24-Team Playoff: GOOD for the Big 12, BAD for College Football?
Heartland College Sports: The Big 12 Sports Podcast
Pete Mundo
4.8 • 870 Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2026
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Is what's BEST for the Big 12 Conference actually the WORST thing for college football?
That's the internal struggle for Heartland College Sports' Pete Mundo, as we start the conversation there this week. Mundo also discusses why BIG 12 fans should give up the DREAM on Notre Dame every joining the conference, and why the league is generating surprisingly good off-season hype.
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| 0:00.0 | What's best for the Big 12 may ultimately be the worst thing for college football. |
| 0:06.1 | I'm Pete Mundo. |
| 0:07.2 | Welcome into the show. |
| 0:08.2 | Heartland College Sports is who we are. |
| 0:10.0 | We cover the Big 12 conference. |
| 0:11.2 | We are glad you're here. |
| 0:12.9 | Hit the like, smash the subscribe button. |
| 0:15.5 | Make sure that you are never missing a video. |
| 0:19.0 | Thanks for joining us as always. |
| 0:20.2 | And leave us a comment as well. |
| 0:22.7 | So tell me, first off in the comments, what you want. |
| 0:26.2 | Do you want the 16-team college football playoff or do you want the 24? |
| 0:31.6 | I have been torn on this for a very long time. |
| 0:34.1 | I don't like the playoff getting bigger. |
| 0:37.3 | I don't see the benefit for the sport at |
| 0:40.6 | large. But I will admit, the best thing for the big 12 is more access. The best thing for the |
| 0:48.8 | big 12 is more teams in the college football playoff to give this league a chance to win a few games, |
| 0:56.7 | to make some noise in the playoff. |
| 0:58.8 | And I'll tell you right now, we've talked about this ad nauseum for the Big 12 conference. |
| 1:04.5 | The most likely thing is what? |
| 1:07.2 | One team in the college football playoff every year. |
| 1:10.9 | It would take an inside straight to get the Big 12 two teams in. |
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