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To: kosciusko51
It used to be when there were a few bowl games, going to a bowl was a reward for doing well,...

Definitley some corrections need to be made. What is the sense of conference championship games (Texas - Georgia and Ohio State - Indiana being two examples) when both participants still made the playoff regardless of the outcome (other than money I mean)? And the traditional bowl games - Rose, Orange, Cotton e.g. - do not want to give up their money either. Now we are down to four teams and still two rounds to go - the finalists will have played fifteen or sixteen games (almost an NFL schedule). The FCS level has a 16-team playoff and handles this correctly but there are too many moneyed interests at the upper level competing for the bucks for a sensible system.

18 posted on 01/03/2025 8:37:34 AM PST by Rummyfan ( In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.)
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To: Rummyfan

Sorry, OSU DID NOT play in the Big 10 Championship - Indiana and Oregon.


20 posted on 01/03/2025 8:41:08 AM PST by Rummyfan ( In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.)
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To: Rummyfan

Corrections? With the destruction of the PAC-12 (for greed’s sake), who in the West gives a damn about college football (except for the gamblers).


24 posted on 01/03/2025 8:49:11 AM PST by Bookshelf
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To: Rummyfan

I think the championship game should be a play in game. You win, automatic berth. You lose, you’re out.


25 posted on 01/03/2025 9:06:43 AM PST by kosciusko51
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