So this is the latest chapter in the long, messed-up history of college football and its eternal pursuit of determining a champion and making a lot of money in the process. The SEC/Big Ten’s reasoning undoubtedly falls back on the oldest debate in college football — difficulty of schedule.

The Big Ten and SEC are working to take full control over the future of the College Football Playoff, and it could have a ripple effect on the rest of

The Big Ten and SEC are among the latter. They rule college football these days because of the television contracts and revenue those two monster conferences bring in. And now, it appears as though the two are looking to steer expansion of the College Football Playoff from 12 teams to 14 or 16 according to a report from Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger.