They absolutely need to re-think when the national title game is played. Between NFL playoffs all weekend, MLK day and the Presidential Inauguration, the CFP title had virtually zero hype leading up to the game yesterday
We probably don't take it as seriously as your team. What team was that again?
Definition of a cartel
I was kinda surprised they didn't go for Thursday. The nfl has turned Thursday into a football day, may as well use it. Nobody casually goes to the bar on a Monday.
People want a less convoluted post season. Win and you're in. Lose and you're out. That's what people want, that's what my model grants. Eliminate committees and decision makers altogether. Win and you're in, lose and you're out. It's not rocket science, what I'm proposing.
In reading between the lines of everyone pushing for expansion after a single year of the 12 team playoff, I've come to the conclusion that they don't care how many teams are in the tournament so long as Alabama is included...for reasons.
This doesn’t matter to the cartel. You think they give a about the fans?
Well, I guess if you don't understand football. You understand how it works in basketball, right? Yeah. Same concept.
Unlikely. It has to be something more embarrassing than that.
It doesn't matter if you or I think a bowl means anything. If it's East Toenail St University vs Girls of Pride Tech in the Hawk Tuah Bowl sponsored by the Pillsbury Dough Boy and those players coaches and fans are into it, so be it. People trying to eliminate something they have nothing to do with is lame to put it mildly.
So with zero hype it was the most watched event outside the NFL over the past year. Imagine what it could be if it was goosed a little with those events. To bad the Presidential Inauguration isn't yearly to add to the fun. That would be a riot.
So there isn't a panel of decision makers in basketball? Win and you're in lose and you're out. It's easy guys.
Maybe "meaningless" is a bit harsh, but those games don't carry the same weight they once did in the era of playoffs and transfer portals. The extra practice time meant something before players could just leave on a whim.
Yeah, I mean that's a valid point and honestly a perspective I hadn't considered. What of the general student body on scholarship, though? I think we agree, there should be more guardrails in place than what we have currently.
I love college football, so I'll watch just about anything. That said I feel that there were some interesting matchups outside of the playoff that drew viewership this year. Alabama v. Michigan is a good example. I also feel like the interest generated by the playoff did not diminish the interest in the rest of the games, but actually drew more viewers in. A rising tide lifting all boats to turn a phrase.
