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<blockquote data-quote="Vespidae" data-source="post: 983012" data-attributes="member: 2957"><p>The Athletic reported that the SEC (not Alabama per se) was concerned about getting left out should Alabama win and lobbied hard 3-4 days prior to Saturday that an SEC team (either Georgia or Alabama) should be in the playoff. Having said that, it does not appear that it was a foregone conclusion as some suggest but rather a response to "What if ... Georgia loses?"</p><p></p><p>Sankey, SEC Commissioner, has long argued that the goal of the conferences (all of them) is to create the best TV matchups that result in higher ratings and that IF College Football can ultimately get the low, very low end of the NFL ... then, everyone can argue for more tv money in the future. Additionally, OutKick reported that overall NFL ratings are down from an average of 16.5 million viewers to 15.7 million. The Alabama - Georgia game had an 8.9 Rating and was watched by 17.5 million people. THAT is an NFL quality rating. No other game last Saturday came anyone close to that, with Michigan-Iowa coming in at 10 million and a 5.1 Rating. FSU-Louisville had a 3.8 Rating and 7.03 million viewers. </p><p></p><p>FWIW, and GTLorenzo got it right ... the NCAA does not recognize a national champion in FBS, unlike other sports. They punted that to the CFP. I glanced at the remit for the CFP and it doesn't say anything about selecting the four best teams in the country, but rather the four best teams for the "playoff". The playoff itself is a made for tv show that awards a CFP trophy. It doesn't say NCAA FBS Champion, but rather CFP Champion. </p><p></p><p>It really makes no difference who gets into the playoff. The money is already paid. It doesn't matter what the viewership is and moreover, the average viewership for FSU is on par with Georgia. The only thing that matters is the match up and can you sell the product to the public in a way to justify the tv contract with various conferences. Judging from the weekend's biggest games, the conference championships, the SEC whipped the ACC 15.7 to 3.8 Ratings and 17.5 million to 7.03 million viewers. </p><p></p><p>I'm indifferent to who got in. Conferences already know how much they are going to get for the playoff spots ($8 million) and the Jan 1 bowls (about $6 million). Divided amongst 16 teams ... it's a few hundred thousand. Not that much. </p><p></p><p>The real problem, imo, is that broadcast rights and producing product for distribution is the new business model for college sports. If you think it's about determining a "national FBS champion" ... it isn't. If anything, all this controversy does is encourage more people to watch the games to gin up the ratings. I will bet that the Georgia-FSU matchup will be the most heavily watched (and promoted) for that reason. </p><p></p><p>PS. I have heard that the whole concept of the CFP from Day One was to pit the SEC against the B1G for this very reason. The other two teams, ... no one involved cares. The ratings drive the TV money and everyone wins (financially).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vespidae, post: 983012, member: 2957"] The Athletic reported that the SEC (not Alabama per se) was concerned about getting left out should Alabama win and lobbied hard 3-4 days prior to Saturday that an SEC team (either Georgia or Alabama) should be in the playoff. Having said that, it does not appear that it was a foregone conclusion as some suggest but rather a response to "What if ... Georgia loses?" Sankey, SEC Commissioner, has long argued that the goal of the conferences (all of them) is to create the best TV matchups that result in higher ratings and that IF College Football can ultimately get the low, very low end of the NFL ... then, everyone can argue for more tv money in the future. Additionally, OutKick reported that overall NFL ratings are down from an average of 16.5 million viewers to 15.7 million. The Alabama - Georgia game had an 8.9 Rating and was watched by 17.5 million people. THAT is an NFL quality rating. No other game last Saturday came anyone close to that, with Michigan-Iowa coming in at 10 million and a 5.1 Rating. FSU-Louisville had a 3.8 Rating and 7.03 million viewers. FWIW, and GTLorenzo got it right ... the NCAA does not recognize a national champion in FBS, unlike other sports. They punted that to the CFP. I glanced at the remit for the CFP and it doesn't say anything about selecting the four best teams in the country, but rather the four best teams for the "playoff". The playoff itself is a made for tv show that awards a CFP trophy. It doesn't say NCAA FBS Champion, but rather CFP Champion. It really makes no difference who gets into the playoff. The money is already paid. It doesn't matter what the viewership is and moreover, the average viewership for FSU is on par with Georgia. The only thing that matters is the match up and can you sell the product to the public in a way to justify the tv contract with various conferences. Judging from the weekend's biggest games, the conference championships, the SEC whipped the ACC 15.7 to 3.8 Ratings and 17.5 million to 7.03 million viewers. I'm indifferent to who got in. Conferences already know how much they are going to get for the playoff spots ($8 million) and the Jan 1 bowls (about $6 million). Divided amongst 16 teams ... it's a few hundred thousand. Not that much. The real problem, imo, is that broadcast rights and producing product for distribution is the new business model for college sports. If you think it's about determining a "national FBS champion" ... it isn't. If anything, all this controversy does is encourage more people to watch the games to gin up the ratings. I will bet that the Georgia-FSU matchup will be the most heavily watched (and promoted) for that reason. PS. I have heard that the whole concept of the CFP from Day One was to pit the SEC against the B1G for this very reason. The other two teams, ... no one involved cares. The ratings drive the TV money and everyone wins (financially). [/QUOTE]
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