SEC Commissioner is Frustrated Over Recent College Football Playoff Discussions
Despite being one of the main reasons for college football playoff-related chaos, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey voiced his frustrations about some of the details involved with the CFP.
Sankey spoke about the process on Friday ahead of the SEC Basketball Tournament and mentioned that ironing out key details should have started years ago.
“We have a reality for the College Football Playoff that says we need to be in conversations,” Sankey said. “It’s been a four-year work project for me that others decided to just put on the shelf for basically two years. Part of my frustration is the details that we’re trying to grind through right now, we should’ve been grinding through back in 2022 or 2023, not 2024. But problems yield in effort, that’s a mantra of mine.”
The current college football playoff model has been a significant talking point this offseason. Multiple reports indicate pressure from the SEC and Big Ten to expand to 14 teams and add an extra auto-bid for each league. Understandably, the requests have been met with frequent backlash, resulting in some of the “frustrations” Sankey mentions.
“It’s a high-level piece of work,” Sankey said. “We’ve done something great with the College Football Playoff. We’ve clearly benefitted from them, I think the game has benefitted from the Playoff. There’s a future opportunity to continue to grow and build.”
While growth and opportunity sound great on paper, Sankey’s plans likely start and end with granting the SEC more power.
