r/CFB • 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/Revolutionary_Elk791 Oregon Ducks • Linfield Wildcats 19h ago

Merchandising, merchandising, where the real money from the playoff is made. CFP the T-shirt, CFP the Coloring Book, CFP the Lunch box, CFP the Breakfast Cereal, CFP the flamethrower.

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

NGL, I would drop at least $200 on a CFP flamethrower...

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u/asasasasasassin Kansas Jayhawks • Oregon Ducks 7h ago

I heard Tesla was making consumer grade flamethrowers! Apparently they should be available for purchase by the end of 2019, pretty cool!