To no one’s surprise, the G6 get screwed. 1 team in. And AFCA has recommended to end conference championship games. Read that as if it isn’t required, the likes of ESPN isn’t going to pay for it. And who the hell knows what is going to happen to bowl games. Likely dying as I type this.
Emphasizing the point I just made:
I just don’t understand how all FBS conferences don’t get at least 1 spot….
These asshats running the college FB “shit show” could next expand to 48 teams from the now likely 24…and still give the G6 one shot…all to avoid “restraint of trade” lawsuits. Boise will almost always get in…and the MAC will never get in.
Brutal. Looks like ESPN is all in on more playoff games at the expense of conference championship games and mid to low tier bowl games.
The G conferences are essentially locked out of the playoff (except for a Boise State maybe), and the buy game money may also dry up as P programs maybe reduce their regular season to 10 games to allow for protracted playoffs.
How does this affect our collective enthusiasm for spending $30 million to sit at a taller chair at the kids’ table?
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Unchanged as long as it’s some fool parting with their money and not something the school is paying for.
Otherwise, this news should surprise no one.
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Exactly. It’s a high speed train to nowhere.
Certainly, the G6 should have more representation but from our perspective does it really change things all that much? As it currently stands we are fighting for one G6 playoff spot, and apparently that will continue to be the case. The merits of spending all this money for 1 pie in the sky playoff spot are certainly debatable but I don’t see how the bigger bracket makes any difference in the debate.
And honestly, depending on how byes work, the G6 team might have a better chance to win a first round game.