this is a very interesting perspective on the financial reasons for a playoff, the impact not having one is playing on conference realignment, and how the lil dozen sealed its own fate by opposing a playoff system. Big 12 blew it by eschewing playoff - College Football - Rivals.com
Source: Nebraska leaning toward Big Ten move - ESPN Nebraska may decide by Friday to jump to the Big 10. lots of talk that Neb WILL leave to join the Big10. Report: Nebraska may be in Big Ten fold as early as Friday - Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo! Sports Report: Nebraska could join Big Ten by Friday | CollegeFootballTalk.com
So if Nebraska leaves the Big X will be eligible to have a championship game and the Big XII will not?
From my understanding, that is correct. Which is why everyone says that when the first pin falls (Nebraska,) the **** will hit the fan. Once 1 team starts the moves there will be a ton of moves right after.
You have to have a minimum of 12 teams to have a conference championship. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=2732605
I'm so eager for all this to happen, just so Notre Lame is left out in the cold, unable to compete with the superconferences in football (it's arguable they can't compete anyway) while at the same time finding themselves out of a basketball conference, assuming the Big East gets dismembered. I'll probably have to eat those words later but it felt good to say. :grin:
