# Tony Petitti’s Playoff Pitch and an ACC Vibe Check | College Football

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Published: 2026-05-21T09:00:00+00:00
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In this episode, we react to Tony Petitti’s public push for a 24-team College Football Playoff and try to sort through what it actually means for the sport. Is expansion really about access, regular-season stakes, and rewarding more teams, or is it mostly about television inventory, conference leverage, and the ongoing ESPN vs. Fox tug-of-war? We also talk through why the SEC’s preference for 16 teams suddenly puts some fans in the strange position of... rooting for Greg Sankey. Then it’s time for an ACC vibe check, as we take a look at the conference before full preview season kicks into gear. Miami looks like the league’s clearest headliner, but after that, things get messy fast. We work through the conference’s biggest connective tissues, including offensive line questions, thin receiver rooms, quarterback uncertainty, Cal’s wide range of outcomes, Louisville’s favorable path, Georgia Tech’s possible regression, and whether Virginia Tech or NC State could turn into a surprise playoff-adjacent story. Also included: Slices 'N Steps in NYC, illegal-streaming hypotheticals, Chili’s corn nostalgia, and the beginning of what may become a fully realized ACC-as-abandoned-mall taxonomy. Subscribe to the newsletter for free: https://www.solidverbal.com/newsletter Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro & Slices 'N Steps in NYC 6:38 - Tony Petitti's 24-Team CFP Plan 31:07 - The Vibrant ACC Mall 38:00 - The Cal Factor 45:20 - The Case for Syracuse 52:07 - The Case Against Georgia Tech 59:48 - Miami's Heisman Elimination Game 1:07:49 - Virginia Tech's CFP Chances 1:12:41 - The Surprise Orange Julius 1:17:05 - Mapping Out The ACC Mall Support the show!: https://www.patreon.com/solidverbal See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio…

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