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/i_run_from_problems Boise State • Christian Brothe… 19h ago edited 19h ago

We're not just doing this for money

We're doing it for a shitload of money!

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u/Pinewood74 Air Force Falcons • Purdue Boilermakers 19h ago

No, we're not. Net $155M is fucking peanuts when you really think about it. Not even $3M on average per P4 school.

And that's only accounting for the CCGs.

Still need to deduct the bowl game losses. And I wouldn't be the least bit shocked if late season matchups lose some juice.

And I also think that ESPN is vastly overestimating the interest level in these first round matchups. I don't think Georgia Tech vs BYU is really pulling much national audience when everyone is expecting the winner to get clobbered on the road by Georgia.

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u/ttufizzo Texas Tech • Southwestern (TX) 19h ago

I think ESPN is vastly underestimating the power of the Schwartz.

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u/binzoma Miami Hurricanes • Waterloo Warriors 18h ago

they're too busy combing the desert looking for more money

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u/garfinkel3 18h ago

Can we jam ESPN?

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u/crewserbattle Wisconsin Badgers 14h ago

SEC 2: The Search For More Money!