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[QUOTE="Alsacs, post: 4175554, member: 652"]
The Big Ten wants expansion of the CFB.

They didn’t want expansion before 2026. The last year is 2025.

The Big Ten is in bed with Fox. Fox owns half of the BTN. Actually Fox owns 51%.

Fox wants part of the CFB.
ESPN owns it thru 2025.
Big Ten didn’t want expansion with ESPN controlling it all.
Big Ten wants Fox to have a chance to get it.

The expansion plan to was voted 8-3 in favor of expansion sooner than 2025.
That vote required all 11 conferences to vote yes to happen.

The 3 that voted against Big Ten, ACC and Pac-12.
The Big Ten and Pac-12 wanted to protect the Rose Bowl.

I have no flippin’ clue why the ACC opposed except it has this alliance. That alliance divides the ACC from its TV partner.

Now I am happy when ESPN gets screwed but they won’t forget what the ACC did.
They will either lose a portion of the CFB playoffs or have to pay more.
Likely the former because the Big Ten will push to add partners ie Fox.

I hope this explains stuff as it is inside baseball stuff.

The expansion to 12 before 2025 was going to give the top 5 champions regardless of conference automatic bids.

The ACC likely in most seasons is fine here. The other 7 bids there wasn’t a consensus leaked as to how they would be determined and if they would be a conference limit.
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