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Playoffs: a mid year reminder, conference champions do not get a “bye week”
Posted on 10/26/26 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 10/26/26 at 12:35 pm
You are simply swapping weeks of not playing because you are playing in the conference championship game while others sit at home.
Conference championship games need to go away.
Thank you for your attention to this reminder. Someone will still bring it up later in the season.
Edit to add: you won’t get a home playoff game either
Conference championship games need to go away.
Thank you for your attention to this reminder. Someone will still bring it up later in the season.
Edit to add: you won’t get a home playoff game either
This post was edited on 10/26/26 at 12:36 pm
Posted on 10/26/26 at 12:37 pm to Bamafig
Bama was ahead of their time in 2011
Posted on 10/26/26 at 12:38 pm to Bamafig
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conference champions do not get a “bye week”
I mean...they do
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You are simply swapping weeks of not playing
yes.
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you are playing in the conference championship game while others sit at home.
and in week 1 of hte playoffs others are playing while you're sitting at home.
I didn't realize this was a thing people struggled with.
From a UGA perspective I'll be honest...I wouldn't hate missing the SECCG and finishing 5th and getting a home playoff game against some scrub to knock the rust off, considering hwo our last 2 playoffs have gone. That's how I'd think otherwise....but with this being the last year of the SECCG...man it'd be sweet to go out as 3 time in a row winners to end it.
Posted on 10/26/26 at 12:42 pm to Bamafig
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You are simply swapping weeks of not playing because you are playing in the conference championship game while others sit at home.
If you lose the SECCG you may well play in that game and then 2 weeks later be traveling for a road game
If you win that game, you are getting a technical "bye" and in theory have an easier road to winning a national title
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Conference championship games need to go away
I won't argue this much
Posted on 10/26/26 at 12:47 pm to WG_Dawg
Count the total number of games it takes to win the ‘ship, non believers
Posted on 10/26/26 at 1:01 pm to Bamafig
For example, Indiana played 16 games last year, including conference championship. Miami played 16 games, without conference championship.
I don’t care enough about the 24 team scenario to see if it truly rewards conference champions with a legitimate bye, or not. It’s too many teams and will be too many uninteresting to bad games for viewers.
I don’t care enough about the 24 team scenario to see if it truly rewards conference champions with a legitimate bye, or not. It’s too many teams and will be too many uninteresting to bad games for viewers.
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