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re: The SECCG. Keep it or shelve it?
Posted on 12/15/23 at 5:56 am to Chad4Bama
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
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