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"Ehibition game" or brand building?

You can call it an "exhibition game", but you can see where this might be going. Miami's AD..."The brands need to play each other more," Radakovich said. "That's what has to happen. Do we divide into two divisions? Who gets to play Notre Dame? How are we doing those kinds of things? And if the SEC goes to nine (conference games) we might have to go to nine as well with a bifurcated brands and non-brands [divide]." FSU's AD..."Today in college football, more than ever, it's important for strong brands to play strong brands," Alford said. "That helps our brand, as well as all of us within the conference. We've been consistent in that belief for a while now as you can see in our nonconference scheduling philosophy. It's important for our conference and our media partners."
Posted: 09/06/2025 at 07:34 AM ET
(In response to this post by Femoyer Hokie)

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ESPN had it's best Week 1 on record
HOO86 09/03/25 07:25 PM ET
Proof we need to shift the bowl season to 1st week. 16 playoff games coming
Stech 09/04/25 10:43 AM ET
So you want to start the season with an exhibition game?
Femoyer Hokie 09/04/25 12:51 PM ET
"Ehibition game" or brand building?
lord4bid 09/06/25 07:34 AM ET
I understand the value of brands. All I’m suggesting is schedule these
Femoyer Hokie 09/06/25 07:54 AM ET
No not an exhibition game at all, where are you getting that from, not me.**
Stech 09/05/25 07:46 AM ET
So how does an AD build his 12 game schedule in advance?
Femoyer Hokie 09/05/25 07:54 AM ET
We had about 10 teams play week zero, but only some can do it, let them all
Stech 09/05/25 08:12 AM ET
Bowls are not part of the season. They are a completely separate thing
HokieAl 09/04/25 11:32 AM ET
I know they aren't, change it w/ the 16 team playoff likely coming, let the
Stech 09/04/25 11:42 AM ET
If you move bowl games to the first week, are they really bowl games?
wwhokie1 09/04/25 11:14 AM ET
I don't care what you call them, just give schools the option to play them
Stech 09/04/25 11:35 AM ET
Given the main purpose for the creation of bowl games was to boost tourism
VTHokie2000 09/04/25 12:51 PM ET
FWIW Bylaw 17.11.3 Practice. [FBS/FCS] defines when a team can hold its
VTHokie2000 09/04/25 11:06 AM ET
There is already discussion going on about changing it, in fact the whole
Stech 09/04/25 11:32 AM ET
If the schools decide to shift the CFB calendar to an earlier start date,
VTHokie2000 09/04/25 12:36 PM ET
Thanks for clarification, my thing is they are already doing it for some,
Stech 09/04/25 01:06 PM ET
I do get your frustration and I don't disagree it would be nice if there
VTHokie2000 09/04/25 01:25 PM ET
All good points, that’s why I want the school to decide postseason or pre-
Stech 09/04/25 01:51 PM ET
Unless you are someone like me who prefers winter over summer. FWIW I
VTHokie2000 09/04/25 01:59 PM ET
Yeah pretty much everywhere but Florida, Arizona and Southern California
Stech 09/04/25 02:14 PM ET
New Orleans (MNC) and San Fran weren't bad when I attended those games.
VTHokie2000 09/04/25 02:22 PM ET
I almost mentioned New Orleans, it’s not as warm , but it’s comfortable
Stech 09/04/25 02:28 PM ET
I think that week the temperature averaged in the 70s and may have even
VTHokie2000 09/04/25 02:33 PM ET
Numbers are impressive but
RandomAsianGuy 09/03/25 07:40 PM ET
Yep, Nielsen measures differently starting this year
HokieAl 09/03/25 09:38 PM ET