With regards to the SEC point on the 9game schedule they are moving to, that will move away from the FCS games in the last week or two of the season. This was done intentionally years ago so the league wouldn’t hurt their chances for the BCS. Early losses were preferred over late season losses eliminating a school.
Just how the schedule bounced this year, find something else to do on this Saturday..
As an Ohio State fan, I always thought SEC cupcake weekend was the absolute dumbest thing about college football.
Then I got to Alabama as a student, and I realize exactly why they do it.
It’s practical for the students. Unbelievably practical.
Most students don’t go to this game, because they’re driving/flying home for Thanksgiving week. They do this so they can still spend a lot of time with their families before they head back to school on black Friday for their rivalry games on Saturday.
It’s made ok for these students, a lot of whom haven’t been home since the beginning of August, to go home over the weekend by having their school play someone they don’t feel like is actually going to be a challenge.
This is also part of why I think these big games (UGA-GT, TX-A&M) being on black Friday this year is just so stupid. All about TV money.
I could not agree more. I have been beating this drum also.
My logic is pure math and finances. At this point there is only so much money to go around. It has become an arms race with no salary cap. Basically you take the B10 teams, the SEC teams, and then maybe 10-15 teams outside those leagues and let it rip.
If I am being honest I would prefer they have profit sharing for those teams in the top tier. And then you do relegation like in the EPL and drop the bottom 3 teams and bring 3 teams up. Lets do this right.
This is why I can’t agree w you though, your formula has UCLA & Purdue marked as auto wins. When I would argue both are capable of pulling an upset. Those upsets are the beauty of college football, not the problem as you’re presenting
This was always about making sure you don’t get that late season loss which would impact the 4team BCS standings. Or, to put it another way, it was all about the money, $$$$$$$. It was a shrewd move by the SEC. Notice how AL and UGA rarely play each other in the regular SEC schedule…
But it is kinda cute how you believe they did it to benefit the students as no one would go to the games that weekend…
I think you are on the right path and agree with much of where you see it going but you discount to much due to the statistical emphasis you use as a foundation.
I think we will get to a super league at some point in the future but it will be more than just 32-40 teams that you narrow it down to.
While I agree a lot of these games are just blow outs and a waste of time to watch. But the school still gets 80 thousand + fans and makes a killing in tv deals. College football is a cash cow.
More games, more money no matter if they are good games or not
