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Will season tickets include a potential first round playoff game at home?
Posted on 1/16/24 at 8:21 am
Posted on 1/16/24 at 8:21 am
I know I’m just a simple middle class American raising a family in the burbs. But I’m curious about how fans will afford the 12 team playoff, especially for programs that may be there often.
You could potentially have the following expenses to support your team:
1) Home playoff game (gas for driving plus tickets; maybe hotel)
2) Quarterfinal (flight tickets; multiple days of hotels; tickets)
3) Semifinal (flight tickets; multiple days of hotels; tickets)
4) National Championship ((flight tickets; multiple days of hotels; tickets)
How much money is that? $10k for two people? Does every program have that many rich people to fill up their side of the stadium for this many games? Especially through the Christmas season?
INB4 “Sorry you’re poor”
You could potentially have the following expenses to support your team:
1) Home playoff game (gas for driving plus tickets; maybe hotel)
2) Quarterfinal (flight tickets; multiple days of hotels; tickets)
3) Semifinal (flight tickets; multiple days of hotels; tickets)
4) National Championship ((flight tickets; multiple days of hotels; tickets)
How much money is that? $10k for two people? Does every program have that many rich people to fill up their side of the stadium for this many games? Especially through the Christmas season?
INB4 “Sorry you’re poor”
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Posted on 1/16/24 at 8:22 am to StringedInstruments
I would have to imagine the home playoff game will be treated the same way the tournament is for baseball.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 8:23 am to StringedInstruments
If you give them your credit card again...
Posted on 1/16/24 at 8:24 am to StringedInstruments
I’ve wondered about this as well. Has it been set that the playoff games will be played at home stadiums or are they incorporating some of the bowl games into the 12 team playoff? Like the first round is something like the Liberty Bowl and if you win that you go to the Peach Bowl and so on?
Posted on 1/16/24 at 8:28 am to Darth_Vader
Here’s a good blog post that details some of my thoughts on these questions:
12 Team CFB Playoff is Too Stupid To Be Allowed to Live
12 Team CFB Playoff is Too Stupid To Be Allowed to Live
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When asked about fans traveling to multiple sites to watch their teams, BOB BOWLSBY answered: Well, I would suggest that there’s a pretty good alternative right in your living room if you don’t want to travel to the games. I’m sure we have some people that travel three weeks in a row, but the majority pick and choose.
Translated: They don’t give a frick about the fans. Oh, wait. they do. They care about the fans who can afford to travel for three consecutive games, buy tickets, pay for hotels, and take time off work. That’s probably not you, is it?
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I cannot emphasize that they DO NOT GIVE A frick ABOUT YOU any more than the statement coming out of Bob Bowlsby’s mouth. There are giant bags of cash waiting to be transported to the bank after this playoff format gets rolling. They’re not going to cut their bowl buddies in blazers out of the deal.
They know this format will destroy college football as we know it. It will likely destroy the bowls. If they don’t include them, the bowls will die, but they’ll still encounter their blazer-wearing buddies at country clubs somewhere and they want to not only look them in the eye, but clink glasses of whatever expensive shite they’re drinking when they see them.
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Q. You could be asking your championship teams to go to four consecutive neutral-site games counting their conference title game. In general, why the lack of embrace of trying to play as many games on the sport’s great home campuses as opposed to these neutral-site NFL stadiums somewhere?
A: I’m not sure that playing in East Lansing, Michigan, on January 7th is a really good idea.
It’s not a good idea for whom? For the college football playoff committee members? For college presidents who’d rather take vacations to warm places on the university’s dime? For your bowl buddies?
Michigan State fans wouldn’t care. They’d go. They’d enjoy the hell out of it. This is true for ANY CAMPUS IN THE NATION.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 8:28 am to StringedInstruments
NFL has done it for years. But, only a handful of programs can afford to have consistent backing. It’s mostly a made for TV event.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 8:30 am to BevoBucks
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NFL has done it for years.
NFL does it at their home stadiums. CFB will have some programs playing 3, 4, and maybe 5 games away from home. (Conference championship, 1st round at a team’s home stadium, 2nd round bowl, 3rd round bowl, NC at a predetermined location).
This post was edited on 1/16/24 at 8:31 am
Posted on 1/16/24 at 8:36 am to StringedInstruments
The biggest takeaway
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I cannot emphasize that they DO NOT GIVE A frick ABOUT YOU
Posted on 1/16/24 at 8:39 am to StringedInstruments
Here’s the thing about economics: if not enough ppl can afford it, then prices start to come down.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 8:42 am to StringedInstruments
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How much money is that? $10k for two people?
Can't imagine where $10k would possible even on the cheap. I'd at least 2 - 3 times that. Tix, flights, rooms, Ubers, food, drink, souvenirs etc...
Posted on 1/16/24 at 8:59 am to bamaphan13
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The biggest takeaway quote:I cannot emphasize that they DO NOT GIVE A frick ABOUT YOU
Yup. From top to bottom, conference officials to admins to coaches to the players, none give a frick about average fans/alum. It’s all and only about that $$$.
As long as they can count on you to pay for E$PN each month & donate to a collective, that’s your worth to them.
This post was edited on 1/16/24 at 9:05 am
Posted on 1/16/24 at 9:07 am to StringedInstruments
Last few years cost me a shitload. And to be honest, I’m done with it. It’s crazy
Posted on 1/16/24 at 9:32 am to StringedInstruments
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They know this format will destroy college football as we know it. It will likely destroy the bowls. If they don’t include them, the bowls will die, but they’ll still encounter their blazer-wearing buddies at country clubs somewhere and they want to not only look them in the eye, but clink glasses of whatever expensive shite they’re drinking when they see them.
Bowls are a fun tradition, but using a subjective polling process to select a national championship was always dumb. D1 football is the only major sport that does it.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 9:34 am to DeafJam73
quote:Yeah I was thinking like how NIT home games are handled but probably very similar.
I would have to imagine the home playoff game will be treated the same way the tournament is for baseball.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 9:41 am to StringedInstruments
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NFL does it at their home stadiums. CFB will have some programs playing 3, 4, and maybe 5 games away from home. (Conference championship, 1st round at a team’s home stadium, 2nd round bowl, 3rd round bowl, NC at a predetermined location).
At some point, FBS is going to have to mirror the NFL.
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