The Big Ten wants to emphasize conference standings, prop of mediocre teams, and insert play-in games to the College Football Playoff process.

Big Ten's playoff plan would devalue non-conference games rather than rectifying that soft portion of the schedule that needs boosted.

College football needs to put more value on interconference clashes. Don't neuter high-stakes games between Power Four conferences. Emphasize them.

Tony Petitti says his preferred College Football Playoff format would make for a compelling November , and, on that point, I agree with the Big Ten commissioner.

November, though, doesn’t require a commissioner’s help. That portion of college football’s calendar already rocks, full of epic rivalries and crucial games that influence playoff qualifications and seed

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