NCAA Football 2024 (2 Viewers)

[Combat]

The Notre Dame AD is crying a river about the ACC promoting Miami for college football playoffs. Of course, Miami's football team is a member of the ACC and ND is not because they followed the money and decided to stay independent. What exactly is the ACC supposed to do? Not support teams in their own conference? Imagine the SEC not advocating for its teams. I have a lot of respect for ND football, but the hubris of the current administration is embarrassing. The chickens finally came home to roost this year after decades of gaming the system to its own benefit by staying independent. ND should join a conference and share some of the wealth if they don't like what happened. They are trying to eat their cake and have it too as the Unabomber used to say.

 

[tdubel]

One unintentional bonus from the turmoil and crying is that this year might signal an end to the ridiculous number of non-playoff bowl games. Even last year most of the NFL eligible players were sitting those out making it even more of a farce. In some bowls, there were few or no starters playing in the lineup. It is just a money grab for the NCAA. Not unlike NFL preseason games. Good riddance. If the NCAA wants to retain those bowls, however, they need to put in place significant penalties for opting out. Like reducing scholarships for teams that are bowl eligible if they won't play. I assuming that the bowls and advertisers are paying a bundle for a good product. There are contracts or promises in place from the conferences to participate. What is going on now is a train wreck.

The playoffs and bowl system just do not mix unfortunately. Personally, I liked the days of no playoff in a lot of ways. Every (most) bowls had interesting matchups that you could only see in a bowl and one of the big bowls usually had the 2 best teams against each other anyhow.
Unfortunately , this train wreck is not going away. This year just exacerbated the issue due to how weak every conference apart from the Big 10, Big 12 and SEC are. It took a few years, but NIL, money and prestige have taken over. If Miamia and FSU stay in the ACC, they will continue to lose ground. They both should have taken Big 12 offer and gotten out of the ACC.

Regarding Notre Dame, they should just join the Big 10 and get it over with.

TD

 

[Warrior]

They never needed to expand past the BCS. How many years were there actually more than four contenders? Does anyone honestly think Indiana, Georgia, Ohio St, and Texas Tech aren't the four best teams? Oregon already lost to Indiana. Honestly, I don't think there is much to say outside of Indiana vs Georgia game.

The larger the playoff the cheaper the regular season.

Only twice has there been a two loss national champion and both were disputed.

This is nothing more than a cash grab by the NCAA, what else is new, in the process they have destroyed the bowls, not that anyone cares.

Until a lower seeded two loss team gets hot, runs the table and comes out of nowhere to win it will this format be acceptable.

But hey, if the Sooners do it this year, no complaints from me....................

 

[Warrior]

Regarding Notre Dame, they should just join the Big 10 and get it over with.

TD

NAILED IT.

Just join a conference already and be done with it, problem solved.

 

[Terp152]

One unintentional bonus from the turmoil and crying is that this year might signal an end to the ridiculous number of non-playoff bowl games. Even last year most of the NFL eligible players were sitting those out making it even more of a farce. In some bowls, there were few or no starters playing in the lineup. It is just a money grab for the NCAA. Not unlike NFL preseason games. Good riddance. If the NCAA wants to retain those bowls, however, they need to put in place significant penalties for opting out. Like reducing scholarships for teams that are bowl eligible if they won't play. I assuming that the bowls and advertisers are paying a bundle for a good product. There are contracts or promises in place from the conferences to participate. What is going on now is a train wreck.

NIL contracts should state "Don't play in a bowl game you pay back the $"