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<blockquote data-quote="Buckaineer" data-source="post: 131739826" data-attributes="member: 1428007"><h3>Ohio State AD Gene Smith says 'pause button should be hit' on CFP expansion. Others fret over ESPN's grip on football</h3>[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://sports.yahoo.com/ohio-state-ad-gene-smith-says-pause-button-should-be-hit-on-cfp-expansion-others-fret-over-esp-ns-grip-on-football-212514298.html[/URL]The combination of uncertainty in the environment and a <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/big-12-commish-bob-bowlsby-takes-aim-at-espn-bellowing-a-distrust-schools-have-for-network-054741624.html">building skepticism over the power being collected by ESPN and the SEC</a> after <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/its-official-texas-oklahoma-accept-invitations-to-join-sec-160848379.html">recent realignment moves</a> have prompted a more cautious approach to expansion. The exploration of growing from a four-team model to 12-team model was announced in early June and is being deliberated on, with a decision expected in the fall.“I think the pause button should be hit,” Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith told Yahoo Sports. “We need to evaluate the landscape and what it’s going to look like. We still need to evaluate the 12-team playoff. We don’t need to rush into that when there’s legitimate concerns that need to be addressed.”</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buckaineer, post: 131739826, member: 1428007"] [HEADING=2]Ohio State AD Gene Smith says 'pause button should be hit' on CFP expansion. Others fret over ESPN's grip on football[/HEADING] [URL unfurl="true"]https://sports.yahoo.com/ohio-state-ad-gene-smith-says-pause-button-should-be-hit-on-cfp-expansion-others-fret-over-esp-ns-grip-on-football-212514298.html[/URL] The combination of uncertainty in the environment and a [URL='https://sports.yahoo.com/big-12-commish-bob-bowlsby-takes-aim-at-espn-bellowing-a-distrust-schools-have-for-network-054741624.html']building skepticism over the power being collected by ESPN and the SEC[/URL] after [URL='https://sports.yahoo.com/its-official-texas-oklahoma-accept-invitations-to-join-sec-160848379.html']recent realignment moves[/URL] have prompted a more cautious approach to expansion. The exploration of growing from a four-team model to 12-team model was announced in early June and is being deliberated on, with a decision expected in the fall. “I think the pause button should be hit,” Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith told Yahoo Sports. “We need to evaluate the landscape and what it’s going to look like. We still need to evaluate the 12-team playoff. We don’t need to rush into that when there’s legitimate concerns that need to be addressed.” [/QUOTE]

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