AAC Commissioner Mike Aresco again wants to eliminate the Power 5/Group of 5 split

Fort Worth, Texas — American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco marked the start of the AAC men’s basketball tournament Thursday by issuing a statement once again opposing what Aresco believes is an unhealthy division between the Power 5 and Group of 5 conferences at the FBS level. “In recent weeks, I’ve seen references to the ‘Powerful Five’ in interviews and public conversations suggesting that the P5 is an almost exclusive focus in college athletics, Aresco wrote in the statement. “This is very misleading, especially in the current environment.” Aresco spoke…

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Send a set of 5 College Football Questions to Chris Vanini’s mailbag

Submit your questions below to Chris Vannini’s upcoming G5 mailbag. .

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College Football Playoff: What will the 12-team expanded field look like this week?

Although not officially completed, the expanded 12-team football game is expected to begin in the 2024 season. Every week for the rest of the season, the athlete The proposed format will be tested using the CFP’s most recent Top 25 rankings. Here’s how to classify the segment and locate locations using the committee’s November 29 ratings and 2024-25 calendar. Note: The Orange and Cotton Bowls were previously scheduled to host the 2024-25 semifinals and Atlanta was selected as the national championship game. Top four seeds (bye to first round): 1.…

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Send your 5 college football group questions to the G5 Drive mailbag

What’s on your mind about the G5 conferences? Submit the G5 Questions below to Chris Vannini’s Mailbag. .

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With the release of the first CFP rankings for 2022, what will the expanded 12-team field look like?

Although the FIFA World Cup has yet to be officially concluded, the expanded 12-team football final is expected to begin in the 2024 season. Every week for the remainder of the season, the athlete It will test the proposed format using the latest CFP’s top 25 rankings – and anticipate how it will be implemented. Here’s how the slide is distributed and positioned using the November 1 commission rankings. Note: The Orange and Cotton Bowls were previously scheduled to host the 2024-25 semifinals and Atlanta will host the National Championship…

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Mandel’s Final Thoughts: Could Tide Be Weak vs. Volumes? In addition to the urgent madness, the greatness of Los Angeles

And now, 23 final thoughts from Saturday that started at 11 a.m. Dallas time in front of 90,000 at Cotton Bowl and ended at 11:30 p.m. Palo Alto time in front of a few thousand unsuspecting fans at Stanford Stadium who inadvertently (and unfortunately For them) they witnessed the most beautiful end to the whole darn day. 1. It appears that CBS has hired a psychic medium to run the programming department. For two years in a row, they used their only prime-time pick of the season to broadcast the…

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James Madison makes instant FBS statement, plus CFP expansion and more: G5 Drive

One of the most dominant performances of Week 1 in college football came from a team playing its first game as a Football Bowl Subdivision school. James Madison knows how to win. The Dukes haven’t had a losing record since 2002 and they’d been a Football Championship Subdivision powerhouse for the past six years, with a 70-11 record. But they were also just 6-22 against FBS teams in their history as an FCS program. So last Saturday’s 44-7 win against Middle Tennessee was an eye-opener. The Dukes outgained the Blue…

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