How to fix the 12 team CFP | Always College Football

Always College Football with Greg McElroy

ESPN

Football, Sports

4.3 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

The 12 team CFP was a HUGE success but McElroy found a few ways to make it a little bit better. The seeding and bye’s need to change but does that mean conference championships are going away? Should the best of the SEC and BIG 10 get TWO first round home playoff games and are the New Years 6 bowl games going anywhere? Tell us what you think needs to happen to make the 12 team CFP better below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.8	Like the conference championships to me are so special.
0:34.6	But I acknowledge that maybe they're not as important in an expanded playoff field. I get that.
0:44.3	Hello and welcome to always college football. It is our first episode of the off season. I'm your host,
0:51.2	Greg McElroy, and we appreciate you being here with us today. For those of you that are located here in the southern part of the United States, are you as cold as I am? I am freezing. And for whatever reason, like I feel like I've been to South Bend. And yes, I know those of you that are listening in an area in which it's like 40 below. If you're in the Dakotas, I know we're soft.
1:12.3	I get it.
1:13.1	I understand that.
1:14.1	I accept that.
1:15.3	But I am even in my house freezing right now.
1:19.3	Like my heater has been fixed once already.
1:22.0	Like we are struggling down here in the southern part of the United States.
1:25.1	But I'll tell you what we have found
1:27.6	solace in.
1:29.2	Universally, everybody has an opinion on the college football playoff, and we do too.
1:32.8	And we are going to walk you through it.
1:34.7	And I think this is an appropriate way because I think it puts a bow on the first 12-team
1:40.9	playoff.
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