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It’s time for CCGs to go
Posted on 12/10/25 at 11:41 am
Posted on 12/10/25 at 11:41 am
I hate it, you hate it, the NCAA hates it — but no two ways around it… and here is your nail on the coffin:
With a 9 game SEC schedule, I would argue the strange scenario of two teams
1. Meeting in regular season
2. Rematch in SECCG
3. Rematch in playoff
Becomes FAR too likely. I don’t think it happens this year, but if they don’t change something that is going to happen more than once.
The NCAA has absolutely no foresight, it’s actually hilarious.
With a 9 game SEC schedule, I would argue the strange scenario of two teams
1. Meeting in regular season
2. Rematch in SECCG
3. Rematch in playoff
Becomes FAR too likely. I don’t think it happens this year, but if they don’t change something that is going to happen more than once.
The NCAA has absolutely no foresight, it’s actually hilarious.
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Posted on 12/10/25 at 11:42 am to DeathByTossDive225
There's a guy at work that always wants to show us his Magic card collection. I really hate CCGs.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 11:45 am to Landmass
That’s be TCGs brother, but it’s the thought that counts 
Posted on 12/10/25 at 11:48 am to DeathByTossDive225
Back to your point. I agree but it's not going to happen without the head office being forced to do so. We should just use the existing tie-breaker rules and crown a regular season champion. Of course, that would have resulted in Alabama getting one this year and they got disemboweled by UGA.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 11:51 am to DeathByTossDive225
Not sure if there's evidence of this yet.
It was possible last year (UGA and Texas). Didn't happen.
It's possible this year (UGA and Bama). We'll see if it happens.
Both times the teams ended up in opposite sides of the bracket so it would require both to make the national title game to get the third matchup. In fact, all the situations where two teams from a conference championship game made the playoff, they were on opposite sides of the bracket (the two above plus OSU/Indiana this year and Oregon/PSU and Clemson/SMU last season).
In all honesty, if it actually does happen, it really means those two teams are clearly the two best in the nation that year.
It was possible last year (UGA and Texas). Didn't happen.
It's possible this year (UGA and Bama). We'll see if it happens.
Both times the teams ended up in opposite sides of the bracket so it would require both to make the national title game to get the third matchup. In fact, all the situations where two teams from a conference championship game made the playoff, they were on opposite sides of the bracket (the two above plus OSU/Indiana this year and Oregon/PSU and Clemson/SMU last season).
In all honesty, if it actually does happen, it really means those two teams are clearly the two best in the nation that year.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 11:51 am to DeathByTossDive225
quote:What’s odd is that rematches make NFL divisional games more entertaining and yet have the opposite effect in CFB.
With a 9 game SEC schedule, I would argue the strange scenario of two teams
1. Meeting in regular season
2. Rematch in SECCG
3. Rematch in playoff
Posted on 12/10/25 at 11:53 am to DeathByTossDive225
2 16 team conferences, 4 divisions per conference (pods). Determine division champs during the season, conference champs during the playoff, and champions play each other for it all. Aka, the NFL. It's the fairest way to do it. NFL minor leagues here we come.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 11:53 am to Landmass
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Back to your point. I agree but it's not going to happen without the head office being forced to do so. We should just use the existing tie-breaker rules and crown a regular season champion. Of course, that would have resulted in Alabama getting one this year and they got disemboweled by UGA.
Or you could go back to the pre-championship game way of naming conference champions.... the "Co-championship" method.
SEC co-champs UGA/Bama/Ole Miss/A&M
Posted on 12/10/25 at 11:56 am to DeathByTossDive225
File this under things I never have to concern myself with [as a South Carolina fan].
Posted on 12/10/25 at 11:56 am to BevoBucks
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What’s odd is that rematches make NFL divisional games more entertaining and yet have the opposite effect in CFB.
It’s because CFB has so many more teams. Makes rematches feel almost irresponsible.
Whereas rematches in a 15+ game season of 32 teams is a mathematical inevitability.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 11:57 am to DeathByTossDive225
Will $live and the Suits give up that extra $50M a year though?
Posted on 12/10/25 at 11:58 am to DeathByTossDive225
I still like em but there's just too many games.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 11:59 am to Nitro Express
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2 16 team conferences, 4 divisions per conference (pods). Determine division champs during the season, conference champs during the playoff, and champions play each other for it all. Aka, the NFL. It's the fairest way to do it. NFL minor leagues here we come.
I look at this like NIL.
It isn’t what I wanted for CFB, but it’s the way it is — so instead of pretending it isn’t, make it the best it can be.
The NCAA seems to have a particularly difficult time learning from mistakes or making any decisions that aren’t self-destructive though so… I wouldn’t count on it
Posted on 12/10/25 at 12:02 pm to DawginSC
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Or you could go back to the pre-championship game way of naming conference champions.... the "Co-championship" method. SEC co-champs UGA/Bama/Ole Miss/A&M
People may have mixed feelings about this, but conference championships mean nothing at this point. Seed the 4 co-champions & let them have it out with one less rematch.
That’s literally what happened this year anyway, you just played an extra game for legitimately no reason.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 12:02 pm to southpawcock
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File this under things I never have to concern myself with [as a South Carolina fan].
I was just thinking this as I was scrolling.
I’d be happy if this was something that affected my team.
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