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Guess who wins with a 24-team College Football Playoff? Spoiler alert: It's not the fans

Scrapping conference title games and letting four-loss teams crash the field only cheapens the regular season to pacify boosters lighting money on fire Critics have claimed for years that college football would ruin the regular season through endless…
One Place News   •   October 15, 2026   •   Updated October 15, 2026
Guess who wins with a 24-team College Football Playoff? Spoiler alert: It's not the fans

Scrapping conference title games and letting four-loss teams crash the field only cheapens the regular season to pacify boosters lighting money on fire Critics have claimed for years that college football would ruin the regular season through endless playoff expansion. It didn't happen with four teams, where the bubble was still quality. The postseason race still mattered with the 12-team field, when quality teams still found themselves on the outside. In reportedly moving to a 24-team playoff, college football has officially jumped the shark. According to reports, the 24-team playoff will lead to the end of conference championship games. The leaders of college football have done almost everything in their power to try and mortgage the soul of the sport for more money in recent years.

The 24-team playoff is a massive strike to the heart. For a moment, let's look at what the bubble would have looked like one year ago. The last at-large spot would have gone to 8-4 Iowa. The Hawkeyes went 0-4 against AP Top 25 opponents. The 9-3 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets actually beat ranked Clemson, but the Tigers finished 7-6. The rest of the bubble included 9-3 Michigan, 8-5 Duke and 8-4 Illinois. There's a perception that making the postseason would lead to additional attention and focus on programs that make the playoff. Instead,

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