B1G and SEC are working on an agreement that will, among other things, end Notre Dame’s independence

A college football coup is happening right before our eyes, folks.

ESPN’s Heather Dinich reported Monday that the SEC and Big Ten are actively discussing a scheduling agreement that could be the first step toward developing the College Football Playoff into a near-exclusive tournament for the two conferences.

Dinich quotes an SEC source who said the proposal would “give us the maximum number of postseason opportunities.” Four automatic bids each to the SEC and Big Ten, to be exact.

So let’s do a quick math on this. In the current expanded College Football Playoff format, there are 12 spots (there will be 14 in 2026). If the SEC and Big Ten got eight of those overall spots, that would mean the Big 12, ACC and Group of Six (including the Pac-12) would have to fight for the remaining four through six.

You may be asking yourself, “How could they bypass the NCAA and College Football Playoff Committee by changing the rules so drastically?” Well, according to Dinich, the SEC source’s answer is: Eliminate the committee entirely.

“I think anything we can do to take the subjectivity of a committee off the table is really helpful,” the SEC source told her. “We may not be able to completely get rid of subjectivity the more we can minimize it. And so.” [the] The idea of ​​multiple automatic spots for a conference is very valuable. I’m not sure four is the right number.

Not sure if four is the right number? Unless playoff expansion is part of that agreement, it appears the discussions could be a conspiracy to carry out a hostile takeover of college football.

An alliance like this would create more seismic activity in conference realignment than ever before, especially as conferences consider scheduling the regular season.

Notre Dame and all remaining independents would be virtually irrelevant without their own negotiated guarantee to the CFP. The Irish could say goodbye to their rivalry with USC if they don’t make the jump to the Big Ten.

The ACC is also in legal turmoil, which could lead to devastating departures like Florida State, Clemson, North Carolina and Virginia to the SEC. Losing the ACC as a power conference would be a major blow to the Big 12’s legitimacy and potentially paint it as a remnant of the Big Ten and ACC’s poorly quenched thirst.

If college football goes down this path, it won’t be long before we arrive at a destination where the Big Ten and SEC are the only two conferences worthy of being crowned national champions. Dare we say: a super league?

All under the guise of praying for cash, this proposed system would turn college football into nothing more than a semi-pro league below the NFL. At what point will the NCAA be eliminated entirely and the Big Ten and SEC merge into a two-conference organization where it can pay players as it sees fit? Not long now, friends.