Which CFP expansion model would be best for the sport? Best for Ohio State?

Bucknuts Morning 5: An Ohio State athletics podcast

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Football, Basketball, Sports

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🗓️ 9 July 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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The 12-team College Football Playoff era will last all of two seasons. When the CFP expands in 2026, which format would be best for the sport overall? Which format would be best for Ohio State? Does it really matter from the Buckeyes' perspective? That is the main topic of conversation on Wednesday's show with Dave Biddle and Patrick Murphy. They also field questions from the live audience and much more. That is coming your way on the Wednesday 5ish. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:04.8	2025. I am Dave Biddle. I'll be joined by Patrick Murphy in just a moment. So, you know, we know the 12-team college football playoff era is going to last all two seasons, last year and then this year, and then they're going to move to a new format in 2026,
1:14.6	which means Ohio State will win the national championship because that's what they do when they expand the playoff.
1:20.1	But seriously, what is the best format for the sport?
1:23.5	Let's say you just took your scarlet and gray glasses off.
1:26.2	What's the best for college football when they expand?
1:28.9	We know they're going to expand.
1:29.8	They haven't said for sure.
1:30.5	They're going to expand to 14 or 16.
1:32.9	It'll be 16.
1:35.1	Money.
1:36.5	And then what's best for Ohio State?
1:38.9	If you were then just putting, just looking at it selfishly, what's best for Ohio State?
1:42.6	Is it one in the same?
1:44.2	Is it different?
1:45.0	We're going to get into that.
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