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Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby sounds off on ‘frustrating’ delay to CFP expansion
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Whether the College Football Playoff expands or not, the debate is still raging on. After the conference commissioners met for 3 days for 8 hours a day, they still have yet to reach a decision on expansion.
College football keeps kicking the can down the road in a broken system that clearly needs to be fixed. One commissioner sounded off on his frustration from the weekend meetings.
Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby is not happy with the progress that has not been made while talking about CFP expansion. Rightfully so, after he was blinded sided by Oklahoma and Texas moving to the SEC and having to scramble to grab BYU, Cincinnati, UCF, and Houston, which expansion would help the new-look Big 12.
Here is everything Bob Bowlsby had to say:
12 team playoff on hold for now. “I’m disappointed,” B12 Bob Bowlsby said just now. Adds too much “parochiality” among peers. Bowl issues, payout, among the issues. Bowlsby upset over lack of progress after commishes met for a total of 8 hours over three days.
— Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) January 10, 2022
Bob Bowlsby, asked about not reaching unanimity required to expand the Playoff: “Didn’t even get close.”
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) January 10, 2022
The CFP board meeting on expansion has ended. Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby told us the group could not reach unanimity on a new format. He is visibly frustrated.
“Have you seen the movie Groundhog Day?”
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) January 10, 2022
Bowlsby: “There are holdouts for four, there are holdouts for eight, there are holdouts for 12. It has been a very frustrating process.”
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) January 10, 2022
Bowlsby: “Everybody is more concerned about their own silos than everybody else’s.” Noted Mike Slive and Jim Delany for past their differences to get to four and do “what was best for college football.”
“That didn’t happen here.”
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) January 10, 2022
Bob Bowlsby on the Playoff not expanding: “We didn’t even get close. And “we have a lot of work to do.” And “I am disappointed.” And “We have entrenched issues.”
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 10, 2022