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re: The top seeds in the CFP will rightfully complain about not getting a home game.
Posted on 11/29/23 at 1:04 pm to timlan2057
Posted on 11/29/23 at 1:04 pm to timlan2057
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Why are lower seeded teams rewarded with something the top seeds aren’t?
Because the higher seeds are rewarded with not having to play a game. You think a team would rather play an extra home game over getting a bye week?
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Posted on 11/29/23 at 1:07 pm to LSBoosie
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Because the higher seeds are rewarded with not having to play a game. You think a team would rather play an extra home game over getting a bye week?
Huh? I think they should get the bye AND a home game, just like the top seeds in the NFC and the AFC.
Posted on 11/29/23 at 4:23 pm to LSBoosie
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You think a team would rather play an extra home game over getting a bye week?
From a purely financial standpoint, yes.
The home teams in the first round of the playoffs are going to get an extra sold out home game. That equals a few million extra dollars in profit those teams with a bye playing at a neutral site (presumably) won't get...unless there is an agreement were all revenue generated in the playoffs is shared equally among the 12 teams.
Also, the bye teams playing a "bowl game" will have to incur significantly greater expense traveling to neutral site games rather than just playing a home game on campus.
IMO, the "bowl games" after the first round will start to dwindle to just maybe the final Four (semi-finals) being neutral sites. Initially, they will try to keep "bowl game" for tradition purposes. That will go away after a few years.
This post was edited on 11/29/23 at 4:29 pm
Posted on 11/29/23 at 11:27 pm to LSBoosie
quote:Actually, they might.
Because the higher seeds are rewarded with not having to play a game. You think a team would rather play an extra home game over getting a bye week?
Conference championships are played about 3 weeks before the playoffs start, give or take.
Would you rather:
a) take an extra week off before the playoffs, then get a home game against (arguably) a more beatable opponent to get things started,
or
b) start the playoffs in the second round, against a team coming off a win in the playoffs?
Either way, you're coming off a pretty long stretch of not playing, and jumping into a "win or it's over" phase. And these are 18-22 yr olds, not professionals. I think I'd almost prefer to kick things off at home to shake the rust off, and get some good momentum going into the next round. You win, and you'd hit the next game with a lot of confidence, while your opponent hasn't played in awhile.
And if the seeds are such that conference champions don't matter (in which Tulane doesn't get the home field for winning the AAC, for example), that's a good chance you might get your younger guys in late, with a comfortable lead. That would certainly be better than just practicing that week.
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