MIRAMAR, Fla. — The SEC isn’t waffling on its stance on the future College Football Playoff format; it just doesn’t know what it wants. As the other nine leagues across the country favor one of two formats under discussion, the SEC remains in limbo after its annual spring meetings, making it the de facto authority on the future of the sport.
Sources describe the three days of debate and discussion among coaches and administrators inside the Sandestin Hilton as, at times, heated. SEC officials distributed a seven-page document to a small group of reporters on Thursday afternoon. The document, filled with data highlighting the SEC’s depth and strength, painted a picture of what the SEC demands be the focal point of the new CFP’s selection process: strength of schedule.
The document, titled “A REGULAR SEASON GAUNTLET,” reiterated the undercurrent steering administrators and coaches at these meetings: The SEC deserves more consideration and recognition from the CFP selection committee — and perhaps they should implement a few more data points that have long favored the SEC’s strength of record and schedules over the last decade.
“This is wanting to understand the decisions and we have to have better clarity on the criteria that informs those decisions,” SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said during a 47-minute session with reporters that focused mainly on the CFP’s future.
Ultimately, those decisions are made by a 13-person panel of athletic directors, former coaches and one member of the media. They rely on data, yes, but that only informs their decisions, which remain somewhat unclear, particularly with the public. The CFP also does not weigh strength of schedule in its decision-making, a protocol in place since the inception of the…
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Author : Brandon Marcello
Publish date : 2025-05-30 13:07:00
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