Sankey Says "No Urgency" for the SEC to Further Expand, BUT...

[KingWard]

...the league intends to "be nimble" with respect to future expansion. I'd say the door is very much ajar if not open. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/34263476/no-sense-urgency-league-expand-16-teams

 

[Prestonyte]

...the league intends to "be nimble" with respect to future expansion. I'd say the door is very much ajar if not open. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/34263476/no-sense-urgency-league-expand-16-teams

"They listened to lots of inquiries"

 

[Harvard Gamecock]

Translation: Of course discussions/negotiations have been ongoing behind the scenes. Nothing has been decided or finalized as of yet. Therefore, I am not at liberty to publicly discuss any of the preceding topics.

 

[gamecock stock]

Hope he pushes again for a 12-team playoff. And I like the idea of no automatic bids. Teams in cupcake conferences should not get automatic spots in playoffs because they won their conference.

 

[Lurker123]

Translation: Of course discussions/negotiations have been ongoing behind the scenes. Nothing has been decided or finalized as of yet. Therefore, I am not at liberty to publicly discuss any of the preceding topics.

Agreed. Conference expansion is dead, right up until the next announcement is made.

 

[KingWard]

Hope he pushes again for a 12-team playoff. And I like the idea of no automatic bids. Teams in cupcake conferences should not get automatic spots in playoffs because they won their conference.

No automatic bids. Period. Not unless there are, in the end, only two conferences.