Is The Big Ten’s Plan For A 28-Team Playoff Their Worst Idea Ever?

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, hosts Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr dive into the controversial proposal by Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti for a 24 or 28-team college football playoff. The hosts express their concerns about the idea, discuss the concept of the Overton window, and analyze how this could affect the sport's regular season. They also look at various hypothetical playoff matchups and explain why such an expansion could render the regular season almost meaningless. Tune in for a detailed discussion on the future of college football playoff formats. 

00:00 Introduction and Apologies 
00:41 Controversial Playoff Expansion Proposal 
02:04 Debating the Overton Window 
03:28 Big Ten's Strategic Response 
05:35 Hypothetical Playoff Scenarios 
08:01 Impact on Regular Season and Championship Integrity 
12:13 Chat GPT's Bracket Analysis 
19:49 Final Thoughts and Sign-Off