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Jim Phillips says he has had frequent conversations with other P4 commissioners on conference scheduling. "I like where we're at with 8 games because of the type of caliber of nonconference games we're playing, but we'll adjust if we have to."

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Tony Petitti said any playoff format that increases the role of the CFP selection committee will “have a difficult time” getting the support of the Big Ten.

Petitti avoided the use of the phrase “automatic qualifiers.” Instead he said they have a “strong preference” for a system that allocates spots on conference standings and play-in games. He pushed for a better connection between the regular season and postseason.

Cignetti: why shouldn’t the Big Ten have four AQs?

Cignetti: “we need to take the decision-making off the committee for some degree.”

Petitti told me he doesn’t want a playoff format to devalue or eliminate the conference championship game.

Petitti is not convinced there’s a better metric to help the committee …

I asked him why he wants to limit the Big Ten to four playoff teams when it might get more. He talked about the six teams that would be in the play-in games to determine those four teams:

He said people hear “automatic qualifiers” and have a misperception that the Big Ten wants to be handed something.   “Everything we're talking about is earning it on the field,” Petitti said. “To go through that type of a gauntlet, to get to the to get the CFP, is a lot.”

Both Petitti and Sankey told me their working relationship- and the partnership between the two leagues - remains strong, collaborative and professional. That doesn’t mean they can’t or won’t disagree.

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Lotta talk about Ohio State and Penn State. I asked Oregon HC Dan Lanning about this. “I don’t mind being the silent assassin,” he said. 😏

Lanning’s expectations remain high: “Last year I felt like was our most talented team,” he said. “This year, I don’t think there’s a huge talent drop-off on our team. I just think there’s new faces people haven’t seen.”

“We can’t leave it up to chance with a 5+11 combo,” said Washington coach Jedd Fisch, pushing for the four automatic qualifiers.

James Franklin said this is “the best combined personnel” they’ve had at Penn State in terms of players and staff from depth, experience and talent.

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Lincoln Riley said there are “a million reasons why we should adopt the automatic qualifier” model and he cited the continuation of the rivalry with Notre Dame as a reason why. He spoke passionately about the meaning of the rivalry but also said it’s tied into the CFP decision.