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/blackravenclaw Georgia Bulldogs • SEC 18h ago

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