We are now less than two weeks from the start of the 2025 season, and a major shift in the College Football Playoff was suggested on Wednesday by Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti. Per ESPN, the Big Ten has floated the concept of a dramatic playoff expansion that would raise the field to either 24 or 28 teams.ESPN’s Heather Dinich reported that the idea is still in its “infancy” phase. She noted that Big Ten coaches have not formally pitched it yet, and conference commissioners are expected to meet face-to-face in the coming weeks to explore the discussion further.Part of the proposal includes possibly removing conference championship games, which even within the Big Ten is recognized as a significant hurdle, according to DinichShe also explained that under the model, both the Big Ten and SEC would be allocated seven spots each in the playoff."Seven teams each and then the Big 12 and the ACC would have, I want to say five off the top of my head," Dinish said. "There would be two guaranteed spots for the group of five conferences, two more at large bid."The reaction from fans was overwhelmingly negative."This has to be one of the worst ideas ever," a fan said."It would be a joke, please don't do it," one said."Noooo we don’t want that," a person said."This would be the death of college football," a fan added.Over the past year, playoff expansion to 16 teams has been on the table, which many fans see as a more reasonable approach compared to the larger proposal."No one actually wants a 28 team playoff. It’s becoming a huge money grab trying to expand the playoffs. STOP now," a fan said."Ridiculous. It's fine now. If anything, maybe 16, but definitely no more," one said.The 2025 season will mark the second year of the 12-team playoff.Eli Drinkwitz floats 30-team playoff ideaThe ongoing disagreement about the balance between at-large bids and automatic qualifiers remains a central hurdle in discussions about expanding the playoffs to 16 teams.However, Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz raised the stakes at SEC Media Days by proposing a 30-team playoff format."Now you’re talking about an opportunity for 30 teams, 30 fanbases to be excited and engaged,” Drinkwitz said (via SI). “You’ve got 30 teams with players who have access to compete for a championship.”The CFP faces a Dec. 1 deadline to finalize its structure for the 2026-32 seasons. If no resolution is reached, the playoff will remain at 12 teams. However, CFP Executive Director Rich Clark noted that he would prefer to keep the current format rather than rush to a decision that would not good.