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re: CFP director tells fans upset over playoff expansion to pound sand
Posted on 11/9/26 at 1:46 pm to hawgfaninc
Posted on 11/9/26 at 1:46 pm to hawgfaninc
Nobody seems to be talking about this, but there’s a reasonable chance Georgia and Bama wind up playing 3 times this year. I know CCGs are going away next year, so that will no longer be possible. But there’s going to be rematches. Matchups that seem cool now will lose their novelty at some point.
I’ve been screaming this, but it’s going to absolutely burst the regular season bubble. May take a few years, but it’s coming. People will still watch their own teams play, but will quit watching the other games at the level they have been.
I’ve been screaming this, but it’s going to absolutely burst the regular season bubble. May take a few years, but it’s coming. People will still watch their own teams play, but will quit watching the other games at the level they have been.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 1:50 pm to RLDSC FAN
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CFB fans will continue to watch. This is why there's no incentive to improve the product in college and the NFL because they know we'll all keep watching
CFB is so culturally entrenched that even if they completely ruined the watching experience, viewership wouldn’t disappear completely.
But to me that isn’t the question. The question is how far they can push it, and whether they will attract enough new people to offset the many people they have lost and will continue to lose over all of these changes.
Personally, i think anyone who still gets really invested in it is fooling themselves, trying to hold onto a feeling and to loyalty that is no longer justified.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 1:51 pm to Hot Carl
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I’ve been screaming this, but it’s going to absolutely burst the regular season bubble.
It already has.
Alabama lost to Georgia and was beaten handedly by Tennessee.
It doesn't matter. They're in with just the 12 team playoff.
Now, Alabama could rest starters against Auburn and get into the 24 team playoff with three losses.
Three losses--one to your current competitive rival and two to your arch rivals--and they literally do not matter.
Because teams are hired mercenaries with absolutely zero loyalty to the programs, those rivalry losses don't matter. It's just another game and just a hiccup before getting to the playoff.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 2:00 pm to hawgfaninc
Rankings rigged for SEC?
Seriously frick the Midwest and North. It's their media and conference he pushed for this. It's their media and conference who pushed for player portals to kill SEC dominance and rosters as well.
When SEC teams beat up their conference this season they went quiet but now it's all rigged?
Seriously frick those insecure pricks
Seriously frick the Midwest and North. It's their media and conference he pushed for this. It's their media and conference who pushed for player portals to kill SEC dominance and rosters as well.
When SEC teams beat up their conference this season they went quiet but now it's all rigged?
Seriously frick those insecure pricks
Posted on 11/9/26 at 2:16 pm to Hot Carl
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I’ve been screaming this, but it’s going to absolutely burst the regular season bubble. May take a few years, but it’s coming. People will still watch their own teams play, but will quit watching the other games at the level they have been.
This is where I'm at with it. I'll still watch LSU games, but I'm going to care a whole lot less about watching an Alabama vs UGA top 5 matchup in week 5 because it doesn't really matter much anymore. The loser of that game can still afford at least 2, but probably 3 more losses and still get into the playoff.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 3:51 pm to Tiger Prawn
The tears sure taste good. This guy is absolutely right and you are the same people who couldn’t spend your money fast enough for the biggest game of the decade two months ago when LSU played Ole Miss. And yet 70,000 people still spent their hard earned money for a meaningless football game. Then another 70,000 did the same thing for Bama/UGA, and Texas/Ohio St, and Texas/Tennesee, and UGA/Ole Miss.
You guys are the problem you are complaining about. And then when a fanbase, like mine, shows our disproval against our AD and coach you guys mock us and say we are bad fans by talking with our absence. You can’t have it both ways. You guys talk about taking over stadiums and how much better your fanbase is because you are willing to part with your money for meaningless games yet you complain about about the regular season being meaningless.
If you really believed it then stop spending your money. If next years LSU/Bama or UGA/Auburn or Ohio St/Indiana games all have 20K in attendance you can be sure they’d make changes. But right now, you guys are whining about something that isn’t true because the fans are showing you that they still enjoy regular season games.
You guys are the problem you are complaining about. And then when a fanbase, like mine, shows our disproval against our AD and coach you guys mock us and say we are bad fans by talking with our absence. You can’t have it both ways. You guys talk about taking over stadiums and how much better your fanbase is because you are willing to part with your money for meaningless games yet you complain about about the regular season being meaningless.
If you really believed it then stop spending your money. If next years LSU/Bama or UGA/Auburn or Ohio St/Indiana games all have 20K in attendance you can be sure they’d make changes. But right now, you guys are whining about something that isn’t true because the fans are showing you that they still enjoy regular season games.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 3:54 pm to hawgfaninc
Weren’t we all pining for an FCS style playoff a while ago?
Posted on 11/9/26 at 3:59 pm to hawgfaninc
That last sentence of his quote should read, “But ultimately, we just want to make more money.”
Posted on 11/9/26 at 4:03 pm to RLDSC FAN
quote:See you guys in the playoffs Rd1 in-game thread in Dec 27
CFB fans will continue to watch. This is why there's no incentive to improve the product in college and the NFL because they know we'll all keep watching
Posted on 11/9/26 at 4:33 pm to hawgfaninc
Posted on 11/9/26 at 4:51 pm to hawgfaninc
They never read that one about the golden goose, no.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 5:14 pm to RLDSC FAN
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NFL because they know we'll all keep watching
I only watch red zone and that’s it because of the massive amount of commercials in stand-alone games. We gotta put up a fight somewhere.
Don’t go to games because I get irrationally mad at the guy holding the commercial timer clock.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 5:39 pm to Jacobowitz
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Charlatan with cushy board position tells fans who will watch anyway that he doesn’t give a shite what they think
Sounds like the Charlatan is smart then.
Why would they not expand the playoffs if they knew the sheep were going to watch regardless?
If you really hate the playoff, stop spending thousands of dollars every week to go to games and stop paying for sports packages that allow you to watch as many CFB games as humanely possible.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 5:41 pm to theone
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I only watch red zone and that’s it because of the massive amount of commercials in stand-alone games. We gotta put up a fight somewhere.
You watching Redzone is not the fight you think it is.
All it does is put you in an audience bucket that a marketing firm can then show the NFL as an increase in business on that channel, which is why we now have ads throughout Redzone.
There is no half measure to be taken here, as long as NFL and CFB get your money in some form of fashion, they will continue to do shite like this.
If you really want to fight, stop consuming football completely.
This post was edited on 11/9/26 at 5:42 pm
Posted on 11/9/26 at 5:53 pm to StringedInstruments
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It already has.
Alabama lost to Georgia and was beaten handedly by Tennessee.
It doesn't matter. They're in with just the 12 team playoff.
Now, Alabama could rest starters against Auburn and get into the 24 team playoff with three losses.
Three losses--one to your current competitive rival and two to your arch rivals--and they literally do not matter.
Because teams are hired mercenaries with absolutely zero loyalty to the programs, those rivalry losses don't matter. It's just another game and just a hiccup before getting to the playoff.
Agreed they have built a system such that the every single name brand team is in the playoffs every single year. It's a joke. A rigged system designed to maximize TV slots and ratings. They ruined the sport for a few extra dollars. Everyone always agreed college football had the best regular season in all of sports. That's been completely obliterated in 3 years.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 6:07 pm to hawgfaninc
The stupidity of the leadership and self-centered actions really are just pathetic.
It should never have gone beyond 8 teams.
Should have been an 8 team playoff, with top 4 hosting a home game. The top 5 ranked conference champions (if in the top 16) would get automatic bids, and the remaining spots would be at large based on a publicly released formula.
This would have maintained some of the value of the regular season and made teams need to go at least 10-2 to get into the playoffs.
Now you are going to see teams that are 7-5 potentially getting in, and assuredly many 8-4 teams.
But, hey, let's make as much money as possible and then talk about "student athletes".
If they are going this route, players need to see to be able to form a union and collectively bargain. Stop the charade and own up to what this really is. Pro sports.
It should never have gone beyond 8 teams.
Should have been an 8 team playoff, with top 4 hosting a home game. The top 5 ranked conference champions (if in the top 16) would get automatic bids, and the remaining spots would be at large based on a publicly released formula.
This would have maintained some of the value of the regular season and made teams need to go at least 10-2 to get into the playoffs.
Now you are going to see teams that are 7-5 potentially getting in, and assuredly many 8-4 teams.
But, hey, let's make as much money as possible and then talk about "student athletes".
If they are going this route, players need to see to be able to form a union and collectively bargain. Stop the charade and own up to what this really is. Pro sports.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 6:08 pm to hawgfaninc
7-9 NFL team makes the playoffs: Woo hoo it’s wild card weekend!
9-3 college team makes the playoffs: This has ruined the sport I love.
People just love to bitch. Have any of you taken a step back and considered this will be cool as hell? It’s gonna be like March Madness for football. Folks, that’s badass. We’re gonna have entire days filled with playoff football. I have a hard time seeing how that’s bad.
The argument that the regular season is meaningless doesn’t hold water. You still have to win enough games to be in the top 24, so you’ll have more high stakes games late in the year when a bunch of teams are trying to make it or stay in. Be positive, you’ll feel better.
9-3 college team makes the playoffs: This has ruined the sport I love.
People just love to bitch. Have any of you taken a step back and considered this will be cool as hell? It’s gonna be like March Madness for football. Folks, that’s badass. We’re gonna have entire days filled with playoff football. I have a hard time seeing how that’s bad.
The argument that the regular season is meaningless doesn’t hold water. You still have to win enough games to be in the top 24, so you’ll have more high stakes games late in the year when a bunch of teams are trying to make it or stay in. Be positive, you’ll feel better.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 6:09 pm to StansberryRules
Nobody agreed about that and if you really believed the regular season was the greatest then UCF and many others should have been given Natties.
You can’t say the regular season is sacrosanct and then when a team not of your liking goes 13-0 that they are suddenly unworthy. It’s either important and rules the day or it doesn’t. Clearly, in SEC world the regular season only counts for your titles but no one else’s. That’s why we are where we are. Now prove it in a playoff instead of making excuses. We have 3 years worth of SEC excuses. Just stop and win games.
You can’t say the regular season is sacrosanct and then when a team not of your liking goes 13-0 that they are suddenly unworthy. It’s either important and rules the day or it doesn’t. Clearly, in SEC world the regular season only counts for your titles but no one else’s. That’s why we are where we are. Now prove it in a playoff instead of making excuses. We have 3 years worth of SEC excuses. Just stop and win games.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 6:16 pm to TheWalrus
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Weren’t we all pining for an FCS style playoff a while ago?
Yep, and back then the argument was every other level of football has a playoff, why not the FBS? Now we have one and people still complain. Bunch of negative nancies.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 6:20 pm to Stonehog
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7-9 NFL team makes the playoffs: Woo hoo it’s wild card weekend!
The difference is a 7-9 team of pro athletes could still win it all.
Tell me with a 24 team playoff in College if an 8-4 OSU (Okie St.) or a 9-3 New Mexico team has a legit shot.
This is more proof that all you need to ruin anything, a product, a sport, a business, is a bunch of fat cats in suits around a table discussing how much they get, how little everyone else gets, and then telling you they know best.
Seen enough of it in my adult years to hate the entire system.
But sure, make your argument about how its better while they talk down to you and make sure they get as much as possible and give zero shites about the final product.
It was only ever about money and will be until this cash cow runs dry
This post was edited on 11/9/26 at 6:21 pm
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