The Big Ten and SEC are already trying to ruin the expanded College Football Playoff

This is the first year of the expanded College Football Playoff. After a decade of it being at four teams, it is now at 12 teams. There are five guaranteed bids in the current structure, with the five highest-ranked conference champions getting automatic bids into the Playoff.

That structure is set for at least a couple of more years. While we don't know what it will truly look like until the end of the season, it seems to be the fairest way to do a 12-team Playoff. Unfortunately, two of the most powerful conferences are already looking to ruin it.

The Big Ten and the SEC are clearly the two most powerful conferences in college football. They are the two conferences with the biggest TV contracts and the biggest brands, and they have the most power. Both are continuing their trend of greed based on a recent report.

The Big Ten and SEC are posturing for more bids in the College Football Playoff

According to a recent report, the Big Ten and SEC are meeting this week about a possible scheduling alliance, among other things. They are also expected to talk about the future of the CFP and are going to explore if they can somehow make it so each conference is guaranteed four bids into the Playoff.

Because of the concessions made to make the 12-team playoff happen, these two conferences have a significant amount of power when it comes to the future of the CFP. That's the only reason why they are having these talks. Of course, the other conferences will push back mightily.

As they should. This would absolutely suck if this happens. The Big Ten and SEC should only get that many bids if there are teams in those conferences who deserve it, not because they are guaranteed. That's certainly not fair to the rest of the country.

Greed has infected the sport of college football and it's only going to get worse.