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/BIG_DICK_WHITT Utah Utes • Billable Hours 19h ago

Michigan: “hey look guys something bad happened and it wasn’t us”

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u/Gbchris12 Michigan Wolverines • College Football Playoff 19h ago

When you gotta watch Bryce Underwood on Saturday you take wins where you can

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u/CrashB111 Alabama Crimson Tide • Iron Bowl 19h ago

I still blame them, the B1G is responsible for this.

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u/Accurate_Ball96 Minnesota Golden Gophers 19h ago

This is all on ESPN and by extension the SEC. Texas and Oklahoma leaving the Big 12 for SEC and the ESPN deal caused the Pac 12 collapse and conference realignment. ESPN made a lot of money off expanding to a 12 team playoff and are currently the ones pushing for a 24 team playoff.

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u/CrashB111 Alabama Crimson Tide • Iron Bowl 18h ago

OUT had been trying to escape the Big XII for years before landing in the SEC.

They flirted with the Pac-12, the B1G, and the SEC. Even if we hadn't taken them, they were inevitable going to leave the Big XII at some point.

The Pac-12 died, because the B1G made a grand showing of "The Alliance" with the other conferences...while secretly negotiating with USC and UCLA to leave the Pac-12. And then took Oregon and Washington for good measure.

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u/Accurate_Ball96 Minnesota Golden Gophers 18h ago

Even if there was some secret B1G plan to steal UCLA and USC, that doesn't change the fact that OUT was the catalyst for the PAC 12 collapse and most other PAC 12 teams jumping ship and joining other conferences. You're also conveniently ignoring the fact that ESPN and the SEC are the ones who've benefited the most from expanding playoffs. Also Greg Sankey and Greg Byrne are pushing new playoff ranking rules that benefit the P4 teams, especially the SEC, and ESPN are the ones pushing hardest for a 24 team playoff.

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u/joeylockstone LSU Tigers 17h ago

Its some hilarious gymnastics to blame two B12 teams for collapsing the P12 and not, you know, the actual 4 teams the B10 took.

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u/Accurate_Ball96 Minnesota Golden Gophers 17h ago

I'm not blaming them, I'm saying they were what triggered the (mostly inevitable) major conference realignment that happened a few years ago. It's also hilarious how y'all are ignoring the fact that the SEC and ESPN are the ones benefiting the most from and pushing the hardest for new playoff ranking rules and playoff expansions.

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u/jrh038 LSU Tigers 16h ago

Even if there was some secret B1G plan to steal UCLA and USC, that doesn't change the fact that OUT was the catalyst for the PAC 12 collapse and most other PAC 12 teams jumping ship and joining other conferences.

This is not a fact. B1G fans act like the SEC held a gun to their head, and forced them to rape the PAC-12.

FYI: The B1G has more teams the SEC now. You don't see anyone in the SEC discussing being forced to take more teams to match the B1G.

Also, its the B1G that has been advocating for expanded playoffs, while the SEC pushed back. Why? Because Fox would have been allowed to bid on a 24 team playoffs, but apparently the terms the SEC agreed to retained ESPN exclusive rights. It's still the B1G that pushed this.

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u/joeylockstone LSU Tigers 17h ago

SEC and ESPN are the ones benefiting the most from and pushing the hardest for new playoff ranking rules and playoff expansions.

Because if you'd read anything leading up to this you would know that is 100% not factual. The B10 has been the one pushing for 24 teams from the start. Why the SEC caved I have no idea.