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Originally Posted by msl819
If you are an Auburn fan first, the words Roll Tide should never exit your mouth! I agree with the idea that an 8 team playoff could lessen the importance of regular season games but again all that really means is less money to be made. Attendance numbers are already down around the country. With huge stadium additions in the last decade and TV being a preferred option for many I can only imagine some of the conversations being had in the powers that be offices. Add to that the growing reality that people are cutting the cable cord and already forcing giants like ESPN to gut their staff, folks are getting nervous. I would even argue that an all SEC is bad for ratings as large parts of the nation will be less interested since they don’t even have a regional team in the game.
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I actually find it amusing that the most rabid, die-hard fans never even went to college, much less either UA or AU. I'm not about poisoning trees or throwing liquor bottles. I'm not sure about it being bad for ratings though. ESPN is not featuring the game on ABC (its own network) forcing people like me who don't purchase cable, to go to a friends' house or a sports bar or something. Maybe fewer TVs receiving a signal, but to say fewer people are watching because its uninteresting due to an all-SEC Championship game is a stretch. I don't watch the NFL because the players kneel, I don't watch the NFL because its a pass-oriented game with too many silly rules.
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Originally Posted by sales guy
Agreed OSU should not have gotten in. It should be the Conference Champs. And an 8 team playoff. They pushed OSU in cause the first year ratings with them and Oregon had the best ratings. Every year after has gone down. The Big 10 and OSU especially have a massive following. And the fans travel. They spend a ton of cash. Which is why OSU and many of the Big 10 teams are at the top for most valuable college teams.
This year, OSU should've been in given they won. Last year, no. Also Barrett is a flake and Meyer should've found someone and groomed him last year. Barrett is too inconsistent. Just look at the OK game.
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Barrett's selection as QB isn't about his performance so much as about keeping him quiet about the mega-bucks he's been paid by the boosters. Unfortunately, Bama is in the same position with Hurts so we'll be seeing him for the next few years.
01-06-2018, 01:24 PM
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