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CFP moving to 24 teams

Colombie said:
Mario Hurricanes said:
The new 24-team playoff was my red line with being a lifetime fan of college football. The people who made the decision know everyone will support it and watch, so they have nothing to lose. Not me!

1. I used to take nation signing day off! Watch ESPN all day. Wait for the Canes segments. Read updates of Canesinsight. It meant something what our signing classes were. Watch what everybody else's classes were going to be. It doesn't really mean anything now. In less than a year they can just move on. We can bring other guys in. It's not as meaningful any more. I liked watching Cam Ward and seeing him go #1. But he was here in January, gone in December. Was he really a Cane? I love seeing guys like Bain, Mesidor, and Okunlola go to the league. But they are a different category of player for me. I know them. They have removed much of the excitement of NSD!

2. They have removed ALL hitting and defense from the game. Everything is targeting now! They have nudered that whole side of the team. Look at the Barrow on Tamarick Vanover hit. "The hit", Miami Hurricanes football lore, in every hype video on the planet! Today Barrow would have been suspended for two games! Well, it would have been that game starting THIS year. Can't we have a 3-0 game every once in awhile?

3. It's not stopping at 24 teams. In a few years it will increase to 30. "There are a couple of 7-5 that were left out last year."

4. The "opting out" of bowl games has maddend me for years! It has made bowl season a joke. 98% of college football players will never go to the NFL. So the bowl game is the last meaningful game of football those guys will EVER play in. They have played their entire lives too! Good enough to play in college, but not blessed with NFL talent. For the opt-outs to disrespect that game for them is cowardice. "Oh I'll go to war for my brothers! But not play in not play in the Pop-Tarts Bowl because I'm going in the 6th round to the Eagles."

5. No spring games. I loved going to the spring game! You could get pictures and autographs of the players. They would bring some trophies you could see - like Torretta's Heisman. It was all free. It was a fun day to look forward to before the season. Also watch other teams spring games just to watch some college football! I know you were watching general plays with everyone, but it was something fun. No more. Someone might see a good player and steal him, so no more of that.

They have taken everything I love about the game out. Or if it's there, they nerfed it. Watering down the urgency of regular season is it for me. I'm finishing this season, and I'm done
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When we win the Natty this year and become the unanimous favorite to win again next season you will be back.
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No I am done. They know nobody has the balls to quit watching.
 
I'm not on board....plus you add in the fact that they don't want these kids to really get paid. More games means more chances to get seriously hurt.....they need compensation.
 
MiamiInvestor said:
Hated it at first because I loved the regular season meaning something

BUT

The top 8 is what will make the regular season still matter. A first round bye and a home game in round 2 is huge. You can’t lose more than a game or 2 to get that top 8 seed.

And in years where you slip up and lose a third game your season isn’t over. Still have a fighting chance. It will also make more games appealing to watch where teams are on the bubble.

After going to all the playoff games last year I can’t imagine a season where we don’t make the playoffs now. It was so **** exciting that I want to make it every year. That’s just not a reality year in and year out at 12 teams.
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How about being good enough every year to make the 12 playoff? I do not like 24 teams. This is to get 3 loss SEC and BIG10 teams in. More games more TV revenue. Just my opinion Guess who will crying? #25
 
Highline17 said:
I mean we should be a practical lock in a 12 team anyway. If we stay good, we shouldn’t be losing two ACC games as long as FSU stays down. This isn’t good logic at all.
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I never said we fkn need a 24 team playoff. I don’t want it. I think you misunderstood me. I’m just saying we have an advantage of playing a weak schedule in that scenario.
 
MiamiInvestor said:
Hated it at first because I loved the regular season meaning something

BUT

The top 8 is what will make the regular season still matter. A first round bye and a home game in round 2 is huge. You can’t lose more than a game or 2 to get that top 8 seed.

And in years where you slip up and lose a third game your season isn’t over. Still have a fighting chance. It will also make more games appealing to watch where teams are on the bubble.

After going to all the playoff games last year I can’t imagine a season where we don’t make the playoffs now. It was so **** exciting that I want to make it every year. That’s just not a reality year in and year out at 12 teams.
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Just put in all the big 10 and sec teams, ND and 1 acc and 1 big 12. That's where it is headed.
 
The only thing good about it is we wont get left out because we lose a stupid road game on a Friday night at Cal. With the program Mario has built, it basically guarantees we get in every year.

On the flip side, ND can now trot out their B team for half their games and still get in with the stupid schedules they keep lining up. So get used to seeing them every year.
 
its not so bad. The 8 team first round bye is the new annual objective. It definitely helps the ACC, and will create some great playoff atmosphere on campuses.
 
MiamiInvestor said:
And in years where you slip up and lose a third game your season isn’t over. Still have a fighting chance. It will also make more games appealing to watch where teams are on the bubble.
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This contradicts your entire point, and its the root of why everyone hates it. They’re rewarding losers, everything is just chipping away at the competition of the sport
 
I get the arguments on both sides.

The second tier teams want Hope/access otherwise what are they spending all of this NIL money on.

But these are teenagers. I am not convinced that these kids can handle a potentially 17 game season.

The train isn’t stopping so there’s not much use in complaining. We will see how it plays out.
 
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