Bigger Isn't Always Better: The Many Cons of a 24-Team CFP

The Bill Barnwell Show

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4.4 • 660 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Bill and ESPN's Bill Connelly discuss the push for a 24-team college football playoff and the negative effects it would have. 0:00 Welcome 2:06 Who wants a 24-team playoff? 7:25 Championship Week changes? 9:09 Would a 24-team playoff really help the ACC/Big 12 proportionally? 10:27 Super league threat is always looming 14:35 What would the incentive be to schedule tough games? 16:49 How much would a 24-team playoff diminish the regular season? 18:47 Has the CFP been excluding many title-worthy teams? 22:05 What would a 24-team playoff do to the bowl system? 24:11 What would you do if you were the CFB commissioner? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:45.1	The second Bundesliga, I believe, has come to its conclusion.
0:49.3	Is that correct?
0:49.8	It has.
0:50.8	This man has nothing to do.
0:52.1	He's just all free time these days. I mean,
0:55.7	Bill Connolly, what are you watching these days? What are you doing to keep busy now?
1:02.1	That your passions are off-season here. Well, I somehow managed to just submit like an 8,000-word
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