap, I want Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State and LSU in it. If the same teams keep making the CFP every year, the conferences left out and more people will demand it to be expanded.
