The SEC is unsatisfied with two straight years of being left out of the College Football Playoff Championship Game, and to rectify it, the "It Just Means More" conference is making an aggressive bid to reshape the CFP format to include more of its member schools.
CBS Sports' Brandon Marcello revealed Greg Sankey's dramatic power play, revealed at the Sandestin Resort in Destin, Florida, this week, that'd essentially tip the scales in the SEC's favor moving forward.
"Sources describe the three days of debate and discussion among coaches and administrators inside the Sandestin Hilton as, at times, heated. SEC officials distributed a seven-page document to a small group of reporters on Thursday afternoon. The document, filled with data highlighting the SEC's depth and strength, painted a picture of what the SEC demands be the focal point of the new CFP's selection process: strength of schedule," Marcello wrote.
"The document, titled 'A REGULAR SEASON GAUNTLET,' reiterated the undercurrent steering administrators and coaches at these meetings: The SEC deserves more consideration and recognition from the CFP selection committee -- and perhaps they should implement a few more data points that have long favored the SEC's strength of record and schedules over the last decade."
The Big Ten's desire for the CFP tips the scales in the SEC and B1G's favor.
"The Big Ten supports a 4+4+2+2+1 model that rewards it and the SEC four automatic qualifiers, and two for the ACC and Big 12, sources told CBS Sports. The highest-ranked Group of 6 champion is also promised a berth and three at-large teams complete the field," Marcello wrote.
While the Big Ten wants to tether itself to the SEC before the next CFP format shakeup, it's clear the "It Just Means More" conference is taking their slogan to heart and viewing itself as head and shoulders above the rest of the sport.