ESPN’s Michael Wilbon called out his own network for greed when it comes to the College Football Playoff. Now that we’re two rounds into this year’s iteration, Wilbon saw enough and said the CFP does not need 12 teams.

The College Football Playoff’s 12-team expansion is already under fire, with ESPN’s Michael Wilbon calling out his own network for prioritizing profits over practicality.

Pardon The Interruption's Michael Wilbon recently called out his employer for their greed surrounding the expansion of the college football playoff, and he's not wrong. Some people, me included, thought moving to a six—or eight-team playoff would've been an excellent transition from four.

In 10 seasons, top-seeded teams in both the AFC and NFC were 14-4 in the postseason, combining for a 28-8 overall record. Top seeds won by an average of 14.1 points per game, and their losses came by an average of 5.8 points per game.

His co-host Tony Kornheiser is less concerned with the 12-team number, but was aligned on the seeding issue. He also believes some SEC bias crept into the equation, something that ESPN, which owns rights to the entire playoff as well as the SEC's media rights, has caught plenty of flak for during the year.

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The College Football Playoff has dramatically shifted the college ... The Huskies' offense was led by its QB, Michael Penix Jr., who put on a show, with 430 passing yards and two passing touchdowns.

The Wild Card Round wasn't the most exciting NFL playoff weekend ever. Five of the six games were blowouts. I had high hopes coming in, and they very much went unfulfilled. I highly, highly doubt that happens again this weekend.

For all the flag-planting of rivalry week, Ohio State is proving teams can overcome multiple losses (including the big one) on way to glory.

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The College Football Playoff, during its decade-plus existence, has had no shortage of detractors. The 12-team format poured gasoline on the fire with a dud of a first round, which saw all four higher-seeded and home-based teams win in dominant fashion.

The 2024 College Football Playoff has hit the quarterfinal round. A new, expanded 12-team bracket began with byes for four teams and four first-round games hosted by Texas football, Penn State ...