Before Missouri and Kansas kick off Saturday, fans of both programs should thank Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey.
This should be a no-brainer for anyone dressed in black and gold. Helped with bolting. Sankey has continued to endorse Mizzou while he sits in the big chair. The latest example was last week when the Tigers forcefully denied harmful speculation that suggested they were in danger of being handled at some point in his SEC’s future. Mieles have to worry about how to keep up with the growing pond. He doesn’t have to worry about the net coming to pick.
Fans in purple probably don’t hold Sankey that high. Of course. His sudden poaching of Big 12 powerhouses Oklahoma and Texas leaves the Big 12’s future uncertain, and Kansas likely to be affected by upcoming fallout.
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But as these two former conference foes stir up old memories, Sankey and others should be applauded for the work they’ve done to bring the college football playoff’s next expansion across the finish line. . Written by Mizuu. According to K state. By a proud program that exists outside the elite inner circle of college football. This game is a good example of why the 12-team picture is better.
“We designed and presented effective plans for future formats,” Sankey said during his first week’s trip to Mizzou. “Not everyone agreed. We’ll see if there’s a point where people agree.”
they did finally. Good luck. The 12-team plan, which has since been approved and is due to be implemented by 2026 at the latest (and hopefully sooner), is very similar to what Sankey put forward over a year ago. You have to work hard to find out why you don’t like this change. Especially if you are interested in programs like Mizzou and K-State.
Both teams’ high water marks are defined (so far, at least) by the right coaches getting something special, but at the same time they’re constrained by hard, low playoff ceilings. Imagine Gary Pinkel and Bill Snyder getting shot in his 12-team playoff.
2007 Sports Illustrated Cover Featuring Tigers Quarterback Chase Daniel – “Mizzou, That’s Who” – A Top-Ranked Team’s Potential to Contend for a National Championship in a Pass/Fail Test with Oklahoma in the League Title Game Couldn’t have summed it up. A home playoff game against Arizona State and all the intrigue it has to offer would have been waiting for the Tigers.
Blaine Gabbert’s 2010 Tigers would have hit an underdog shot to Andrew Luck’s Stanford on the road.
One of the most thrilling games Mizzou has played since joining the SEC in a heartbreaking overtime loss at home to South Carolina in 2013, he would have received a well-deserved playoff rematch at CoMo. .
Had a 12-team format been in place since the start of the BCS era (1998), the Tigers would have made three appearances in 2008 and 2014 with two missed closes.
What about Kansas? eight times. That’s one more than Clemson and one less than Notre Dame. Snyder is often called precisely the most underrated great college football coach. This format would have spread the word.
These days, giving programs outside of Alabama and Ohio a legitimate playoff hope is a good thing. It’s a good thing. Giving fans a home playoff game is not a good thing.
Coaches will find other ways to get fired. Some expect to enter the bracket, but missing it is a buyout-worthy mistake. Those who liked to lose more ground because of the money the expanded bracket would generate. This is due to those who argued that this was not the correct way to do it.
None of us, or at least none of us, enjoy college basketball because we know the teams could end up meeting again in the NCAA Tournament. I am obsessed with March Madness. why? One reason is that it allows Bluebloods to dream big.
Eli Drinkwitz of Mizzou and Chris Klieman of Kansas State cannot try to be Pinkel and Snyder. With what Hall of Fame coaches have accomplished under the inexorable playoff ceiling, they know what’s possible with their program. It lifts quickly.
