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The Valenti Show

Would An Auto-Bid CFP Format Kill The Sport?

The Valenti Show

Audacy

Sports

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

The guys wonder what effect the auto-bid CFP system would have.

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0:00.0

Just getting started on a Thursday, a little college football, a lot coming out of SEC Media Days.

0:05.4

And it's the theme of why is every decision the wrong one with college football right now?

0:12.1

And this is including a conversation on the CFP.

0:16.9

So let me read something to you, Rico, and then I want to have Kenny and David share their thoughts.

0:22.6

So Missouri coach, Eli Drinkwitz, Thursday, unabashedly advocated for a playoff format that is contrary to the one supported by most of the SEC.

0:34.3

Drinkwitz speaking to ESPN said he would 100% like to eliminate the CFP selection committee

0:40.3

from the process and isn't opposed to getting rid of the SEC title game.

0:44.5

I mean, all right, wrong and wrong.

0:46.5

Now we're 0 for two, right?

0:48.3

You may as well cancel Christmas.

0:49.5

Right.

0:50.3

He said increasing the field by two or four is inconsequential, and his ideal model allocates

0:56.0

four guaranteed spots to each of the Big Ten and SEC, three to the ACC and the Big 12th,

1:01.1

and of course, the pity prize, one for a group of five team.

1:05.4

Why is that bad guys?

1:06.8

It's simple.

1:07.6

You're not taking the best 16 teams.

1:10.1

You're auto-locking, and you could have a very good Big Ten conference one year where five teams should get in and only four will.

1:19.0

Correct.

1:19.4

And then a dirt, like, why does the third place team in the ACC get in on a yearly basis?

1:24.0

All right.

1:24.5

So just, I want to explain that.

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