What a Coincidence!!!!!!!!!!!

[gth816f]

Someone help me understand the "money" argument. Assuming an 8-team playoff, you have 4 1st round games, 2 semifinals and a championship game for a total of 7 games vs. 5 BCS bowl games under the current system. Seven games will generate more television revenue than 5 - the networks will buy it.

Now, if you want to tell me there's reduced revenue because most fans aren't going to be able to drop everything 3 weeks IAR (actually, 2 since you'll have a month or so to plan for the 1st round game) to follow a team through the playoffs, I'll grant you that. But most of the revenue is driven by the TV contracts.

From what I know, bowls are all non profit events put on by the city, so they make no money from TV contracts. The money is made from the influx of cash and tourists into the cities. So many people make long vacations out of these games, especially bowls like the Rose Bowl or the Sugar Bowl. Not only would the short notice hurt this, but the time and the expense factor would undoubtedly kill this. Most people will splurge on one vacation, figuring it's a relatively unique opportunity. Most people can't do that four times in a row. That probably wouldn't be as much as a problem with a four team model. You could stage the first round at home stadiums, but that leaves a couple BCS bowls out in the cold with bad and meaningless matchups.

 

[augustabuzz]

Someone help me understand the "money" argument. Assuming an 8-team playoff, you have 4 1st round games, 2 semifinals and a championship game for a total of 7 games vs. 5 BCS bowl games under the current system. Seven games will generate more television revenue than 5 - the networks will buy it.

Now, if you want to tell me there's reduced revenue because most fans aren't going to be able to drop everything 3 weeks IAR (actually, 2 since you'll have a month or so to plan for the 1st round game) to follow a team through the playoffs, I'll grant you that. But most of the revenue is driven by the TV contracts.

Currently, the $$ are split according to conference rules and ND's exception. If the NCAA stages a playoff, the NCAA will control the selection of teams and distribution of money. This will cause a reduction in money to BCS schools, unless the BCS schools makeup the selection committee.

I don't see the BCS presidents giving up the money and power that goes with it.

 

[CitySting]

Eventually big networks are not going to put money up to watch some pathetic bowl match up! As long as the Rose Bowl, for example, continues with their picks, Nationally people are going to get sick of it! Thus, the development of a playoff system that works and then you'll see $$$$$$ role in!

 

[lonestarjacket]

I can't say I disagree with anything the mutt said.

Any playoff is better than no playoff and the bowls and networks DO have too much influence over who goes where.

The regular season could stand to be shaved back to eleven games or so IMO.

Finally, I don't think a playoff would kill the exhibition bowls any more than the NCAAT killed the NIT. Football addicts will watch the games on TV and the fans for those teams will still come to the Boise Bowl or wherever. The teams in the playoff probably wouldn't be any different than those in the major bowls anyway.

I favor a requirement for conference champions only, but I will take whatever I can get.

Old Bowl System < BCS < +1 after bowl games but no seeds < seeded four team playoff < eight team playoff

 

[ramblinwise1]

I'll just repeat that IMO its long overdue for a 8 team playoff. The playoff would generate unbelievable energy, interest and money after a couple of years.

As for Adams, well I admire the man. He is actually turning UGAy into something better and something different. Thats good for us Tech fans, cause he doesn't really care for the sidewalk alums that show up for athletic events and he's slowing cutting the legacy ties that keep UGAy holy in Tifton, Waycross, etc. UGAy is becoming more of a meritocracy to get in and thats going to give it a highly metro Atlanta flavor, most of whom are not even 2nd generation Georgians, much less second generation UGAy alums and fans.