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College Football Playoff expands to 24 teams despite fan backlash

Original: The 24-team College Football Playoff has the same approval rating as New Coke. It's coming anyway https://www. nytimes.c

A new survey found the planned 24-team College Football Playoff is about as popular as New Coke, one of the most reviled product launches in American history. College football leaders acknowledge the expansion is deeply unpopular with fans but are pressing ahead with it anyway. The comparison has become a talking point about how the sport's leadership keeps prioritizing money and conference politics over what fans actually want.

Why now: The striking New Coke comparison in a fresh survey on the playoff's unpopularity is drawing attention as expansion moves forward anyway.

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• The 24-team College Football Playoff has the same approval rating as New Coke. It's coming anyway https://www. nytimes.com/athletic/7692297/2 026/10/15/college-football-playoff-approval-rating-the-audible-survey/ College football leaders know expansion is unpopular. They just… · athletic@sportsfeed.me

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