It is an absurd thought. But just for a moment, imagine the College Football Playoff without an SEC team. Impossible, right? But that’s the 2023 NCAA men’s Final Four, writes sports columnist Brian T. Smith.
Florida Atlantic celebrates the East Regional win over Kansas State that sent the Owls to Houston for their first Final Four.It is an absurd thought. But just for a moment, imagine the College Football Playoff without an SEC team.The Big 12, the best college basketball conference in the country, didn’t even make it to Houston., the Mountain West, the Big East and the Atlantic Coast Conference are all here and enjoying the spacious comforts of NRG Stadium.
Overarching generalizations can be fleeting in contemporary college sports. Everything keeps changing, faster than ever. Then there’s the reality that the 2020 postseason, which was canceled during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, is still playing out on rosters across the country. But does Miami knock out No. 1 Houston and No. 2 Texas without a little name, image and likeness help?
“I think it's great for the game to have new faces, new people on the scene. I think it's really cool,” FAU coach Dusty May said Thursday at NRG Stadium after George Mason, VCU and Loyola-Chicago were mentioned.
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