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VTHokie2000
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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.
Posted: 08/18/2025 at 11:08 AM ET
(In response to this post by Big12 guy)

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Big Ten suggesting playoffs be expanded to 24 or 28 teams
OU_Sooner 08/16/25 12:31 PM ET
Petitti is a FOX executive running a conference.
HouClone 08/17/25 12:51 PM ET
Where does FOX come from?......
2hhoop3 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 08/17/25 02:23 PM ET
What you seem.....
2hhoop3 08/17/25 02:34 PM ET
Why not an even 100**
VPI 1924 08/17/25 10:33 AM ET
-396**
ancient alien 2018 08/18/25 12:45 AM ET
Check out the FCS playoff format. It is there you might find your answer. **
Big12 guy 08/17/25 12:48 PM ET
This gets more home games and better OOC games. It has selling points**
HokieAl 08/17/25 09:42 AM ET
Like College Basketball, it will make the regular season meaningless **
VT_NOVA 08/17/25 09:24 AM ET
Really? So it would allow 6-6 or 7-5 teams in the playoffs?**
ancient alien 2018 08/18/25 12:47 AM ET
Maybe for the blue bloods, but certainly not for the
Big12 guy 08/17/25 09:55 AM ET
B1G is an AWESOME Conference, but Earned bids is better than Automatic bids
Stech 08/16/25 02:47 PM ET
If every conference get's on auto, I'd be OK with
Big12 guy 08/16/25 04:35 PM ET
It’s why NCAA 🏀 tournament has so many followers, you still have at large
Stech 08/16/25 08:16 PM ET
You won't see any Cinderellas winning a football playoff.
EDGEMAN 08/17/25 05:09 AM ET
Arizona State could have easily won last year, it was a play or two away
Stech 08/17/25 09:37 AM ET
Guarantee you'll see far more 40+ point blowouts than you'll see a true...
EDGEMAN 08/17/25 01:30 PM ET
Could b rt, but Cinderella winning every now & then or going deep is bigger
Stech 08/17/25 07:12 PM ET
At first for sure, but
Big12 guy 08/17/25 02:34 PM ET
For me, pre-BCS college football was more fun than today.**
Atlee Hokie 08/17/25 04:48 PM ET
What we have seen in every playoff since the BCS era began is...
EDGEMAN 08/17/25 02:55 PM ET
I'd like to see the games. **
Big12 guy 08/17/25 04:44 PM ET
If the richer teams always have the advantage and history show the richer
VTHokie2000 08/18/25 11:08 AM ET
If you go back history before BCS, you
Big12 guy 08/18/25 11:35 AM ET
SMU was recruiting against the blue bloods during the SWC days. They won
VTHokie2000 08/18/25 11:51 AM ET
It's not just the G5's. You
Big12 guy 08/18/25 12:42 PM ET
Football is probably the only sport where the physical nature of the sport
VTHokie2000 08/18/25 01:04 PM ET
Football went with the bowl system because of money. There was no
Big12 guy 08/18/25 02:35 PM ET
If you want to talk about bowl games, then you have to consider the way
VTHokie2000 08/18/25 02:59 PM ET
The NCAA never controlled the broadcasting rights of the bowl games,
Big12 guy 08/18/25 03:02 PM ET
But it did and that was the whole point of Oklahoma's and Georgia's
VTHokie2000 08/18/25 03:05 PM ET
Maybe we could at least get ONE good game with that setup**
ombandit 08/16/25 01:47 PM ET
I am telling you. The B10 is the one destroying the college football. **
RandomAsianGuy 08/16/25 12:54 PM ET