College football moves closer to 24-game playoff and the destruction of the best regular season in sports

The College Football Playoff is reportedly moving towards a 24-team format, a significant expansion from its current structure. This change is expected to eliminate conference championships and fundamentally alter the importance of the regular season, potentially diminishing the significance of individual games and rivalries. The expansion is driven by potential revenue increases and a desire to include more teams, even those with multiple losses.

• College football playoff is nearing a decision to expand to 24 teams.
• The expansion is expected to eliminate conference championships.
• The regular season’s importance is likely to diminish, with teams potentially making the playoff with multiple losses.
• Traditional bowl games may become obsolete as reaching the expanded playoff becomes the primary goal.
• The decision is largely driven by potential revenue from broadcast deals.
• The new format would involve eight first-round games and eight second-round games, likely played at home stadiums of lower-seeded teams.