If you’re one of those college football fans that wanted a legitimate playoffs that looks like the postseason you see in professional sports, you got your wish.
Per ESPN’s Pete Thamel, the College Football Playoff Board of Managers voted Friday in a meeting to expand the postseason to a 12-team format, which is “expected to start in 2026.”
The thing I saw the most as both pro- and anti-playoffs fans argued on Twitter was one common thread: Notre Dame jokes. Any talk of the independent football program joining a conference was probably extinguished, because their chances of making the postseason are likely better with more spots available:
So many jokes
Notre Dame is never going to join a conference now! https://t.co/FGwGntfMFh
— Colby Van🍀 (@ArmlessFreak) September 2, 2022
So now we have to watch notre dame gets forced on us every year and lose in the first round? Awesome 🤦🏽♂️ https://t.co/DNJxaWz6Ej
— LEW (@ChrisfLewis) September 2, 2022
We bout to see Notre Dame in the playoffs Year in and year out still choking it up for sure now
— Trey (@Trey_Oh5) September 2, 2022
Congrats to Notre Dame for making the College Football Playoff forever
— River Wells (@riverhwells) September 2, 2022
As long as Notre Dame goes 10-2 (no 13th conference championship game) will they ever miss the playoff? Terrible decision. https://t.co/zwAnTlwpIM
— Bowtie #AttanasioOut (@bowtie_911) September 2, 2022
1. No need to wait till 2026.
2. Should be 8 or 16 BYEs are stupid here.
3. Should be a guarantee that a non power 5 team gets in every year.
4. A lot of bad Notre Dame & Big 10 teams will make the playoff for 📺 💰
5. The BCS was one of the most corrupt entities in 🇺🇸 history. https://t.co/fShzHKzpT5— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) September 2, 2022
Can’t wait for the debates about whether a three-loss Notre Dame team should make the playoffs over a three-loss Texas.
— Patrick Finley (@patrickfinley) September 2, 2022
if this means notre dame makes the playoff every year then we’re all screwed. https://t.co/6PlNPuYokh
— Freddie (@FreddieHale_) September 2, 2022
Breaking: Notre dame has clinched a playoff berth from 2026- the rest of eternity https://t.co/DbRtvyU3ph
— Johnny Fairplay (@FootbalGuy21) September 2, 2022
Notre Dame fans seeing the CFB playoff expand to 12 teams
— PointsBet Sportsbook (@PointsBetUSA) September 2, 2022
Can't wait to watch Notre Dame get blown out in the first round of a 12-team playoff every year.
— Blake Schuster (@Schustee) September 2, 2022
Now, we’re guaranteed that Notre Dame will be beaten badly in the playoff every year.
— Kevin Bartner (@heshsson) September 2, 2022
Will notre dame ever win a playoff game now that they’ll be in it annually? Seriously doubt it!
— Jack (@BigBird4435) September 2, 2022
All this to see Notre Dame get waxed every playoff. https://t.co/vMfIIdvV7X
— Derrick Drake (@DerrickDrake) September 2, 2022
