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CFP Schedule/Timeline Sucks
Posted on 12/30/25 at 9:53 am
Posted on 12/30/25 at 9:53 am
Quite honestly, I forgot that the playoffs were still going until I saw an ad for the 2nd round today. I get it, my team isn’t in it, but still they are dragging this out unnecessarily.
This will never happen bc of TV and $$$, but I would propose:
1st and 2nd round: played on campuses starting 1 week after conference champs with 1 week in between.
Semis and championships all 1 week after with championship being on NYD.
This would eliminate 3 of the major bowls, which could go back to being prestigious bowl games for teams not in it. All played on NYE.
The 6 major bowls could rotate in.
Again this would NEVER happen bc it would lose ESPN a ton of money.
But this gets teams finished before portal.. gives homefield advantage to the 1st for seeds in 2nd round… and preserves the NYE/NYD tradition of CFB.
Dragging this out till Jan 19th just sucks for the casual observer.
This will never happen bc of TV and $$$, but I would propose:
1st and 2nd round: played on campuses starting 1 week after conference champs with 1 week in between.
Semis and championships all 1 week after with championship being on NYD.
This would eliminate 3 of the major bowls, which could go back to being prestigious bowl games for teams not in it. All played on NYE.
The 6 major bowls could rotate in.
Again this would NEVER happen bc it would lose ESPN a ton of money.
But this gets teams finished before portal.. gives homefield advantage to the 1st for seeds in 2nd round… and preserves the NYE/NYD tradition of CFB.
Dragging this out till Jan 19th just sucks for the casual observer.
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Posted on 12/30/25 at 9:55 am to Yaboylsu63
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Quite honestly, I forgot that the playoffs were still going
Maybe you should see a doctor.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 9:58 am to GeauxTigers123
No just busy with Christmas and they lost momentum from 1st round.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 10:04 am to Yaboylsu63
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Quite honestly, I forgot that the playoffs were still going until I saw an ad for the 2nd round today.
Sure
Posted on 12/30/25 at 10:24 am to Yaboylsu63
It’s just about the most ridiculous schedule for a playoffs possible
But people here defend it like it’s their godchild for some weird reason
Texas tech, Ohio state, Indiana UGA will have gone 26 days since playing
But people here defend it like it’s their godchild for some weird reason
Texas tech, Ohio state, Indiana UGA will have gone 26 days since playing
This post was edited on 12/30/25 at 10:26 am
Posted on 12/30/25 at 10:40 am to lsupride87
Exactly.
That cannot be good for the players to take an entire month off and then play a super high stakes game.
I get rest is good for injured players but you lose any momentum or groove your team gets in.
The current format makes the 5th seed the absolute best spot. It’s awful that’s how we have it set up.
That cannot be good for the players to take an entire month off and then play a super high stakes game.
I get rest is good for injured players but you lose any momentum or groove your team gets in.
The current format makes the 5th seed the absolute best spot. It’s awful that’s how we have it set up.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 10:47 am to Yaboylsu63
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Quite honestly, I forgot that the playoffs were still going until I saw an ad for the 2nd round today.
Yeah totally forgot about the Rose Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Sugar Bowl, & Orange Bowl
Posted on 12/30/25 at 10:52 am to Yaboylsu63
Don’t worry- as we expand the playoff we’ll be using more weekends.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 11:34 am to lsupride87
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Texas tech, Ohio state, Indiana UGA will have gone 26 days since playing
If the teams with byes all lose again, or even if 2/4 lose, they will 100% change the schedule or you will see teams try to avoid the bye.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 12:24 pm to lionward2014
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If the teams with byes all lose again, or even if 2/4 lose, they will 100% change the schedule or you will see teams try to avoid the bye.
Starting next year, there probably won’t be byes.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 12:34 pm to lsupride87
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It’s just about the most ridiculous schedule for a playoffs possible
Waiting 51 days in 2007 to play a single championship game is more ridiculous than the current format.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 3:30 pm to KosmoCramer
quote:You are going to need to show your work here
Waiting 51 days in 2007
Dec 1 to Jan 7
Unless December’s work different in Ohio I’m struggling to find 51 days
This post was edited on 12/30/25 at 3:32 pm
Posted on 12/30/25 at 3:35 pm to lsupride87
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Dec 1
OSU/Michigan was played before Thanksgiving then, on November 17
Posted on 12/30/25 at 5:09 pm to lsupride87
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You are going to need to show your work here
Dec 1 to Jan 7
Unless December’s work different in Ohio I’m struggling to find 51 days
Ohio St and Michigan used to play before Thanksgiving week. In this case, November 17th, 2006. Then played LSU in New Orleans on January 7th, 2007. And no B1G title game obviously.
This post was edited on 12/30/25 at 5:10 pm
Posted on 12/30/25 at 11:09 pm to Yaboylsu63
ALL playoff games should be on campus except for the title game.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 11:29 pm to lsupride87
All teams that had a bye lost last year in their only game. Of course two of those were Arizona State and Boise State, who shouldn’t have had byes anyway.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 11:33 pm to Yaboylsu63
It’s only dragged out because of the stupid rose bowl.
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