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The SECCG. Keep it or shelve it?
Posted on 12/14/23 at 9:07 pm
Posted on 12/14/23 at 9:07 pm
I think having the SECCG is a bigger issue than having a decent ooc game scheduled in this new alignment.
I'd rather Bama schedule a Wisconsin than have to potentially play Georgia twice before the CFP even starts... potentially having to now beat the same SEC opponent THREE times in order to win the NC. Pretty crazy.
I'd rather Bama schedule a Wisconsin than have to potentially play Georgia twice before the CFP even starts... potentially having to now beat the same SEC opponent THREE times in order to win the NC. Pretty crazy.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 9:10 pm to Chad4Bama
I hear you, but the SECCG isnt going anywhere.
I could however envision a future where the conference championship games are somehow a part of the playoff.
I could however envision a future where the conference championship games are somehow a part of the playoff.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 9:16 pm to Chad4Bama
TV revenue makes it here to stay. Otherwise the game makes zero sense in the scheme of a 12 team playoffs
Posted on 12/14/23 at 9:38 pm to Chad4Bama
I think they should can it or let the 3&4 sec teams play for a bid to the 12.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 10:15 pm to UltimaParadox
Correct. Too much money involved.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 10:19 pm to Keltic Tiger
The game will only mean something if a playoff spot is up for grabs.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 10:22 pm to Chad4Bama
Shelve it. If you haven’t qualified for the playoff you’re not playing in it.
I get the revenue bit, other than that there are only negatives.
I get the revenue bit, other than that there are only negatives.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 10:24 pm to Chad4Bama
Just a question, but with the playoffs will the conference championship game result in an automatic bid for the playoffs even if the champions are a 3 or 4 loss team. Kind of like the basketball tournament.
That could make it interesting. It will become more difficult to go undefeated with no divisions probably so someone could slip in.
But I doubt a 3 or 4 sec loss team will slip in without divisions though.
That could make it interesting. It will become more difficult to go undefeated with no divisions probably so someone could slip in.
But I doubt a 3 or 4 sec loss team will slip in without divisions though.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 10:38 pm to Chad4Bama
Now that 12 teams is here, it needs to be done away with.
1. The 2 teams in the game are probably already in the playoffs. Why risk another game to injury and be handicapped in the playoffs in a meaningless game.
2. The conference sole goal should be helping teams get to the playoffs and be successful there.
3. Money and TV doesn't mean anything if #2 is the goal. The conference will easily make the money back from teams in the playoff bowl games. SEC and TV ratings is never going to be an issue.
1. The 2 teams in the game are probably already in the playoffs. Why risk another game to injury and be handicapped in the playoffs in a meaningless game.
2. The conference sole goal should be helping teams get to the playoffs and be successful there.
3. Money and TV doesn't mean anything if #2 is the goal. The conference will easily make the money back from teams in the playoff bowl games. SEC and TV ratings is never going to be an issue.
This post was edited on 12/14/23 at 10:40 pm
Posted on 12/14/23 at 10:56 pm to Chad4Bama
I say shelve it. I never have liked the SECCG. I do not want to see Bama have to beat any team 3 times in one season. That’s just stupid and if that’s the case then college football needs to set up a system as close to the NFL model as it can get. I mean college football is trying its best to be a baby NFL anyway so everyone may as well try to set up a playoff system as close to the NFL system as possible.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 11:00 pm to Chad4Bama
We should have a committee decide the champ. Need more of those.
Posted on 12/14/23 at 11:03 pm to Chad4Bama
#1 Either every relevant conference has a “championship” game or none do.
Posted on 12/15/23 at 1:13 am to Chad4Bama
I’d scrap it unfortunately. At this point is going to become an unwanted obstacle before the playoffs, plus without divisions we’re going to have some really messy standings. Ideally I’d like a 9 game conference schedule and reduce the schedule to 11 games. It’d be better for the players and the fans. Of course it won’t happen because of money
Posted on 12/15/23 at 1:20 am to Chad4Bama
Unfortunately the SEC championship game will become a liability with the advent of the 12 team playoff potentially knocking the losing SEC team out of contention or a loss of and an automatic bye..... The revenue is great but the repercussions are negative for the SEC in general
Posted on 12/15/23 at 4:43 am to mattloc
I wish we’d keep divisions.
Makes for a meaningful stretch run for a team that might of started slow or is fading.
College football s a regional game. Specifically it is a southern game.
The price for an SEC championship ticket in the secondary market this year was more than all the other championship games combined.
It will be played in some form.
Makes for a meaningful stretch run for a team that might of started slow or is fading.
College football s a regional game. Specifically it is a southern game.
The price for an SEC championship ticket in the secondary market this year was more than all the other championship games combined.
It will be played in some form.
Posted on 12/15/23 at 5:29 am to makersmark1
Everyone should go independent or we need division winners making the playoffs. Scrape the conference championship games.
Posted on 12/15/23 at 5:43 am to Chad4Bama
That's a keeper. Greatest event in college football. It is a playoff game.
Posted on 12/15/23 at 5:56 am to Chad4Bama
Shelve it.
Outside of tv revenue, there’s zero incentive for SEC teams to play in it.
Hypothetical: Imagine #1 Georgia (12-0) and #10 Missouri (10-2) are the top two teams in the conference. They have to play the SECCG. Georgia wins? They gain nothing. Missouri falls out of the 12 team playoff. MAYBE third-in-conference #14 LSU (10-2) slips in.
Missouri wins? They jump to top 8, MAYBE top 4. Georgia loses the first round bye.
(You can finagle the teams, wins/loss records, and rankings how you’d like)
Sure, the SECCG will get a single broadcast with lots of viewers. But what if the SEC had a 9 game conference schedule and ensured every team had a high quality OOC opponent? Would overall ratings be higher?
Outside of tv revenue, there’s zero incentive for SEC teams to play in it.
Hypothetical: Imagine #1 Georgia (12-0) and #10 Missouri (10-2) are the top two teams in the conference. They have to play the SECCG. Georgia wins? They gain nothing. Missouri falls out of the 12 team playoff. MAYBE third-in-conference #14 LSU (10-2) slips in.
Missouri wins? They jump to top 8, MAYBE top 4. Georgia loses the first round bye.
(You can finagle the teams, wins/loss records, and rankings how you’d like)
Sure, the SECCG will get a single broadcast with lots of viewers. But what if the SEC had a 9 game conference schedule and ensured every team had a high quality OOC opponent? Would overall ratings be higher?
This post was edited on 12/15/23 at 5:58 am
Posted on 12/15/23 at 5:57 am to Chad4Bama
The SEC will do whatever the TV executives tell them to do. That’s how we got 4 teams that have no business being in the SEC in the first place.
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