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2 problems and suggestions
There are two problems I'd like to highlight (but this list is far from exhaustive).
1. College football after the New Year is a crap shoot. I think they need to figure out an exclusive and permanent time to be on. In other words, everyone knows when Super Bowl Sunday is approaching. So far, the CFP schedule is all over the place in recent years. And having the title game on a week night is just a weak move. I suggest either doing the playoff early enough to make New Year's Day (1:30 PST) at the Rose Bowl be the title game. And if you don't like that, I'd stretch it out into January to make the CFP Title Game the weekend before the Super Bowl when there is no NFL on that Saturday. It needs to become appointment viewing, and right now, and really since the BCS CG, it has not been.
2. I know the P2 super conferences are all the rage, but making conferences smaller again and bringing back regional intrigue would help with interest in the CFP. All conferences should be round robin. Junk the mega-conference title games and start the tournament a week earlier.
** Edited by Maroon Baboon at 1/23/2025, 10:17:17 AM
Thread Replies (26)
🏈 National Championship ratings w/ Ohio State & Notre Dame fall 12 percent
-- Stech
Jan 23, 2025 at 09:14 AM ET
Stech
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01/23/25 09:14 AM ET
Let’s hope this reflects the general view that the SEC and BIg Ten…
-- lawhokie
Jan 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM ET
lawhokie
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01/25/25 11:57 AM ET
playing the game on Monday night and on ESPN likely doesn't help ratings **
-- anotherdamnyankeehokie
Jan 25, 2025 at 07:46 AM ET
anotherdamnyankeehokie
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01/25/25 07:46 AM ET
And that includes out-of-home
-- Roanokie
Jan 23, 2025 at 12:24 PM ET
Roanokie
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01/23/25 12:24 PM ET
Very interesting information, thanks for sharing!**
-- Stech
Jan 23, 2025 at 01:47 PM ET
Stech
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01/23/25 01:47 PM ET
I wonder if JD Vance was streaming the game on his phone at all of these
-- Maroon Baboon
Jan 24, 2025 at 02:46 AM ET
Maroon Baboon
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01/24/25 02:46 AM ET
Vance made a joke about blowing off the inauguration
-- mancunian
Jan 24, 2025 at 08:54 AM ET
mancunian
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01/24/25 08:54 AM ET
According to my 6-yr old grandson, Monday was the day that Martin Luther
-- VTBoar
Jan 23, 2025 at 04:21 PM ET
VTBoar
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01/23/25 04:21 PM ET
CFP was stupid to let it drag out into the NFL playoffs. Everything needs
-- reestuart
Jan 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM ET
reestuart
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01/23/25 10:49 AM ET
6 weeks and odd days and intervals is just stupid
-- Vienna_Hokie
Jan 23, 2025 at 04:13 PM ET
Vienna_Hokie
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01/23/25 04:13 PM ET
Yep. NFL can finish with 14 teams in about 4 or so weeks. That includes
-- reestuart
Jan 23, 2025 at 04:23 PM ET
reestuart
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01/23/25 04:23 PM ET
Drop the CCG’s, *add week 0 rivalry matchups, let Army Navy play weekend
-- Stech
Jan 23, 2025 at 10:59 AM ET
Stech
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01/23/25 10:59 AM ET
Yeah, I think move the entire regular season up to week zero. Finish
-- reestuart
Jan 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM ET
reestuart
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01/23/25 11:01 AM ET
2 problems and suggestions
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-- Maroon Baboon
Jan 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM ET
Maroon Baboon
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01/23/25 10:14 AM ET
My way of making your #1 happen in response to reestuart. I wish #2 was
-- Stech
Jan 23, 2025 at 11:04 AM ET
Stech
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01/23/25 11:04 AM ET
the conference championship games are borderline useless now, IMO.
-- reestuart
Jan 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM ET
reestuart
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01/23/25 11:15 AM ET
They are, but they are $ makers for the Conference, but as previously
-- Stech
Jan 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM ET
Stech
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01/23/25 11:25 AM ET
I'm good with anything that gets the CFP moving by the first weekend
-- reestuart
Jan 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM ET
reestuart
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01/23/25 11:38 AM ET
when did they start having Herbie as an announcer?
-- HokieAl
Jan 23, 2025 at 09:55 AM ET
HokieAl
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01/23/25 09:55 AM ET
Had to look it up. It was 2006, with Dan Fouts in that seat before him.
-- Roanokie
Jan 23, 2025 at 01:13 PM ET
Roanokie
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01/23/25 01:13 PM ET
For consideration, some data on the champ games
-- HokieAl
Jan 23, 2025 at 10:54 AM ET
HokieAl
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01/23/25 10:54 AM ET
Herbie's problem is he talks way too much. I think he's OK as an analyst,
-- reestuart
Jan 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM ET
reestuart
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01/23/25 10:50 AM ET
Agree, it’s dominated with expansion by the P2, but some weren’t in those
-- Stech
Jan 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM ET
Stech
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01/23/25 10:49 AM ET
I'm a sample size of 1, but I wasn't as interested...
-- jesuisvtguy
Jan 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM ET
jesuisvtguy
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01/24/25 12:30 AM ET
I think that's why there has been a push for gambling.
-- MP4VT2004
Jan 25, 2025 at 02:03 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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01/25/25 02:03 PM ET
Wow you nailed it jesuisvtguy!!! This is the relationship vs transactional
-- Stech
Jan 24, 2025 at 09:07 AM ET
Stech
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01/24/25 09:07 AM ET