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Message: [QUOTE="huskymedic, post: 4986254, member: 549"] [MEDIA=twitter]1783850490981126419[/MEDIA] More trial ballons… -> [B]Could Group of Five playoff idea expand?[/B] Sources stress that the G5-only tournament idea – pitting winners of eight divisions in a tournament that awards a College Football Playoff automatic berth – entails only Group of Five schools [I]right now[/I]. As conference realignment continues to take hold – and super conferences look to congeal – the industry’s so-called second tier could ultimately also include some Big 12 and ACC schools left on the outside of the two super leagues once the music stops. “The second tier is so fragmented,” a prominent industry source told On3 on Thursday. “Everyone is vying for the adult table. That second tier/G5 is truly ‘Game of Thrones.’ If efforts to join the two super conferences fail, a second-tier end game would be the fallback option for Big 12 schools like Texas Tech, Iowa State and Oklahoma State and ACC schools lacking big brand recognition. They could be second-tier members to complement the Group of Five schools already at that table. That scenario would make Dooley’s concept more appealing to a variety of stakeholders. <- [HEADING=1][/HEADING] [/QUOTE]