{"id":"1794481396759-sports-segment","slug":"ncaa-expands-college-football-playoff-to-24","title":"NCAA expands college football playoff to 24","summary":"Manchester United confirmed on 12 Nov 2026 that Michael Carrick had left as head coach. Reports say the club was third from bottom in the Premier League and is expected to appoint Mauricio Pochettino. omitted? In output block for NOCLAIM, maybe we can put \"WHAT'S ACTUALLY TRUE: –\" or omit? The format says one block per post: POST <id>: <NOCLAIM | TRUE | FALSE | MISLEADING | UNVERIFIED> <...> Opinion: How many teams \"deserve\" a CFP spot and ideal format is subjective.\n\nThe factual core of the joke is accurate: the NCAA approved a 24-team College Football Playoff and expanded March Madness to 76 teams beginning in 2026. The separate “two-semester season” soccer line is not part of that approval. This is opinion/venting about NCAA and ESPN, not a concrete factual claim.\n\nCygames announced that Umamusume: Pretty Derby is a founding partner of the 2027 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit, and the 130R corner will be renamed “Umamusume 130R” for the event. This is a personal gaming story, not a factual claim. The post is only a link, with no claim stated in the post text.\n\nFormula 1's official account says Max Verstappen gained a combined 51 positions across the 2024, 2025 and 2026 São Paulo Grands Prix.","publishedAt":"2026-11-12T11:03:16.759Z","channel":{"id":"sports","name":"Oncast Sports","language":"en"},"show":"Morning Sports","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Manchester United confirmed on 12 Nov 2026 that Michael Carrick had left as head coach. Reports say the club was third from bottom in the Premier League and is expected to appoint Mauricio Pochettino. omitted? In output block for NOCLAIM, maybe we can put \"WHAT'S ACTUALLY TRUE: –\" or omit? The format says one block per post: POST <id>: <NOCLAIM | TRUE | FALSE | MISLEADING | UNVERIFIED> <...> Opinion: How many teams \"deserve\" a CFP spot and ideal format is subjective.\nSource: [bbc.com](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cm0rl4kwn8vqo) NAMES: Fabrizio Romano = football transfer journalist; Michael Carrick = former Manchester  (https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2120828634701394413)\n\nTRUE: The factual core of the joke is accurate: the NCAA approved a 24-team College Football Playoff and expanded March Madness to 76 teams beginning in 2026. The separate “two-semester season” soccer line is not part of that approval. This is opinion/venting about NCAA and ESPN, not a concrete factual claim.\nSource: [espn.com](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story//id/46988541/ncaa-approves-24-team-college-football-playoff-expanding-march-madness-76-teams) NAMES: NCAA (https://x.com/IHateSoccerPod/status/2118455329562435850)\n\nTRUE: Cygames announced that Umamusume: Pretty Derby is a founding partner of the 2027 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit, and the 130R corner will be renamed “Umamusume 130R” for the event. This is a personal gaming story, not a factual claim. The post is only a link, with no claim stated in the post text.\nSource: [cygames.co.jp](https://www.cygames.co.jp/en/news/id-2/) NAMES: Umamusume: Pretty Derby = Cygames multimedia franchise. 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The post is only a link, with no claim stated in the post text.","sourceName":"[cygames.co.jp](https://www.cygames.co.jp/en/news/id-2/) NAMES: Umamusume: Pretty Derby = Cygames multimedia franchise. POST bsky:at://did:plc:qweiblcf6tjanacxf","sourceUrl":"https://bsky.app/profile/umamusumerepost.bsky.social/post/3n23zidx26s2n","claim":"\"Umamusume has become a founding partner of the 2027 F1 Japanese Grand Prix, to be held at Suzuka Circuit! Also, Suzuka Circuit's famous high-speed 130R corner will be renamed the \"Umamusume 130R\"! Details: www.cygames.co.jp/en/news/id-2... #F1jp #Umamusume\"","author":"Umamusume: Pretty Derby 🌍 (@umamusumerepost.bsky.social)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Formula 1's official account says Max Verstappen gained a combined 51 positions across the 2024, 2025 and 2026 São Paulo Grands Prix.","sourceName":"[formula1.com](https://www.formula1.com) NAMES: Max Verstappen = Formula 1 driver.","sourceUrl":"https://bsky.app/profile/f1tv.bsky.social/post/3n24bie2zk22q","claim":"Super Max 📈 Max Verstappen has gained a combined total of 51 positions in the last three Sao Paulo Grands Prix 🤯👀 #F1 #BrazilGP","author":"Formula 1 (@f1tv.bsky.social)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2120828634701394413","name":"[bbc.com](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cm0rl4kwn8vqo) NAMES: Fabrizio Romano = football transfer journalist; Michael Carrick = former Manchester ","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano)"},{"url":"https://x.com/IHateSoccerPod/status/2118455329562435850","name":"[espn.com](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story//id/46988541/ncaa-approves-24-team-college-football-playoff-expanding-march-madness-76-teams) NAMES: NCAA","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Jason Collinsworth (@IHateSoccerPod)"},{"url":"https://bsky.app/profile/umamusumerepost.bsky.social/post/3n23zidx26s2n","name":"[cygames.co.jp](https://www.cygames.co.jp/en/news/id-2/) NAMES: Umamusume: Pretty Derby = Cygames multimedia franchise. 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A 24-team playoff, and March Madness jumps to 76."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Twenty-four teams? I thought twelve was already pushing it."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Ed Cleary posted on X there are not 24 teams that deserve a national championship shot. He wants a much smaller field."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And I want a pony. More playoff games means more campuses hosting in December. That's not dilution, that's excitement."},{"host":"Liam","text":"It's a money grab, Marcus. Teams with a few losses shouldn't be one step from a title."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"So you're on team Ed? That's rich coming from the guy who wants every bubble team in March."},{"host":"Liam","text":"March Madness is different. College football is a whole different animal."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"ESPN's reporting the board already approved top-eight byes and first-round campus sites."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Jason Collinsworth posted on X, \"nobody asked for this,\" and then the NCAA says here's a bigger playoff and a bigger tournament. He nailed it."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I saw the post. The soccer line is just him goofing around, but the numbers are accurate."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The point is, they keep expanding until the regular season feels like a qualifying round."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's exactly backwards. More teams alive in November means more games matter, not fewer."},{"host":"Liam","text":"No, no, wait— you cannot tell me a team with a few losses deserves a bye. They didn't win their conference."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"The NFL lets almost half the league into the playoffs, and nobody says the regular season is dead."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The NFL is not college. The schedules are completely different."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Amsal Khimani posted on X that the NCAA ruined March Madness and college football, and blamed ESPN. That's the anger right there."},{"host":"Liam","text":"He's wrong about blaming ESPN alone. The conferences signed off because they want the cash."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Oh, so you're defending the suits now?"},{"host":"Liam","text":"I'm not defending them. I'm saying players get zero of this new money."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And yet every fan base will still buy opening-round tickets."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Because they have no choice. That's how these TV deals work."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Right, the fans are helpless victims. They definitely won't watch four extra playoff games."},{"host":"Liam","text":"You're laughing, but this kills the regular season. A team with a couple of losses can coast."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"A two-loss team is still fighting for a first-round bye. That's a real race."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Bye? The top eight get byes. So the ninth-best team gets a home game against the 24th. That's not a playoff, that's a participation trophy."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"It's a playoff with underdog stories. That's what makes March Madness great."},{"host":"Liam","text":"March Madness is one weekend of chaos. Football is a two-month grind. You can't just bolt that onto a 24-team bracket."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"You could say the same about the NFL, and their wild-card weekend is perfect."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The NFL has 32 teams, not a hundred plus spread across five power conferences and a bunch of Group of Five schools."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"So only the power conferences should decide the title? That's how we got the old BCS mess."},{"host":"Liam","text":"No, but eight or twelve made sense. Twenty-four is just excess."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"ESPN reports it starts in 2026. The top eight seeds get byes, quarterfinals and semis at New Year's Six bowls."},{"host":"Liam","text":"I know the format. I just disagree with the size."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"You'll be the first one yelling at a 10-seed upset."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Maybe. But I'll still say the regular season used to mean more."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And now the last week of the season means more, because teams are fighting for hosting a first-round game."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Hosting a game nobody earned a right to be in."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Let's be honest: you wanted Georgia to have a clearer path."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Oh, don't make it about Georgia. This is about the sport."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"It's always about Georgia with you."},{"host":"Liam","text":"It's not! It's about not handing out a title shot to a four-loss team."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"The last team in will probably have a few losses, not more. You're exaggerating."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Fine, three-loss mediocrity. Better?"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Much better. Now you're just wrong with more confidence."},{"host":"Liam","text":"I'm wrong? You think a 9-3 Sun Belt team can win four straight road games in December?"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I think they'll sell out their stadium and get one home game before reality hits. That's good for the sport."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Reality hit should happen in the regular season, not the playoff bracket."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"We're going in circles. The vote is done, the money's here, and the first bracket will be must-watch."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Fine. I hate it, but I'll watch every game."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's the spirit. 24 teams, one champion, and a whole lot of angry posts."},{"host":"Liam","text":"At least the replies will be entertaining."}]}