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I hope to hell they neutered NDs financial payout per CFP game played.
Saw the Irish no longer have the special clause for making the field with a certain ranking.
Looking forward to this!
@big-ryan Mixed feelings on it. When I lay out the potential brackets, there are some pretty cool possibilities that should end up playing out. And I don't mind eliminating the conference title games. They're becoming less and less important by the year, especially for the B10 and SEC.
But man, its hard to be overly excited about the teams ranked in the high teens and low 20s, having a spot in the playoff.
It seems like there's enough incentive to 1)win your conference title and/or then 2)get to host a playoff game and/or then 3)make the playoff at all, for it to not have a huge impact on hurting the regular season... which is always my biggest concern with anything relating college football.
I always like to do this, at times like this, this is what the 24 team playoff would look like, if it were based off the current CFP rankings:
17 Houston at 16 Wake Forest; Winner at 1 Miami
24 Boise State at 9 BYU; Winner at 8 UCLA
20 USC at 13 Tennessee; Winner at 4 Indiana (Hosting Tennessee would be very cool)
21 South Carolina at 12 Ohio State; Winner at 5 Alabama
18 Missouri at 15 Texas Tech; winner at 2 Georgia
23 Oregon at 10 Ole Miss; winner at 7 Texas
19 Iowa at 14 LSU; winner at 3 Utah
22 Arizona at 11 Notre Dame; winner at 6 Kentucky
Obviously this will change dramatically Tuesday night. But there will always be very, very cool first and second round matchups, I'm sure.
@big-ryan Mixed feelings on it. When I lay out the potential brackets, there are some pretty cool possibilities that should end up playing out. And I don't mind eliminating the conference title games. They're becoming less and less important by the year, especially for the B10 and SEC.
But man, its hard to be overly excited about the teams ranked in the high teens and low 20s, having a spot in the playoff.
It seems like there's enough incentive to 1)win your conference title and/or then 2)get to host a playoff game and/or then 3)make the playoff at all, for it to not have a huge impact on hurting the regular season... which is always my biggest concern with anything relating college football.
I always like to do this, at times like this, this is what the 24 team playoff would look like, if it were based off the current CFP rankings:
17 Houston at 16 Wake Forest; Winner at 1 Miami
24 Boise State at 9 BYU; Winner at 8 UCLA
20 USC at 13 Tennessee; Winner at 4 Indiana (Hosting Tennessee would be very cool)
21 South Carolina at 12 Ohio State; Winner at 5 Alabama
18 Missouri at 15 Texas Tech; winner at 2 Georgia
23 Oregon at 10 Ole Miss; winner at 7 Texas
19 Iowa at 14 LSU; winner at 3 Utah
22 Arizona at 11 Notre Dame; winner at 6 Kentucky
Obviously this will change dramatically Tuesday night. But there will always be very, very cool first and second round matchups, I'm sure.
Yep. As you said, the conference championship games have lost much of their luster and importance, and the participating teams risk a key injury that could have serious implications for a playoff run. We lost Daley last year (albeit not in the game, but the post-game celebration)!
That said, with Cig at the helm or not, IU is not going to be 12-0, 11-1 or even 10-2 every season. I'm sure there will be years when we'll be thankful the field was expanded.
32 to 64 didn't destroy NCAA men's hoops. On the contrary, it made the tournament the ratings (and betting) bonanza that it is today. I think 12 to 24 will have the same effect. But I don't want to see it expanded beyond 24.
I suppose they'll incorporate more bowl games into the expanded playoff, but it could sound the death knell for others. That's not necessarily a bad thing, though.
If they take away the B10Cg in Indy, hopefully they’ll replace it with a CFP bowl game here! The Circle City Bowl sponsored by Daves Hot Chicken or something like that!?
@hoosieralum07 or at least a neutral site non conference game. I LOVED the Big Ten championship in Indy. Went a lot of times, always fun.
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I've never understood why Indy hasn't jumped into the bowl scene in the last 10-15 years. The Brickyard Bowl, sponsored by IMS. Perfect time to be promoting the 500 (it hasn't needed it the past 2-3 years, but did before that).If they take away the B10Cg in Indy, hopefully they’ll replace it with a CFP bowl game here! The Circle City Bowl sponsored by Daves Hot Chicken or something like that!?
@gros-louis Probably has to do with the Colts and maybe hosting some bball games? Should absolutely host a bowl.
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If Detroit can figure it out with Ford Field, then Indy should be able to as well.@gros-louis Probably has to do with the Colts and maybe hosting some bball games? Should absolutely host a bowl.
Other NFL stadiums that host bowl games:
SoFi hosts multiple
Nashville
Carolina (I think)
Allegiant (I think)
Tampa
Jax
Houston
Obviously the Fiesta, Sugar and Orange are pretty set in terms of dates and maybe easier to work with, but those above vary year to year and could be worked out. Just hard to fathom that in such a great sports hosting city, this isn't a thing yet.
I am pretty ambivalent about this. Kind of like Cig., tell me what they are doing and I will watch and root like hell for IU in what ever way they participate.
Excellent event in a locale of many varied and successful fan centered events. Ever since the very simple Hoosier Dome venue I've thought a bowl game would work well. Lodging, traffic control, pedestrian friendly food and drink all available navigating into from the Crossroads of America. The Super Bowl really proved it.
I love it! So many bowl games were meaningless (to players, not so much the fans) and now we’ll have more guys playing and less guys sitting out.
Watching southern teams come to Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, etc, in December will be awesome.
@gros-louis Probably has to do with the Colts and maybe hosting some bball games? Should absolutely host a bowl.
isn't a 24 team field for the CFP the final nail in the coffin for these non-affiliated bowls? They were already struggling to make money and now the matchups aren't exactly going to be the top teams left in the P4 who didn't get into the CFP.
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