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If the richer teams always have the advantage and history show the richer
teams will always win the games, then at what point does someone ask the following question?
What is the point of playing these games if everyone already knows who will win it before kickoff?
One reason I find the pre-BCA Era more appealing is there was controversy during the offseason because rarely did the #1 and #2 teams in either the AP Poll or Coaches Poll get to play each other in a bowl. It allowed the fans and media to debate who would have won the game had they played each other. Plus, in some years it led to a split national championship which could have led to more livelier discussions during the offseason. Now it is starting to become a little too predictable for my taste.
The other part of the equation that I am interested to see play out is the attendance factor and when the games are played in the calendar year. Since the FBS Playoff games "need" full stadiums, regardless if they are played at a team's stadium or neutral site, and they are played during the "Holiday Season" when a lot of people decide to take off from work, I do wonder what percentage of the fan base will be able to attend every playoff game. If it is a relatively small percentage, then it kind of leads to the notion of only picking teams with a large fan base for the FBS Playoffs to ensure the stadiums are at full capacity for the TV. This isn't an issue for March Madness because the pre-Final Four rounds are typically played in basketball arenas that don't require the attendees to be football stadium numbers. Plus, the tournament isn't played during the Holiday Season when people may be jockeying against each other for time off from work.
Thread Replies (33)
Big Ten suggesting playoffs be expanded to 24 or 28 teams
-- OU_Sooner
Aug 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM ET
OU_Sooner
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08/16/25 12:31 PM ET
Petitti is a FOX executive running a conference.
-- HouClone
Aug 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM ET
HouClone
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08/17/25 12:51 PM ET
Where does FOX come from?......
-- 2hhoop3
Aug 17, 2025 at 01:22 PM ET
2hhoop3
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08/17/25 01:22 PM ET
Yes, he didn't work for FOX but the Big 10 and FOX are joined at the hip.
-- HouClone
Aug 17, 2025 at 02:23 PM ET
HouClone
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08/17/25 02:23 PM ET
Check out the FCS playoff format. It is there you might find your answer. **
-- Big12 guy
Aug 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM ET
Big12 guy
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08/17/25 12:48 PM ET
This gets more home games and better OOC games. It has selling points**
-- HokieAl
Aug 17, 2025 at 09:42 AM ET
HokieAl
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08/17/25 09:42 AM ET
Like College Basketball, it will make the regular season meaningless **
-- VT_NOVA
Aug 17, 2025 at 09:24 AM ET
VT_NOVA
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08/17/25 09:24 AM ET
Really? So it would allow 6-6 or 7-5 teams in the playoffs?**
-- ancient alien 2018
Aug 18, 2025 at 12:47 AM ET
ancient alien 2018
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08/18/25 12:47 AM ET
Maybe for the blue bloods, but certainly not for the
-- Big12 guy
Aug 17, 2025 at 09:55 AM ET
Big12 guy
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08/17/25 09:55 AM ET
B1G is an AWESOME Conference, but Earned bids is better than Automatic bids
-- Stech
Aug 16, 2025 at 02:47 PM ET
Stech
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08/16/25 02:47 PM ET
If every conference get's on auto, I'd be OK with
-- Big12 guy
Aug 16, 2025 at 04:35 PM ET
Big12 guy
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08/16/25 04:35 PM ET
It’s why NCAA 🏀 tournament has so many followers, you still have at large
-- Stech
Aug 16, 2025 at 08:16 PM ET
Stech
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08/16/25 08:16 PM ET
You won't see any Cinderellas winning a football playoff.
-- EDGEMAN
Aug 17, 2025 at 05:09 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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08/17/25 05:09 AM ET
Arizona State could have easily won last year, it was a play or two away
-- Stech
Aug 17, 2025 at 09:37 AM ET
Stech
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08/17/25 09:37 AM ET
Guarantee you'll see far more 40+ point blowouts than you'll see a true...
-- EDGEMAN
Aug 17, 2025 at 01:30 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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08/17/25 01:30 PM ET
Could b rt, but Cinderella winning every now & then or going deep is bigger
-- Stech
Aug 17, 2025 at 07:12 PM ET
Stech
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08/17/25 07:12 PM ET
For me, pre-BCS college football was more fun than today.**
-- Atlee Hokie
Aug 17, 2025 at 04:48 PM ET
Atlee Hokie
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08/17/25 04:48 PM ET
What we have seen in every playoff since the BCS era began is...
-- EDGEMAN
Aug 17, 2025 at 02:55 PM ET
EDGEMAN
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08/17/25 02:55 PM ET
I'd like to see the games. **
-- Big12 guy
Aug 17, 2025 at 04:44 PM ET
Big12 guy
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08/17/25 04:44 PM ET
If the richer teams always have the advantage and history show the richer
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-- VTHokie2000
Aug 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM ET
VTHokie2000
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08/18/25 11:08 AM ET
If you go back history before BCS, you
-- Big12 guy
Aug 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM ET
Big12 guy
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08/18/25 11:35 AM ET
SMU was recruiting against the blue bloods during the SWC days. They won
-- VTHokie2000
Aug 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM ET
VTHokie2000
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08/18/25 11:51 AM ET
It's not just the G5's. You
-- Big12 guy
Aug 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM ET
Big12 guy
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08/18/25 12:42 PM ET
Football is probably the only sport where the physical nature of the sport
-- VTHokie2000
Aug 18, 2025 at 01:04 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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08/18/25 01:04 PM ET
Football went with the bowl system because of money. There was no
-- Big12 guy
Aug 18, 2025 at 02:35 PM ET
Big12 guy
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08/18/25 02:35 PM ET
If you want to talk about bowl games, then you have to consider the way
-- VTHokie2000
Aug 18, 2025 at 02:59 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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08/18/25 02:59 PM ET
The NCAA never controlled the broadcasting rights of the bowl games,
-- Big12 guy
Aug 18, 2025 at 03:02 PM ET
Big12 guy
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08/18/25 03:02 PM ET
But it did and that was the whole point of Oklahoma's and Georgia's
-- VTHokie2000
Aug 18, 2025 at 03:05 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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08/18/25 03:05 PM ET
Maybe we could at least get ONE good game with that setup**
-- ombandit
Aug 16, 2025 at 01:47 PM ET
ombandit
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08/16/25 01:47 PM ET
I am telling you. The B10 is the one destroying the college football. **
-- RandomAsianGuy
Aug 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM ET
RandomAsianGuy
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08/16/25 12:54 PM ET