r/CFB • u/CrashB111 Alabama Crimson Tide • Iron Bowl • 1d 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… 1d ago edited 1d 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 23h 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/CheaterSaysWhat Ohio State Buckeyes 12h ago

I love how people bash 1st round games like GT vs BYU then in the same breath defend that same matchup when it’s the poptart bowl, which is just a glorified ad. 

It’s the same game, but it’s played on campus and the winner gets a playoff spot instead of their coach getting covered in sponsored goop. I see this as an absolute win. 

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u/joshlymansbagel Alabama Crimson Tide • Samford Bulldogs 12h ago

You nailed it. I agree with you completely. I said a couple of days ago that I didn’t really care for bowls and got flak for it. I think what this all is further revealing is the conservative nature of college football fans. By conservative I mean aversion to change, liking the status quo.