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Someone floated the idea last night of doing away with conferences...

Posted on 12/22/24 at 1:01 pm
Posted by DawginSC
Member since Aug 2022
7824 posts
Posted on 12/22/24 at 1:01 pm
so, my question for everyone: If every team went independent, who would be the teams you'd play every year?

For UGA I think it would be:

Florida
Auburn
Georgia Tech
SC
Clemson

I'm a little on the fence with SC and Clemson. I'm not sure if we'd play both every year, or play at least one of them every year and both sometimes. They'd be very regular opponents though.

Posted by MtVernon
Member since Jul 2024
10238 posts
Posted on 12/22/24 at 1:02 pm to
Conferences are bargaining unions. They are still necessary unless your Notre Dame.
Posted by 49 to nada
In aggy and gooner heads, rent free
Member since Sep 2023
5452 posts
Posted on 12/22/24 at 1:06 pm to
Domers will never join a conference until it negatively affects them in some way. As long as they can put together a decent (not great) schedule every year and still get in the playoffs without having to play a CCG, negotiate their own tv deals etc..why join a conference?

It will take either all the networks lowballing them on tv deals and/or committee punishing them for not playing a CCG to make them even think of joining the B1G or ACC. Until then, it won't happen.
This post was edited on 12/22/24 at 1:13 pm
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
45228 posts
Posted on 12/22/24 at 1:07 pm to
At some point, the government will need to step in and force some type of merger with the top 20 programs and the NFL. This isn't amateur sports. As much as I love Auburn, realistically it is just a subset of professional football. I am not smart enough to provide a solution, but smart enough to see the ridiculous nature of the current situation.
Posted by 49 to nada
In aggy and gooner heads, rent free
Member since Sep 2023
5452 posts
Posted on 12/22/24 at 1:16 pm to
quote:

At some point, the government will need to step in and force some type of merger with the top 20 programs and the NFL. This isn't amateur sports. As much as I love Auburn, realistically it is just a subset of professional football. I am not smart enough to provide a solution, but smart enough to see the ridiculous nature of the current situation.
NFL merger, gtfo with that..CFB is the superior product and any NFL association will ruin that.

Also, the government wrecks and ruins everything they touch. Remember the Biden admin spending billions to install NINE (9) EV charging stations, some of which aren't even working? Now imagine that sort of ineptitude applied to CFB. The Supreme Court has had their say, no further government meddling needed.
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
45228 posts
Posted on 12/22/24 at 1:19 pm to
Well, setting back and doing nothing is what has us here. When a 17 year old sues the NFL so he can skip college and enter the draft, CFB will go away. We need to be proactive
Posted by Opry
Member since Oct 2023
5581 posts
Posted on 12/22/24 at 1:22 pm to
If auburn couldn't force Bama to play them every year to give them relevance, their program would have no point of existence.
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
45228 posts
Posted on 12/22/24 at 1:25 pm to
I have no clue how the fits into this conversation. Auburn has very weathly alumni. This current environment will allow us the thrive. Programs like Alabama are in trouble.
This post was edited on 12/22/24 at 1:31 pm
Posted by pioneerbasketball
Team Bunchie
Member since Oct 2005
139098 posts
Posted on 12/22/24 at 1:27 pm to
Ill be ok with arkansas shutting down football.
Posted by wadewilson
Member since Sep 2009
41099 posts
Posted on 12/22/24 at 1:29 pm to
quote:

NFL merger, gtfo with that..CFB is the superior product and any NFL association will ruin that.


WAS.

College football WAS the superior product.

Unrestricted transfers, no measures against roster tampering, unlimited payscale...........most football programs will check out of this system as soon as any alternative presents itself that will prevent their roster from being raided by bigger dogs every offseason.

And I'd be shocked if an alternative system didn't rip away G5 and the bottom quarter of the power 5 within the next few years. They're going to return to some sort of amateurization, and the rest of us will be watching a frankenstein shitshow.
Posted by 3down10
Member since Sep 2014
39571 posts
Posted on 12/22/24 at 1:31 pm to
quote:

I have no clue how the fits into this conversation. Auburn has very deathly alumni. This current environment will allow us the thrive. Programs like Alabama are in trouble.




Protip: They have to actually donate and spend the money.

Posted by jvilardo
5024 e. Brooks Town BR, La.
Member since Jan 2012
4039 posts
Posted on 12/22/24 at 1:59 pm to
I think GA would trade Clemson for FSU.
Posted by jvilardo
5024 e. Brooks Town BR, La.
Member since Jan 2012
4039 posts
Posted on 12/22/24 at 2:00 pm to
frick the Federal Govr. We don't need them in anything.
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