Well ESPN bid such a big number and CBS likely doesn't have the deep enough pockets to be willing. They didn't up their original deal either. They're just milking their steal for as long as they can and will move on. They can still get a cheaper deal from the B12/PAC12 or a piece of the B10 for a 2nd tier game a week. It won't be the same ratings wise for them but it'll serve its purpose I think and be cheaper on their wallet.
So a dumb move…CBS could have totally gotten into a bidding war with eSPIN if they wanted. This is a network with the rights to the NCAAT and NFL games…$$$ was not the issue. As I see it a “miscalculation on their part”. The A&M - Bama game had higher ratings than ANY MLB game so far included the alleged best rivalry in sports, Yanks-Sox. Ok that speaks to how far the boring game of baseball has fallen, but that’s a college game.
Yea and the NFL is expensive so how much is left over for other things throughout the year. They haven't even had the NCAA tourney in its entirety for some time. They had to split it with Turner. Do they even pay to have games sent to CBS Sports Network, no they go to TruTV.
I felt badly for CBS. They BUILT the SEC to what it was with their national broadcasts.. quality productions with many cameras and HD while ESPN/ABC was/is still using 720p compressed video in many cases. CBS SEC games were a better product. I open ABC/ESPN SEC games suffer in ratings from their cheaping out on everything.
Bunch of pointless games with mediocre teams. Hard to find 4 legit NC contenders in most years.
I love it and I'm good with it. If you play a game anything can happen. And it won't be a month to prepare either and more teams to prepare for so who knows what can happen because of that too.
Is it appropriate to rig a system in the hope that the increased odds of random upsets “changes faces”?
Yes because it’s extremely difficult for teams lower down the status pole to “perform better”…this is one of the few avenues to actually raise profile and get better.
Except for the gambling standpoint the NCCA BB tourney sucks as there are two many teams that have no business being in it. Since going to 64 what is the highest seeded team to win it all? Nova at 8?? A million years ago. The tournament should be 32 Max.
You may think it sucks but there are tens of millions of people who love it. It is worth a fortune. Gets huge tv ratings. And yes, you are right, in the end it is usually the top seeds that are there at the end but who cares. The people love it. And I disagre with you, it does not suck.
Also how does a Gonzaga get to be a Gonzaga of today? At one time an upstart right but making the tourney and getting exposure regularly has made them a pretty darn good program now.
People love it the first weekend. Then their pool is busted and don't give a crap
I recommend paying attention to the many sports that barely care about results in the regular season. Don’t ruin cfb.
Decades ago, PSU, Miami, FSU, etc. rose from various levels of also ran/unknown to MNC level in cfb. They did it by agreeing to multiple unfavorable scheduling series’, some outstanding coaching hires, and winning games.
Yes I agree good coaches help but the days of a good coach staying at a small program for any long duration is rare with all the money being thrown around that lower status programs can’t match. OU and ND just lost their coaches, it’s difficult and rare for very good coaches to stay and in the context of this conversation a coach that’s good enough to get a lower status program into the top 4, not just good, would even be more rare. Lower status schools more likely have to be good at churning coaches and finding the next good one.
I've been hoping for that but don't count on it. Sounds like games can be moved to regional indoor locations for weather reasons. I think games like OSU/Michigan and PSU/MSU this weekend would be fun to see in the playoffs with western/southern teams if they happened but sounds like they want to avoid that.
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Wait! I was told on this board it was a done deal! LOL. All that was needed was the presidents signatures, opps I guess he was wrong.So Close, Yet So Far: Why CFP Expansion Was Stalled Yet Again
Wednesday's CFP expansion meeting was expected to be decisive, but commissioners could not reach unanimous consent on any of the remaining models.
I don't speak in absolutes because who knows. I always said it's going to expand never said how many teams, although I think it's a heavy lean towards 12, or when it would. It's still not out of the realm of 2024-2025. They're pushing up against it though. Giving up an estimated 450M....I guess stubbornness knows no bounds.
An agreement on 8 will be easier to approve right now. Every P5 conference gets a team plus at least one non P5 the rest at large. 12 is much harder and could destroy the conference championships. There seems to be a lot of discussion and debate about where 1st round games would be played. Also is there a limit on how many from one conference.
I get the impression the 1st round game issue is mostly decided..on campus or regional indoor stadium for weather reasons. I so wish the weather reasons didn't enter the equation. I'd love to see an OSU/Michigan...MSU/PSU this past weekend game type atmosphere in a playoff with western/southern teams. As a 1 time Raider fan I remember the 51-3 drubbing to the Bills in the AFC champ game lol.
The indoor outdoor thing isn't the issue that is causing problems. It is who is getting the home game. These are going to be the backend games. For the most part there isn't much difference between these teams. SEC is pushing hard for it as they expect to be the host team alot. Its very hard to figure out who gets a home game that is fair. Does eveyone trust the the selection committee. Big concern this is making Conference Championship less valuable from both an attendance and TV Standpoint. 8 teams make it easy
Sankey would go for that others not so much. That’s actually what we have now with the top 4.
I hadn’t read about that. SEC doesn’t want to abide by the rankings that determine the seeds? If it’s close it’s close, deal with it if you have to go on the road because you’re a lower seed by the rankings. CFP committee is diverse for a reason, to provide some fairness and unbiased rankings to the best of their ability.
