The College Football Playoff expanded to 12 teams to get some new blood — but the final four are decidedly blueblood. All four teams are among the eight programs with at least 900 all-time

Some of it may be overboard, dancing on the grave of a not-dead patient by SEC haters who finally see their chance. Some of it is a chance to vent back at the loud pro-SEC voices, at ESPN and elsewhere. And a lot of this may be premature. New arrival Texas could still bring the SEC its sixth national title in eight years.

How many times has the No. 1 seeded team entered the NCAA Basketball Tournament and cut the nets down in the end? The answer is not many. Gonzaga, Saint Joseph’s, the list goes on and on over the years where the No.