r/CFB • u/Thomallister1291 Oregon Ducks • Alabama Crimson Tide • 21h ago

News [Pete Thamel] Per sources, the amount Fox is expected to get back for the cancellation of the Big Ten title game, which it owns the television rights to, is estimated in the $50 million range annually.

https://x.com/PeteThamel/status/2111241297298387030
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u/SantosCalzonesBatman 19h ago

This sub was cheering and clapping for playoffs and NIL

Well, contrats

Leopards ate your face

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u/Armagetz LSU Tigers 10h ago

This was exactly what the anti playoff folks said would happen. Once the door opened it was gonna get momentum the second they could see how much money they could squeeze.

Sometimes I feel “slippery slope” shouldn’t inherently be regarded as fallacy.

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u/muttonchops215 Ohio State Buckeyes • Iowa Hawkeyes 17h ago

This sub was cheering and clapping for NIL. Fixed it for you.

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u/SantosCalzonesBatman 16h ago

Lol. Lmao, even.

People here were still cheering at the prospect of 16 teams playoffs

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u/Illustrious-Share312 8h ago

My whole life we wanted playoffs but I don't think we realized that it would cost us most of the traditions and spirit that made CFB great. 

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u/SantosCalzonesBatman 5h ago

I dont want to be am ass but how in the lord's name did you guys not realize that?

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u/Illustrious-Share312 5h ago

Well they introduced the playoff when I was like 19 years old. The BCS system was stupid as hell and 19 year olds are stupid as hell.