Kolek planning to go pro
It's a broken sport right now. FSU is right in saying predictive performance matters more than on field results, apparently. That means things need to change to be taken seriously. P5(or P4 now) Conf Champs need an auto bid. Shake out any wildcard desires after that
Next year the six highest rated conference champions will get an auto bid. That would have been the case this year had the ACC, and others, not stepped in front of playoff expansion in 2021.
The former Bahamas Bowl has moved here and will be played in UNC-Charlotte's on-campus stadium. The game is now called the Famous Toastery Bowl, and Old Dominion and Western Kentucky will be the first combatants.So we're lucky here in Charlotte. We now have two December college football exhibition games that few will give two shytes about.
I think you underestimate the popularity of college football.Last year's Bahamas Bowl, which kicked off at 11:30 a.m. EST on a weekday, drew 822,000 viewers.Last year's Big East Final, played in prime time on a Saturday night, drew 980,000. And the Bahamas Bowl was the only bowl game last year with fewer viewers than the Big East Final.
Minor note: I think it's the 5 (not 6) highest rated conference champs. Last minute change due to the PAC12 disappearing over the Bermuda Triangle.
Portal already going crazy
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
I'm glad more people are becoming aware of how dumb college football is. The fact that they have conned millions into caring about a sport where it is only even possible for like 15 teams win the national championship is a testament to the brilliance of the NCAA, TV execs, and university leaders. Watch your team go undefeated and get rewarded with an exhibition game, what a joke.12 team playoff will make it a little better but my god that past 100 years have been dumb.
I'm glad more people are becoming aware of how dumb college football is. The fact that they have conned millions into caring about a sport where it is only even possible for like 15 teams win the national championship is a testament to the brilliance of the NCAA, TV execs, and university leaders. Watch your team go undefeated and get rewarded with an exhibition game, what a joke.
I too feel bad for Liberty. If anything has spoiled college football, it's the mindset that the national championship is the only thing that matters, rendering any other accomplishment by the other 132 teams meaningless. There was a time not that long ago when getting invited to the Orange Bowl or the Cotton Bowl meant you had a hugely successful season. Now, unless it's one of the playoff games, it's a meaningless exhibition game and a joke? It's the "nothing-short of-a-title" mentality that has stolen the joy of the game, not the fact that only a handful of teams have a realistic shot at a title. That has always been the case.
Meh. I think it's more the going undefeated and winning a power 5 conference championship and not even getting to COMPETE for the title that is the problem. I'm sure FSU would be happy to play in the Orange Bowl against Georgia had they lost to Louisville. Or LSU. Or any of their opponents this year. But expecting an undefeated power 5 conference champion to be like, "Woo hoo! Orange Bowl means the world to us!" is, well, a joke.
As for FSU, they have every right to feel angry. But they're still not one of the four best teams.
I'm not speaking only of FSU here. Georgia and it's fans are bummed to be in the Orange Bowl. Fans of teams like Oregon, tOSU, Penn State, etc., think they had bad seasons.This is all supposed to be fun. When you're sad about going 12-1, you've sucked the joy out it.As for FSU, they have every right to feel angry. But they're still not one of the four best teams.
It's the "nothing-short of-a-title" mentality that has stolen the joy of the game
Could probably say the same about UW and Texas.
In college football, the alternative is going back to when AP voters decided the national championship. Not sure if you're saying you'd prefer that, but if so I think you'd be in the minority.
Agreed. But that's why college football is a joke. Their motto is (or at least at some point was) "Every game matters." It never has. Every game for Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan, and a couple random teams that pop up year to year matter. But the idea that some dudes sitting around a room just get to decide the 4 best teams rather than taking into account what actually played out over a 13 game season is a complete joke.
No, I'm saying the singular focus on the national title brought about first by the BCS and then the playoff has robbed the joy of other accomplishments and successes.
I don't agree with that at all. It certainly seemed like schools like Boise and SMU were happy to win their conferences. College football television ratings are huge. It seems like there is plenty of joy by both teams and fans.
Because I am too lazy to look (or too dumb to find it), how are the attendance numbers (both at games and TV ratings) for the bowls pre and post playoff system?