BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey stood firm behind a 16-team College Football Playoff expansion Monday, indicating that a disagreement with the Big Ten — which backs doubling the current bracket to 24 teams — is lingering deep into the offseason. “That focus hasn’t changed,” Sankey said at the APSE Southeast Region meeting at the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. “We’re open to the conversation, but there are a lot of ideas out there that have to be supported