US EditionAmerican Conference deserves fair shot at College Football Playoff, commissioner says
MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, JUL 25 – American Conference Commissioner Tim Pernetti stresses fair access to the expanded College Football Playoff and opposes guaranteed spots for larger conferences, advocating merit-based qualification.
- On Friday at the Charlotte Convention Center media days, Tim Pernetti said his conference has teams capable of competing in the 12-team playoff, noting it could expand to 16 teams.
- Having seen Boise State secure last season's automatic bid, Pernetti cautioned that the Bowl Championship Series fell apart under “confusion, favoritism and protecting certain programs.”
- In the suggested format, the five highest-ranked conference champions receive automatic bids plus significant at-large opportunities, and the SEC and Big Ten will decide the post-season format after this season, possibly retaining the current 12-team system if they can’t agree.
- Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark doubled down on five automatic qualifiers if the playoff expands to 16 teams, noting the Big Ten has won the last two national championships and the SEC favors five conference champions and 11 at-large bids.
- In a proposed 16-team field, SEC and Big Ten would receive four automatic bids each, the ACC and Big 12 would split two spots apiece, with one reserved for the next highest-ranked conference champion.
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American Conference deserves fair shot at College Football Playoff, commissioner says
Commissioner Tim Pernetti wants the newly rebranded American Conference included in the College Football Playoff conversation. Pernetti says his conference has teams capable of competing in the 12-team playoff for the national championship. H emphasized on Friday a merit-based system…
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