IMO I don't think the committee cares about where they send teams...their job is only to pick the top 4 teams. They likely couldnt' care less about bowl revenue or how many fans will travel.

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Posted by Chicken

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Posted on 11/18/14 at 12:23 pm to WG_Dawg

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IMO I don't think the committee cares about where they send teams...their job is only to pick the top 4 teams. They likely couldnt' care less about bowl revenue or how many fans will travel.

disagree...FSU vs Miss State in Rose Bowl may have trouble selling tickets...fans might hold out for the game in Dallas if they were to win. Don't discount the logistical challenges of a multi-week playoff system.

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Posted by Bunk Moreland

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Posted on 11/18/14 at 12:26 pm to WG_Dawg

Wiki says this, which I found interesting.

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The selection committee will seed the two semifinal games to prevent the top seed from playing in a "road" environment.

The melt would be amazing in the future to see something like number one seed Bama and fourth seeded LSU get sent to Pasadena instead of NOLA because of this (though 1/9/12 didn't matter).

This post was edited on 11/18/14 at 12:28 pm

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Posted by Riseupfromtherubble

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Posted on 11/18/14 at 12:50 pm to WG_Dawg

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IMO I don't think the committee cares about where they send teams...their job is only to pick the top 4 teams. They likely couldnt' care less about bowl revenue or how many fans will travel

you're a lot sharper than that man. Money makes the world go round. If you think this is 13 people sitting around a table making a decision without even taking finances into account then I overestimated you

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