New CFP Alignment in 2026

77GTFan said:
Please just create two separate divisions in college football - the SEC/Big 10 together and the rest of us. I think the idea of playing 3-6 and 4-5 as play in games is stupid. Ohio State might have missed the playoff altogether if they had played Illinois the week after the Michigan disappointment.
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Good idea but refuse to play the SEC/Big10 in any sports. Have separate national championships in all sports. Big10 might get tired of being the
SEC punching bag in baseball every year. Also need more networks to buy the product so Fox and ESPN have less influence.
 
Supersize that order mutt said:
Stacking CFP deck would be ugly move

Blake Toppmeyer

College football columnist USA TODAY NETWORK

If you’ve played Candyland or Go Fish with a toddler, you know they rig the rules to help them win. Maybe, they haven’t learned how to lose gracefully, or they’re accustomed to getting their way. Eventually, they grow up and realize nobody wants to play with a cheater, and, anyway, games are more fun if they’re not rigged.

The folks running the SEC and Big Ten apparently never learned that. They’re acting like 4-year-olds while steering the College Football Playoff’s future, debating how they can rig the bracket to reduce their chance of losing.

It’s weak, and it’s pathetic, and, if they keep it up, they might find that the audience grew tired of their immature gamesmanship and lost interest in the product.

The 12-team playoff – a postseason format forged from a mindset of fairness and created with painstaking compromise – will last for one more season.

After this 2025 season, control of the College Football Playoff shifts into the hands of the SEC and Big Ten. Those two conferences will reshape the playoff as they see fit. Petulance guides their actions.

Playoff expansion to 14 or 16 teams is under consideration. This would be gluttonous, considering the first team left out of the 12-team bracket last season finished with four losses, three of which came against teams with a combined 21-18 record. But, many of us al-


ready made peace with the 12-team playoff serving as a pitstop en route to something bigger. So, fine. Go ahead and expand.

The more pitiful development is how the bids in this reformatted playoff would be assigned. At least half of the bids within a 14- or 16-team playoff would be reserved for the SEC and Big Ten before the season even kicks off, in one format the conferences are exploring, according to reporting by Yahoo! Sports.

The idea within a 14-team format would work like this: Four automatic bids for the Big Ten, four for the SEC, two apiece for the ACC and Big 12, one for the Group of Five and one at-large bid. Call this the 4+4+2+2+1+1 format. Just rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it?

Or, in a 16-team format, tack on an additional two at-large bids for three at-large bids total.

Either format would reduce the CFP selection committee’s role in selecting the most deserving teams.

In other words, the SEC and Big Ten would begin the season knowing that, no matter how their teams fare, their two conferences would account for no fewer than 50% of the playoff bids.

And, so what if one of these conferences experienced a down year? No problemo, thanks to the built-in security blanket of preassigned bids.

What a farce.

As for teams in other conferences, well, they’d be playing Candyland against immature children demanding that their pieces be placed halfway to the finish line before the first card flips.

● Stacking College Football Playoff deck unnecessary move The incredible petulance of this plan is trumped by how unnecessary this is. The SEC and Big Ten don’t need to stack the deck to be fairly rewarded. They built the two best conferences, housing incredible programs, backed by enviable war chests. The product speaks for itself.

If a 16-team were in place last season, the SEC would have snagged six bids, based on the final College Football Playoff committee rankings, followed by the Big Ten (four), ACC (three), Big 12 (one), Group of Five (one), plus Notre Dame. In other words, bid distribution would have looked a lot like what the SEC and Big Ten mull preordaining.

The SEC and Big Ten fearing that the playoff selection committee would treat their teams unfairly without automatic bid protection bases itself in paranoia rather than reality. Historically, the committee smiles upon teams from those two leagues. The Big Ten and SEC teamed up to snag nearly 60% of the bids in the first 12-team playoff. Nothing wrong with that. They earned those spots on the field. Why are they so afraid they can’t earn a lion’s share of the bids in the future unless they jigger the rules?

● Should SEC be rewarded for its history?

An SEC acolyte might argue the conference’s history supports it receiving postseason protections. An SEC team won the national championship13 times in a 17-year span from the 2006 through 2022 seasons. Then, Big Ten teams won the last two national championships, and the Big Ten supplied half of the CFP semifinalists in two of the past three years.

The SEC’s run of dominance, in particular, proved impressive in its longevity, but the postseason in other sports rewards present success, not the history books.

The MLB playoffs don’t reserve a spot for the Yankees just because they own 27 World Series titles.

They used to prove its elitism with performance rather than demanding postseason representation based on conference affiliation, before the season started.

Hijacking the playoff seems like a reckless way to build audience. If you’re a Texas Tech, Oklahoma State or Washington State fan, why passionately engage in a sport in which power- and money-hungry leaders disrupted rivalries via conference realignment, and now the SEC and Big Ten want to manipulate the playoff, too?

These two leagues successfully seized control after threatening to collect their toys and go start their own playoff, unless everyone agrees to play by their rules.

What a shame for college football’s playoff, because games played with a stacked deck quickly become stale, as anyone who’s played Candyland with a 4-year-old knows.
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The built in SEC bias produced at least five champs that really didn’t belong. I turned it off then and I will turn it off again.
Earn the damn invite! Since Boise, BYU, etc doesn’t play a SEC schedule and if they earn it with victories should get an invite, every year.
Come on GT, you have always carried the conferences on up years. Keep growing, we have the guys in place.
 
Kcs_Tech said:
Good idea but refuse to play the SEC/Big10 in any sports. Have separate national championships in all sports. Big10 might get tired of being the
SEC punching bag in baseball every year. Also need more networks to buy the product so Fox and ESPN have less influence.
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If they break away or they get kicked out they’ll be taking a lot of other teams not currently in the BIG or SEC with them. This idea that it’s us vs. them is just ridiculous. This idea that the ACC and Big 12 will be the same with a break is laughable. Clemson, Miami, FSU, and UNC will be gone in a heartbeat. ND isn’t going to watch their 4 and 5 stars portal out. Hopefully so will GT. The GOR won’t really matter at a point where our games are on some obscure channel with a bunch of 2 star players playing Tulane or Duke.
 
OptionJacket said:
If they break away or they get kicked out they’ll be taking a lot of other teams not currently in the BIG or SEC with them. This idea that it’s us vs. them is just ridiculous. This idea that the ACC and Big 12 will be the same with a break is laughable. Clemson, Miami, FSU, and UNC will be gone in a heartbeat. ND isn’t going to watch their 4 and 5 stars portal out. Hopefully so will GT. The GOR won’t really matter at a point where our games are on some obscure channel with a bunch of 2 star players playing Tulane or Duke.
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I don’t disagree with you, but I believe forcing the break to isolate the two superconferences is a good thing for us. Once the break is made I do believe the Big 10 and SEC will be forced to expand at a quicker pace. They can’t afford to let the desirable schools in the Big 12 and ACC establish a new tier of college football that might really be attractive. They would move much quicker to add the schools they perceive have value. I believe we would be a likely candidate to be included.

The two superconferences are currently able to add a school or two at their leisure, only when it is in their best interests. It keeps us all waiting for our eventual invitation to be included. This slow dismantling of the ACC and Big 12 is not in the best interests of our schools. Forcing their hand may actually speed up the process of figuring out who makes it to the two superconferences. No matter how that might play out, I think that is preferable to the slow paced poaching those two conferences would prefer.
 
NightmareOn10thStreet said:
Only because ESPN has repeated that for 25 years. Repeating a lie often enough makes it true. - Goebbels
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There are annoying SEC and B1G homers on espn. But if what you’re saying is true, I don’t think Clemson and Florida State would be trying to leave the ACC.
 
Tampa Jacket said:
There are annoying SEC and B1G homers on espn. But if what you’re saying is true, I don’t think Clemson and Florida State would be trying to leave the ACC.
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They are trying to leave because they are dumbasses who enabled the ACC to enter into the worst media rights agreement in sports, which included taking care of the ACC commissioner's son. Clemson and FSU are just as much to blame as any school for allowing it to happen. If the ACC had a contract at 95% the payout of the SEC, neither schools would be crybabying about going anywhere. It is 100% payout and it is their own damn fault we have the payout we have.
 
Tampa Jacket said:
There are annoying SEC and B1G homers on espn. But if what you’re saying is true, I don’t think Clemson and Florida State would be trying to leave the ACC.
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SEC and B1G have more money, so anyone would leave the ACC for those conferences. It doesn't mean that they're better conferences.

ESPN got behind the "SEC is the best" bandwagon around 2000 then has pushed that narrative for decades. People, including you, believe it even when on-field performance argues otherwise.

Then look at arguments like "The SEC has won the national championship X out of the last Y years" - ESPN's narrative guaranteed that an SEC team made the BCS national championship game / 4 team playoff / 4 of 12 playoff spots, so it's no wonder they won championships. It was a self-fulfilling prophesy.
 
NightmareOn10thStreet said:
SEC and B1G have more money, so anyone would leave the ACC for those conferences. It doesn't mean that they're better conferences.

ESPN got behind the "SEC is the best" bandwagon around 2000 then has pushed that narrative for decades. People, including you, believe it even when on-field performance argues otherwise.

Then look at arguments like "The SEC has won the national championship X out of the last Y years" - ESPN's narrative guaranteed that an SEC team made the BCS national championship game / 4 team playoff / 4 of 12 playoff spots, so it's no wonder they won championships. It was a self-fulfilling prophesy.
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You’re not completely wrong. But the NFL doesn’t care about hype. Which conferences are most represented on Sunday’s?
 
Tampa Jacket said:
You’re not completely wrong. But the NFL doesn’t care about hype. Which conferences are most represented on Sunday’s?
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  • FBS: 87.86% (2,164 players)
  • FCS: 8.16% (201)
  • Division II: 2.44%. (60)
  • International: 1.14% (28)
  • Division III: 0.28% (7)
  • NAIA: 0.08% (2)
  • Community college: 0.04% (1)
FBS
  • SEC: 562
  • Big Ten: 535
  • ACC: 353
  • Big 12: 261
  • AAC: 101
  • MWC: 82
  • Sun Belt: 78
  • MAC: 60
  • Independent: 60
  • CUSA: 41
  • Pac-2: 31

FCS
  • MVFC: 42
  • Big Sky: 26
  • CAA: 24
  • SWAC: 18
  • Ivy: 16
  • UAC: 14
  • Southern: 11
  • Patriot: 10

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BuzzCzar said:
(You don't need this annoying apostrophe - it's not a possessive. )

  • FBS: 87.86% (2,164 players)
  • FCS: 8.16% (201)
  • Division II: 2.44%. (60)
  • International: 1.14% (28)
  • Division III: 0.28% (7)
  • NAIA: 0.08% (2)
  • Community college: 0.04% (1)
FBS
  • SEC: 562
  • Big Ten: 535
  • ACC: 353
  • Big 12: 261
  • AAC: 101
  • MWC: 82
  • Sun Belt: 78
  • MAC: 60
  • Independent: 60
  • CUSA: 41
  • Pac-2: 31

FCS
  • MVFC: 42
  • Big Sky: 26
  • CAA: 24
  • SWAC: 18
  • Ivy: 16
  • UAC: 14
  • Southern: 11
  • Patriot: 10

Teams
  • Alabama: 73
  • Ohio State: 61
  • Georgia: 57
  • Michigan: 55
  • LSU: 49
  • Notre Dame: 49
  • Penn State: 48
  • Oklahoma: 46
  • Texas: 40
  • Clemson: 38
  • Florida: 38
  • Oregon: 38
  • Washington: 38
  • Tennessee: 37
  • UCLA: 35
  • USC: 35
  • Iowa: 34
  • Auburn: 32
  • Florida State: 31
  • Miami (FL): 31
  • Texas A&M: 31
  • Wisconsin: 31
  • Mississippi: 30
  • Stanford: 29
  • TCU: 29
  • South Carolina: 28
  • Illinois: 27
  • Pittsburgh: 27
  • Utah: 27
  • NC State: 26
  • Kentucky: 25
  • Arkansas: 24
  • International: 28
  • Mississippi State: 22
  • Virginia Tech: 22
  • Maryland: 21
  • North Carolina: 21
  • Cincinnati: 20
  • Michigan State: 20
  • BYU: 19
  • Kansas State: 19
  • Minnesota: 19
  • Missouri: 19
  • Nebraska: 19
  • UCF: 19
  • Houston: 17
  • Oregon State: 17
  • SMU: 17
  • Boston College: 16
  • California: 16
  • Duke: 16
  • Louisville: 16
  • Purdue: 16
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  • Oklahoma State: 15
  • Wake Forest: 15
  • West Virginia: 15
  • Baylor: 14
  • Memphis: 14
  • Texas Tech: 14
  • Washington State: 14
  • Appalachian State: 13
  • Arizona State: 13
  • Boise State: 13
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  • Iowa State: 13
  • San Diego State: 13
  • Temple: 13
  • Toledo: 12
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  • Arizona: 11
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  • Syracuse: 10
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  • Old Dominion: 9
  • Wyoming: 9
  • Buffalo: 8
  • Connecticut: 8
  • Louisiana Tech: 8
  • UTEP: 8
  • UTSA: 8
  • Colorado State: 7
  • East Carolina: 7
  • Eastern Michigan: 7
  • FAU: 7
  • Kansas: 7
  • Marshall: 7
  • Rice: 7
  • South Alabama: 7
  • South Dakota State: 7
  • Army: 6
  • Georgia Southern: 6
  • USF: 6
  • Charlotte: 5
  • Florida A&M: 5
  • Harvard: 5
  • Holy Cross: 5
  • Middle Tennessee State: 5
  • Nevada: 5
  • North Texas: 5
  • San Jose State: 5
  • Troy: 5
  • Tulsa: 5
  • UAB: 5
  • Utah State: 5
  • Weber State: 5
  • Eastern Kentucky: 4
  • Eastern Washington: 4
  • Ferris State: 4
  • Hawaii: 4
  • James Madison: 4
  • Missouri Western: 4
  • Montana State: 4
  • New Mexico: 4
  • Northern Iowa: 4
  • Samford: 4
  • South Carolina State: 4
  • South Dakota: 4
  • William & Mary: 4
  • Yale: 4
  • Youngstown State: 4
  • Air Force: 3
  • Ball State: 3
  • Bowling Green: 3
  • Campbell: 3
  • Central Arkansas: 3
  • Coastal Carolina: 3
  • Delaware: 3
  • Furman: 3
  • Idaho: 3
  • Illinois State: 3
  • Liberty: 3
  • Miami (OH): 3
  • Northern Illinois: 3
  • Princeton: 3
  • San Diego: 3
  • Southeast Missouri State: 3
  • Southern Illinois: 3
  • Stephen F. Austin: 3
  • Chattanooga: 3
  • UMass: 3
  • Villanova: 3
  • Wagner: 3
  • Alabama State: 2
  • Alcorn State: 2
  • Arkansas State: 2
  • Augustana (SD): 2
  • Bryant: 2
  • Central Missouri: 2
  • Charleston: 2
  • Colorado State-Pueblo: 2
  • Eastern Illinois: 2
  • Fayetteville State: 2
  • FIU: 2
  • Fordham: 2
  • Georgia State: 2
  • Houston Christian: 2
  • Indiana PA: 2
  • Jackson State: 2
  • Lafayette: 2
  • Lenoir Rhyne: 2
  • Maine: 2
  • Minnesota State: 2
  • Montana: 2
  • Norfolk State: 2
  • North Carolina A&T: 2
  • Northern Arizona: 2
  • Penn: 2
  • Pittsburg State: 2
  • Prairie View A&M: 2
  • Rhode Island: 2
  • Sacramento State: 2
  • Saginaw Valley State: 2
  • Sam Houston: 2
  • Sioux Falls: 2
  • Southern: 2
  • Southern Utah State: 2
  • Stony Brook: 2
  • UT Martin: 2
  • Texas A&M-Commerce: 2
  • UAPB: 2
  • Valdosta State: 2
  • Washburn: 2
  • Western Illinois: 2
  • Albany: 1
  • Albany State (GA): 1
  • Assumption: 1
  • Austin Peay: 1
  • Azusa Pacific: 1
  • Baldwin Wallace College: 1
  • Barton College: 1
  • Bemidji State University: 1
  • Berry College: 1
  • Brown: 1
  • Bucknell: 1
  • California (PA): 1
  • Canisius College: 1
  • Cortland State Of New York: 1
  • Culver-Stockton College: 1
  • Dartmouth: 1
  • Dayton: 1
  • Drake: 1
  • Duquesne: 1
  • East Central: 1
  • Elon: 1
  • Findlay: 1
  • Fort Hays: 1
  • Fort Valley State: 1
  • Framingham State: 1
  • Friends University: 1
  • Grambling State: 1
  • Grand Valley: 1
  • Greenville: 1
  • Howard: 1
  • Humboldt State: 1
  • Idaho State: 1
  • Indiana State: 1
  • Jacksonville State: 1
  • Kutztown: 1
  • Lindenwood: 1
  • Loyola University: 1
  • Malone: 1
  • Marist: 1
  • Missouri State: 1
  • Missouri-Rolla: 1
  • Monmouth: 1
  • Morgan State: 1
  • Murray State: 1
  • Navy: 1
  • New Hampshire: 1
  • North Carolina Central: 1
  • North Dakota: 1
  • Northern Colorado: 1
  • NW Missouri State: 1
  • Ohio: 1
  • Portland State: 1
  • Richmond: 1
  • Sacred Heart: 1
  • Shepherd: 1
  • South Florida Community College: 1
  • Southeastern Louisiana: 1
  • Southern Arkansas: 1
  • St. John’s (MN): 1
  • Stetson: 1
  • Tarleton State: 1
  • Texas State: 1
  • Tusculum College: 1
  • UC Davis: 1
  • UNC Pembroke: 1
  • University of Lock Haven: 1
  • University of West Florida: 1
  • UNLV: 1
  • Virginia Commonwealth: 1
  • West Alabama: 1
  • Western Carolina: 1
  • Western State: 1
  • Wingate: 1
  • Wisconsin-Whitewater: 1
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We will turn around the players in the NFL stat. CPJ wasn't really known for making NFL players and clown nearly killed the program.
 
BuzzCzar said:
(You don't need this annoying apostrophe - it's not a possessive. )

  • FBS: 87.86% (2,164 players)
  • FCS: 8.16% (201)
  • Division II: 2.44%. (60)
  • International: 1.14% (28)
  • Division III: 0.28% (7)
  • NAIA: 0.08% (2)
  • Community college: 0.04% (1)
FBS
  • SEC: 562
  • Big Ten: 535
  • ACC: 353
  • Big 12: 261
  • AAC: 101
  • MWC: 82
  • Sun Belt: 78
  • MAC: 60
  • Independent: 60
  • CUSA: 41
  • Pac-2: 31

FCS
  • MVFC: 42
  • Big Sky: 26
  • CAA: 24
  • SWAC: 18
  • Ivy: 16
  • UAC: 14
  • Southern: 11
  • Patriot: 10

Teams
  • Alabama: 73
  • Ohio State: 61
  • Georgia: 57
  • Michigan: 55
  • LSU: 49
  • Notre Dame: 49
  • Penn State: 48
  • Oklahoma: 46
  • Texas: 40
  • Clemson: 38
  • Florida: 38
  • Oregon: 38
  • Washington: 38
  • Tennessee: 37
  • UCLA: 35
  • USC: 35
  • Iowa: 34
  • Auburn: 32
  • Florida State: 31
  • Miami (FL): 31
  • Texas A&M: 31
  • Wisconsin: 31
  • Mississippi: 30
  • Stanford: 29
  • TCU: 29
  • South Carolina: 28
  • Illinois: 27
  • Pittsburgh: 27
  • Utah: 27
  • NC State: 26
  • Kentucky: 25
  • Arkansas: 24
  • International: 28
  • Mississippi State: 22
  • Virginia Tech: 22
  • Maryland: 21
  • North Carolina: 21
  • Cincinnati: 20
  • Michigan State: 20
  • BYU: 19
  • Kansas State: 19
  • Minnesota: 19
  • Missouri: 19
  • Nebraska: 19
  • UCF: 19
  • Houston: 17
  • Oregon State: 17
  • SMU: 17
  • Boston College: 16
  • California: 16
  • Duke: 16
  • Louisville: 16
  • Purdue: 16
  • Rutgers: 16
  • Oklahoma State: 15
  • Wake Forest: 15
  • West Virginia: 15
  • Baylor: 14
  • Memphis: 14
  • Texas Tech: 14
  • Washington State: 14
  • Appalachian State: 13
  • Arizona State: 13
  • Boise State: 13
  • Fresno State: 13
  • Iowa State: 13
  • San Diego State: 13
  • Temple: 13
  • Toledo: 12
  • Tulane: 12
  • Virginia: 12
  • Western Kentucky: 12
  • Arizona: 11
  • Indiana: 11
  • North Dakota State: 11
  • Northwestern: 11
  • Vanderbilt: 11
  • Western Michigan: 11
  • Georgia Tech: 10
  • Southern Mississippi: 10
  • Syracuse: 10
  • Central Michigan: 9
  • Colorado: 9
  • Louisiana: 9
  • Old Dominion: 9
  • Wyoming: 9
  • Buffalo: 8
  • Connecticut: 8
  • Louisiana Tech: 8
  • UTEP: 8
  • UTSA: 8
  • Colorado State: 7
  • East Carolina: 7
  • Eastern Michigan: 7
  • FAU: 7
  • Kansas: 7
  • Marshall: 7
  • Rice: 7
  • South Alabama: 7
  • South Dakota State: 7
  • Army: 6
  • Georgia Southern: 6
  • USF: 6
  • Charlotte: 5
  • Florida A&M: 5
  • Harvard: 5
  • Holy Cross: 5
  • Middle Tennessee State: 5
  • Nevada: 5
  • North Texas: 5
  • San Jose State: 5
  • Troy: 5
  • Tulsa: 5
  • UAB: 5
  • Utah State: 5
  • Weber State: 5
  • Eastern Kentucky: 4
  • Eastern Washington: 4
  • Ferris State: 4
  • Hawaii: 4
  • James Madison: 4
  • Missouri Western: 4
  • Montana State: 4
  • New Mexico: 4
  • Northern Iowa: 4
  • Samford: 4
  • South Carolina State: 4
  • South Dakota: 4
  • William & Mary: 4
  • Yale: 4
  • Youngstown State: 4
  • Air Force: 3
  • Ball State: 3
  • Bowling Green: 3
  • Campbell: 3
  • Central Arkansas: 3
  • Coastal Carolina: 3
  • Delaware: 3
  • Furman: 3
  • Idaho: 3
  • Illinois State: 3
  • Liberty: 3
  • Miami (OH): 3
  • Northern Illinois: 3
  • Princeton: 3
  • San Diego: 3
  • Southeast Missouri State: 3
  • Southern Illinois: 3
  • Stephen F. Austin: 3
  • Chattanooga: 3
  • UMass: 3
  • Villanova: 3
  • Wagner: 3
  • Alabama State: 2
  • Alcorn State: 2
  • Arkansas State: 2
  • Augustana (SD): 2
  • Bryant: 2
  • Central Missouri: 2
  • Charleston: 2
  • Colorado State-Pueblo: 2
  • Eastern Illinois: 2
  • Fayetteville State: 2
  • FIU: 2
  • Fordham: 2
  • Georgia State: 2
  • Houston Christian: 2
  • Indiana PA: 2
  • Jackson State: 2
  • Lafayette: 2
  • Lenoir Rhyne: 2
  • Maine: 2
  • Minnesota State: 2
  • Montana: 2
  • Norfolk State: 2
  • North Carolina A&T: 2
  • Northern Arizona: 2
  • Penn: 2
  • Pittsburg State: 2
  • Prairie View A&M: 2
  • Rhode Island: 2
  • Sacramento State: 2
  • Saginaw Valley State: 2
  • Sam Houston: 2
  • Sioux Falls: 2
  • Southern: 2
  • Southern Utah State: 2
  • Stony Brook: 2
  • UT Martin: 2
  • Texas A&M-Commerce: 2
  • UAPB: 2
  • Valdosta State: 2
  • Washburn: 2
  • Western Illinois: 2
  • Albany: 1
  • Albany State (GA): 1
  • Assumption: 1
  • Austin Peay: 1
  • Azusa Pacific: 1
  • Baldwin Wallace College: 1
  • Barton College: 1
  • Bemidji State University: 1
  • Berry College: 1
  • Brown: 1
  • Bucknell: 1
  • California (PA): 1
  • Canisius College: 1
  • Cortland State Of New York: 1
  • Culver-Stockton College: 1
  • Dartmouth: 1
  • Dayton: 1
  • Drake: 1
  • Duquesne: 1
  • East Central: 1
  • Elon: 1
  • Findlay: 1
  • Fort Hays: 1
  • Fort Valley State: 1
  • Framingham State: 1
  • Friends University: 1
  • Grambling State: 1
  • Grand Valley: 1
  • Greenville: 1
  • Howard: 1
  • Humboldt State: 1
  • Idaho State: 1
  • Indiana State: 1
  • Jacksonville State: 1
  • Kutztown: 1
  • Lindenwood: 1
  • Loyola University: 1
  • Malone: 1
  • Marist: 1
  • Missouri State: 1
  • Missouri-Rolla: 1
  • Monmouth: 1
  • Morgan State: 1
  • Murray State: 1
  • Navy: 1
  • New Hampshire: 1
  • North Carolina Central: 1
  • North Dakota: 1
  • Northern Colorado: 1
  • NW Missouri State: 1
  • Ohio: 1
  • Portland State: 1
  • Richmond: 1
  • Sacred Heart: 1
  • Shepherd: 1
  • South Florida Community College: 1
  • Southeastern Louisiana: 1
  • Southern Arkansas: 1
  • St. John’s (MN): 1
  • Stetson: 1
  • Tarleton State: 1
  • Texas State: 1
  • Tusculum College: 1
  • UC Davis: 1
  • UNC Pembroke: 1
  • University of Lock Haven: 1
  • University of West Florida: 1
  • UNLV: 1
  • Virginia Commonwealth: 1
  • West Alabama: 1
  • Western Carolina: 1
  • Western State: 1
  • Wingate: 1
  • Wisconsin-Whitewater: 1
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We should get credit for Gibbs.
 
BuzzCzar said:
(You don't need this annoying apostrophe - it's not a possessive. )

  • FBS: 87.86% (2,164 players)
  • FCS: 8.16% (201)
  • Division II: 2.44%. (60)
  • International: 1.14% (28)
  • Division III: 0.28% (7)
  • NAIA: 0.08% (2)
  • Community college: 0.04% (1)
FBS
  • SEC: 562
  • Big Ten: 535
  • ACC: 353
  • Big 12: 261
  • AAC: 101
  • MWC: 82
  • Sun Belt: 78
  • MAC: 60
  • Independent: 60
  • CUSA: 41
  • Pac-2: 31

FCS
  • MVFC: 42
  • Big Sky: 26
  • CAA: 24
  • SWAC: 18
  • Ivy: 16
  • UAC: 14
  • Southern: 11
  • Patriot: 10

Teams
  • Alabama: 73
  • Ohio State: 61
  • Georgia: 57
  • Michigan: 55
  • LSU: 49
  • Notre Dame: 49
  • Penn State: 48
  • Oklahoma: 46
  • Texas: 40
  • Clemson: 38
  • Florida: 38
  • Oregon: 38
  • Washington: 38
  • Tennessee: 37
  • UCLA: 35
  • USC: 35
  • Iowa: 34
  • Auburn: 32
  • Florida State: 31
  • Miami (FL): 31
  • Texas A&M: 31
  • Wisconsin: 31
  • Mississippi: 30
  • Stanford: 29
  • TCU: 29
  • South Carolina: 28
  • Illinois: 27
  • Pittsburgh: 27
  • Utah: 27
  • NC State: 26
  • Kentucky: 25
  • Arkansas: 24
  • International: 28
  • Mississippi State: 22
  • Virginia Tech: 22
  • Maryland: 21
  • North Carolina: 21
  • Cincinnati: 20
  • Michigan State: 20
  • BYU: 19
  • Kansas State: 19
  • Minnesota: 19
  • Missouri: 19
  • Nebraska: 19
  • UCF: 19
  • Houston: 17
  • Oregon State: 17
  • SMU: 17
  • Boston College: 16
  • California: 16
  • Duke: 16
  • Louisville: 16
  • Purdue: 16
  • Rutgers: 16
  • Oklahoma State: 15
  • Wake Forest: 15
  • West Virginia: 15
  • Baylor: 14
  • Memphis: 14
  • Texas Tech: 14
  • Washington State: 14
  • Appalachian State: 13
  • Arizona State: 13
  • Boise State: 13
  • Fresno State: 13
  • Iowa State: 13
  • San Diego State: 13
  • Temple: 13
  • Toledo: 12
  • Tulane: 12
  • Virginia: 12
  • Western Kentucky: 12
  • Arizona: 11
  • Indiana: 11
  • North Dakota State: 11
  • Northwestern: 11
  • Vanderbilt: 11
  • Western Michigan: 11
  • Georgia Tech: 10
  • Southern Mississippi: 10
  • Syracuse: 10
  • Central Michigan: 9
  • Colorado: 9
  • Louisiana: 9
  • Old Dominion: 9
  • Wyoming: 9
  • Buffalo: 8
  • Connecticut: 8
  • Louisiana Tech: 8
  • UTEP: 8
  • UTSA: 8
  • Colorado State: 7
  • East Carolina: 7
  • Eastern Michigan: 7
  • FAU: 7
  • Kansas: 7
  • Marshall: 7
  • Rice: 7
  • South Alabama: 7
  • South Dakota State: 7
  • Army: 6
  • Georgia Southern: 6
  • USF: 6
  • Charlotte: 5
  • Florida A&M: 5
  • Harvard: 5
  • Holy Cross: 5
  • Middle Tennessee State: 5
  • Nevada: 5
  • North Texas: 5
  • San Jose State: 5
  • Troy: 5
  • Tulsa: 5
  • UAB: 5
  • Utah State: 5
  • Weber State: 5
  • Eastern Kentucky: 4
  • Eastern Washington: 4
  • Ferris State: 4
  • Hawaii: 4
  • James Madison: 4
  • Missouri Western: 4
  • Montana State: 4
  • New Mexico: 4
  • Northern Iowa: 4
  • Samford: 4
  • South Carolina State: 4
  • South Dakota: 4
  • William & Mary: 4
  • Yale: 4
  • Youngstown State: 4
  • Air Force: 3
  • Ball State: 3
  • Bowling Green: 3
  • Campbell: 3
  • Central Arkansas: 3
  • Coastal Carolina: 3
  • Delaware: 3
  • Furman: 3
  • Idaho: 3
  • Illinois State: 3
  • Liberty: 3
  • Miami (OH): 3
  • Northern Illinois: 3
  • Princeton: 3
  • San Diego: 3
  • Southeast Missouri State: 3
  • Southern Illinois: 3
  • Stephen F. Austin: 3
  • Chattanooga: 3
  • UMass: 3
  • Villanova: 3
  • Wagner: 3
  • Alabama State: 2
  • Alcorn State: 2
  • Arkansas State: 2
  • Augustana (SD): 2
  • Bryant: 2
  • Central Missouri: 2
  • Charleston: 2
  • Colorado State-Pueblo: 2
  • Eastern Illinois: 2
  • Fayetteville State: 2
  • FIU: 2
  • Fordham: 2
  • Georgia State: 2
  • Houston Christian: 2
  • Indiana PA: 2
  • Jackson State: 2
  • Lafayette: 2
  • Lenoir Rhyne: 2
  • Maine: 2
  • Minnesota State: 2
  • Montana: 2
  • Norfolk State: 2
  • North Carolina A&T: 2
  • Northern Arizona: 2
  • Penn: 2
  • Pittsburg State: 2
  • Prairie View A&M: 2
  • Rhode Island: 2
  • Sacramento State: 2
  • Saginaw Valley State: 2
  • Sam Houston: 2
  • Sioux Falls: 2
  • Southern: 2
  • Southern Utah State: 2
  • Stony Brook: 2
  • UT Martin: 2
  • Texas A&M-Commerce: 2
  • UAPB: 2
  • Valdosta State: 2
  • Washburn: 2
  • Western Illinois: 2
  • Albany: 1
  • Albany State (GA): 1
  • Assumption: 1
  • Austin Peay: 1
  • Azusa Pacific: 1
  • Baldwin Wallace College: 1
  • Barton College: 1
  • Bemidji State University: 1
  • Berry College: 1
  • Brown: 1
  • Bucknell: 1
  • California (PA): 1
  • Canisius College: 1
  • Cortland State Of New York: 1
  • Culver-Stockton College: 1
  • Dartmouth: 1
  • Dayton: 1
  • Drake: 1
  • Duquesne: 1
  • East Central: 1
  • Elon: 1
  • Findlay: 1
  • Fort Hays: 1
  • Fort Valley State: 1
  • Framingham State: 1
  • Friends University: 1
  • Grambling State: 1
  • Grand Valley: 1
  • Greenville: 1
  • Howard: 1
  • Humboldt State: 1
  • Idaho State: 1
  • Indiana State: 1
  • Jacksonville State: 1
  • Kutztown: 1
  • Lindenwood: 1
  • Loyola University: 1
  • Malone: 1
  • Marist: 1
  • Missouri State: 1
  • Missouri-Rolla: 1
  • Monmouth: 1
  • Morgan State: 1
  • Murray State: 1
  • Navy: 1
  • New Hampshire: 1
  • North Carolina Central: 1
  • North Dakota: 1
  • Northern Colorado: 1
  • NW Missouri State: 1
  • Ohio: 1
  • Portland State: 1
  • Richmond: 1
  • Sacred Heart: 1
  • Shepherd: 1
  • South Florida Community College: 1
  • Southeastern Louisiana: 1
  • Southern Arkansas: 1
  • St. John’s (MN): 1
  • Stetson: 1
  • Tarleton State: 1
  • Texas State: 1
  • Tusculum College: 1
  • UC Davis: 1
  • UNC Pembroke: 1
  • University of Lock Haven: 1
  • University of West Florida: 1
  • UNLV: 1
  • Virginia Commonwealth: 1
  • West Alabama: 1
  • Western Carolina: 1
  • Western State: 1
  • Wingate: 1
  • Wisconsin-Whitewater: 1
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Well once again Tech dragged down the ACC. We had an option based TO that never sends players to the league. We screwed the ACC but we are coming back!
 
The NFL players argument is part of the whole machine. Players and alumni of large state schools create networks of agents that help players get noticed and develop trusting relationships. Many GT players overperform their draft selection. We aren’t the only school where that happens. Even Jayden Daniels was originally an ASU QB.

The big state schools fill the journalist spots that provide the hype. The hype provides the recruits. The recruits provide the results. The recruits also feed the NFL pipelines for the big schools. It is all a self-feeding machine.
 
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