As College Football Playoff leaders continue to examine the future of the enterprise, the industry sits on edge.
The Big Ten and SEC flex their proverbial muscles. The Big 12 and ACC toil over compromise.
Playoff formats and revenue models continue to circulate.
A deadline looms. An agreement is absent.
And for some, a troubling certainty exists: Any deal reached will drive a further financial wedge among the four major conferences.
The CFP is barreling toward a new format and revenue model that skews toward the new Power Two of college athletics, creating a more formal delineation between two groups: the SEC and Big Ten; the ACC and Big 12.