r/CFB • u/CrashB111 Alabama Crimson Tide • Iron Bowl • 20h ago

News [Matt Hayes] The SEC willingly flushed its conference championship game that last year had better ratings than all eight first round CFP games of the brief, 12-team era.

https://x.com/MattHayesCFB/status/2111056779366785054
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u/Straight_Bed2763 Georgia Bulldogs 20h ago

Playing in that game has almost felt like a punishment ever since we went to 12 teams. Seriously, you had like 4 fanbases on rivalry weekend rooting for whatever outcome let them skip the 13th game deathmatch.

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u/KaidoKingoftheBeasts Georgia Bulldogs • Maryland Terrapins 19h ago

Winning the last 2 SEC titles has been great, but ngl I kinda soured on it when our beatdown of Bama last year had no impact on either of our rankings.

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u/StartupDino Georgia Bulldogs • Georgia Bulldogs 19h ago

100%. Felt like joke.

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u/manbeardawg Mercer Bears • Georgia Bulldogs 18h ago

I mean I’m a big fan of humor when my guy is the comedian punching down, so I’ll take it as much as we can get it.

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u/Calithrand Oregon State Beavers • Platypus Trophy 18h ago

Hate the SEC and all that is stands for.

And I 100% agree with this.

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u/blackravenclaw Georgia Bulldogs • SEC 18h ago

Especially since having a first round bye seems to hurt far more than help

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u/gmr548 Texas Longhorns • Washington Huskies 18h ago

I wanted it pretty bad in 2024 and would still want it this year, and I think most Texas fans agree with that, but that has more to do with being new to the league and wanting to get one against Georgia. I can see why other fanbases would feel that way.

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u/CheaterSaysWhat Ohio State Buckeyes 8h ago

I always felt like the obvious solution was to make every team play a 13th game, like the B1G did in 2020

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u/bravehotelfoxtrot Georgia Bulldogs • Sugar Bowl 4h ago

Georgia winning the game/conference is something that I've actively enjoyed. It is its own unique victory; not far removed from winning the playoff.

If you don't really value it, or if you'd trade the game for a marginally better chance of winning the other title, that's fair. But it's just a matter of perspective.

I hope UGA makes it and wins it again this year, and will really miss it next year.