{"id":771503,"date":"2026-02-23T17:32:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/771503\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T17:32:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:32:30","slug":"michigan-fans-not-in-favor-of-big-ten-24-team-playoff-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/771503\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan fans not in favor of Big Ten 24-team playoff proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Earlier this week, we asked fans how many teams they feel should be in the College Football Playoff. And now, the results are in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The current playoff format consists of 12 teams, but expansion is on the horizon and could come as soon as 2027. The Big Ten is pushing for a 24-team playoff and getting rid of conference championships, while the SEC prefers 16 teams. The Big Ten and the SEC appear to be at odds over expansion moving to 16 or 24. Some Maize n Brew readers expressed their dismay over a 24-team field, viewing it as a cash grab that benefits their television broadcast partners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">I would have preferred an 8-team field, but it went from four teams all the way to 12. While I\u2019ll always prefer more football over less, the thought of the James Madisons of the world getting blown out doesn\u2019t sound that appetizing. With 24 teams, the lopsided matchups would become even worse. If there\u2019s to be expansion, 16 seems reasonable while 24 seems reckless and irresponsible. It\u2019ll be interesting to see if the Big Ten or the SEC get their way on this matter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">How did you vote this week? Let us know in the comments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Earlier this week, we asked fans how many teams they feel should be in the College Football Playoff.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":771504,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[331,7,580,52888,49,48],"class_list":{"0":"post-771503","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-football","8":"tag-college-football","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-michigan-football","11":"tag-michigan-football-news","12":"tag-ncaa","13":"tag-ncaa-football"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116121144397888529","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=771503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771503\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/771504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=771503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=771503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=771503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}