We try to keep politics out of sports but the coaches and commissioners keep trying to put them back in.
Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti took the podium first at Big Ten Media Days, immediately trying to justify gerrymandering the College Football Playoff and rigging the system.
He wants an expanded playoff field to 16 teams with a model that guarantees the B1G four slots in the field.
Petitti said, "We want to better connect the regular season & postseason. We want more conference games to matter in November." He insists he wants to "keep as many teams alive as deep (in season) as possible"
"If you're 6-3 in the Big Ten, I would argue that's a good record.