Big Ten pitches College Football Playoff ideas that torch its credibility

 The Big Ten, led by Tony Petitti, spent the offseason concocting absurd College Football Playoff proposals.

A 28-team playoff would increase television inventory, but devalue college football's regular season.

Imagine unranked teams making the playoff. That's the Big Ten's latest idea.

The conference that once held itself aloft as a beacon of all things good and honorable about college athletics is now considering making a mockery of the College Football Playoff.

The Big Ten, led commissioner Tony Petitti, has jumped the shark.

Instead of capitalizing on the momentum of back-to-back national championships, the Big Ten spent the offseason concocting absurd College Football Playoff plans, with its latest idea even zanier than the last.

Petitti just will not rest until he gets every 8-4 Big Ten team into the playoff. His latest playoff idea, according to multiple reports, would expand the playoff to as many as 28 teams and include as many as seven automatic bids apiece for the Big Ten and SEC, with additional automatic bids for other leagues.