A chorus of boos rang out Saturday afternoon shortly after ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that the Big Ten has begun floating an idea for a 28-team College Football Playoff.
Most of the sport reacted with a similar disgust at the prospect of more than doubling the size of the CFP. According to Thamel’s reporting, the Big Ten is in the very early stages of a proposal that would eliminate conference championship games and feature “a large number” of automatic qualifiers for every power conference. Under the 28-team proposal, the Big Ten and the SEC would each receive 7 automatic bids, while the ACC and Big 12 each received 5.
The 28-team model would put 20 CFP games on college campuses. The CFP selection committee would remain in place, seeding the field and selecting the at-large teams.
Other national college football reporters were quick to corroborate ESPN’s reporting. Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger added that multiple 20-plus-team CFP models have been tossed around. CBS Sports’ Brandon Marcello reported the Big Ten is “no longer focused” on a 16-team model and has instead shifted its attention to a larger field.
The Big Ten and the SEC had been working throughout the spring and summer to reach a consensus on a 16-team model. The Big Ten wanted multiple auto-bids for itself and the SEC. Many within the SEC supported a 5+11 format that would save the bulk of the spots for at-large teams.
Perhaps those differences led the Big Ten to think larger. Whatever the reasoning, fans and media alike were not happy when confronted with the prospect of a 28-team College Football Playoff.
Can someone go unplug the Big Ten and plug it back in please… t.co/4RLOeMy59x
— Bill Connelly (@ESPN_BillC) August 16, 2025This is an astoundingly terrible idea, of course. Can’t imagine how anyone who actually likes or understands college football would support it. t.co/EgTQ0hHhlO
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) August 16, 2025What does college sports need at this critical juncture in plotting its future course? More stupid ideas that waste everyone's time. Perfect. t.co/4pzujylvQP
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) August 16, 2025Tony Petitti does not know or understand college football, but we knew that already. t.co/Fr6ucIYdN2
— Anthony Broome (@anthonytbroome) August 16, 2025We already ruined the best regular season in sports, so why not make it pointless, apparently? I really hope this is just some negotiating tactic from the Big Ten. But hey, when you hire a TV guy to be your commish… t.co/FA05yVVJXO
— Trevor McCue (@trevormccue) August 16, 2025Literally no one wants this. t.co/wbH2ImCXoj
— George Stoia III (@GeorgeStoia) August 16, 2025Nobody hates college football more than the people who run college football. t.co/Ro0wSF6Z0h
— Barrett Sallee ?? (@BarrettSallee) August 16, 2025Old guys in suits are trying to ruin everything we love about our sports – just to put a few extra bucks in *their* pocket.Never forget that. t.co/Ozbbghuw6H
— Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) August 16, 2025Orange juice after brushing your teeth is just an idea that’s better than this one. t.co/QVHXWM3Ab7
— Connor O'Gara (@cjogara) August 16, 2025We need the games to start t.co/HMZTNVeV8g
— Bill Landis (@BillLandis25) August 16, 2025Can we all just agree that the Big Ten absolutely sucks. They look at other greedy people and are like "Hold my beer!" The worst. t.co/Hjt8gNFXWu
— Bryan Driskell (@CoachD178) August 16, 2025We can start power ranking the Big Ten’s bad playoff ideas t.co/2wbqMOGYRo
— Antonio Morales (@AntonioCMorales) August 16, 2025Everyone likes to blame the SEC for today's problems in CFB, but what Tony Petitti and the Big Ten are trying to do is disgusting.Exemplifies why people who don't love College Athletics should never be put in charge of College Athletics. t.co/ltppjPZvMj
— Joseph Manero (@JosephManero) August 16, 2025‘Astoundingly terrible idea’: College football world outraged over Big Ten’s 28-team CFP idea Saturday Down South.
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