No conference games, 16-team playoff. That's the way.
Byrne now agrees that the SEC title game should cease to exist.....
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No conference games, 16-team playoff. That's the way.
The expanded playoff will just need to generate more additional $ for the SEC than SECCG currently generates
Too much money involved. It ain't going anywhere.
SEC Championship game generates $50,000,000 in revenue for the SEC. About 5% of total revenues. So no, it's not going anywhere.
The Big 12 got rid of its CCG for a while and only brought it back when the selection committee was punishing Big 12 teams for not having one.
Not saying the SEC will follow suit, but there is a precedent for it.
Not saying the SEC will follow suit, but there is a precedent for it.
There are ways to mitigate the revenue loss. The programs pushing back plus the revenue gain from the playoff. They'll definitely mandate a certain amount of teams get in.
I think its a crock to have a "SEC Champion" based on 1 game when you've already got a Champion based on 8 (soon to be 9) head to head games from the regular season. Just another money grab in todays world of college sports
I'll go to my grave saying two 6-team divisions is the perfect conference setup for everything except TV money.
Well, it SHOULD be of the same significance as the SEC basketball and baseball tournaments. More of an exhibition and a final chance for the middling and lower teams. But in football, that's impossible, thus, it's no longer needed in this new world. It's a vestige of the old era.
But what's best for the game is hardly ever what decisions are based upon.
There's really no denying that 1990-2010 was the best era of football ever, as far as fan engagement. I.e. living and dying by the game outcomes. Old men truly pissed when you lose. It was more than entertainment. And......the conferences were generally viewed as equal.
I know, money this, money that, more eyeballs today, yada yada.
Do away with the SEC Championship game and go back to a East and West Divisions and crown 2 SEC regular season champions
