SEC's Greg Sankey Blasts 12-Team CFP Talks as Unsatisfactory
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 21
SEC's Greg Sankey Blasts 12-Team CFP Talks as Unsatisfactory
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 21
Summary
Greg Sankey said SEC officials had an "unsatisfactory" spring-meetings conversation with College Football Playoff staff, accusing them of not properly understanding the conference's strength.
The complaint centers on selection criteria such as strength of schedule and strength of record, with Sankey arguing the SEC deserves greater weight in playoff evaluation.
That push comes after the SEC already placed 5 of 12 teams in last season's field, even as the conference went 0-3 in the playoff and missed the national title game for a third straight season.
Recent results have weakened the SEC's case: the league is 5-9 across the last three CFPs, versus 13-5 for the Big Ten, fueling arguments that it merits fewer bids rather than more.