SEC commissioner Greg Sankey confirms they’re looking at an in-conference playoff
"As we think as a conference, it's vitally important we think about the range of possibilities."
"As we think as a conference, it's vitally important we think about the range of possibilities."
Navigate's projections suggest the SEC and Big Ten will still be far ahead of the ACC, Big 12 and Pac-12 even after the next round of TV deals.
"I don't think I'm breaking any news here to suggest that [the Big Ten is] really important to our overall college football and college sports business."
Listen to the Georgia Bulldogs radio call of Kelee Ringo's championship-sealing pick-six.
"What's it like being so miserable all the time? For a sport you 'cover' @dennisdoddcbs... Praying for you. I still remember back in July at SEC Media Days when you said the CEILING for our team was 2 wins... Keep bringing that expert 'analysis.'"
"You guys gave us a lot of really positive rat poison. The rat poison that you usually give us is usually fatal. But the rat poison that you put out there this week was yummy."
Many have long pushed for a nine-game SEC conference schedule, and the conference adding Texas and Oklahoma might lead to that.
The Sooners really, really hated 11 AM local kickoffs.
"I would not assume that this is just happening, that one day the Texas and Oklahoma guys woke up, I would guess that it’s a logical sequence of events that ESPN now has all of the SEC, now they bring Texas and Oklahoma in."
"Let’s set the record straight: OU’s move to the SEC is what’s best for Oklahoma."
As per a CBS report from Dennis Dodd, Big 12 officials are considering offering Oklahoma and Texas an even larger percentage of conference revenues. But it's unclear if that will actually become a proposal, and if it would actually be enough to retain them.
Projections from May have the SEC paying its schools $66.9 million annually from 2024-25 on. To stay at that level after adding Texas and Oklahoma, it would need at least $134 million more in central revenue. But there's quite a good chance it can get that, likely mostly from ESPN.
Finebaum will continue in his multiplatform role, including his daily radio show simulcast.