![]() The status quo is not good for West Virginia. So he's- you know, they- this, again, so many people in college athletics, the first impulse is, let's protect the status quo all the time, even if it doesn't make sense for your team or your league or whatever. And then secondly, yeah, the Big 12 is hanging by a fingernail and probably- could well end up being relegated to a group of five sort of designation. First of all, you ain't the best team in your conference, and so you want the Big 12 or whatever league you're in to get multiple bids. ![]() I mean, it's pretty darn clear- you need the biggest playoff possible if you are West Virginia. PAT FORDE: Yeah, I've got- I've reached the point where I feel like if Gordon Gee says something and it's nonsensical, then- then my feeling is that I'm on the right side, because he's just- like, nine times out of 10, the first instinct- impulse to come out of his mouth is going to be wrong, and this one, he's dead wrong, at least in terms of what's in the best interest of West Virginia. So what the Big 12 has to do is leverage maybe some sympathy, leverage maybe some TV angst, and make sure however this 12-team playoff is recreated, they are- they're in a position where whatever their league looks like, it's attainable to get there. Those are your two North Stars, if you want a vibrant, viable future in college athletics.Īnd cutting off any potential lifeline to the playoff is not smart. One is TV money, and two is access to the playoff. There were two things that matter to the Big 12. If people didn't read it and listening, they can look it up. But I wrote a big feature, the Big 12 column last week. Like, what they're doing now is posturing with the power they have. PETE THAMEL: What he said about the playoff wasn't particularly sensible. What is he talking about? Is there a- is there a- is there a thinking here, why you would oppose this plan at this point? This is literally the last lifeline getting thrown off the side of the Titanic for Big 12 teams. You are now a group of five tea- program.ĭAN WETZEL: You should be running to a playoff proposal that offers up six automatic bids. And I only wonder what the hell the guy is thinking. I think it was a good idea whenever- when there was stability." So Gordon Gee is saying there will be no 12-team playoff because the Big 12 is not stable.
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