Enough With The “Neutral Field” Farce

[cartm25]

I’ve had enough of the “neutral field” farce!

 

For starters, Georgia played Texas in . . . wait for it . . . Atlanta, GEORGIA.

 

Then Oregon played PSU in Indianapolis, IN. Some facts:

 

- 2,265 miles (31 hour drive): PDX to Lucas Oil Stadium

 

- 498 miles (7 hour drive): PSU to Lucas Oil Stadium

 

Made me sick seeing that stadium nearly full with PSU fans; it was a home game for PSU.

 

How about picking a venue equidistant from the two teams. Duck fans (or any fans) shouldn’t have a higher barrier to entry in the form of cost to attend.

 

[David Marsh]

But... 

 

All those PSU fans left sad. 

 

And loved that the most. 

 

When the trophy ceremony started it was clear how few Duck fans made it to the game. The stadium was almost empty. 

 

I suspect the Rose Bowl will have a whole lot more green than this game. 

 

Also... I believe there will be some B1G championship games in Vegas in the nearish future. 

[30Duck]

The "neutral" label is ridiculous, only used because the game isn't in either of the teams own venue. Not sure what adjective would be more accurate, but neutral isn't it. 

[DUCKED]

On 12/8/2024 at 2:24 PM, David Marsh said:

But... 

 

All those PSU fans left sad. 

 

And loved that the most. 

 

When the trophy ceremony started it was clear how few Duck fans made it to the game. The stadium was almost empty. 

 

I suspect the Rose Bowl will have a whole lot more green than this game. 

 

Also... I believe there will be some B1G championship games in Vegas in the nearish future. 

Hopefully the championship games will go away….soon.

[Charles Fischer]

Yep, for the Semis, we would probably play Texas in the Cotton Bowl, in Dallas...

 

And play Georgia in Atlanta.

 

 

[cartm25]

On 12/8/2024 at 3:51 PM, Charles Fischer said:

Yep, for the Semis, we would probably play Texas in the Cotton Bowl, in Dallas...

 

And play Georgia in Atlanta.

 

 

It’s an absolute joke!!

[mikethehiker]

Who owns the decision for the matchup locations?  My guess is the bowl owns the decision to maximize their revenue.

 

If Oregon had any control of the matter as a higher seed, I would request the Orange Bowl over Cotton Bowl just to ensure Texas didn't get a home game (if favorites win out).  I'll be rooting for a lot of upsets.

[MicroBurst61]

Just more "fodder" for us Ducks fans to use "against the winds", to justify and celebrate our soon to be national champions Ducks as the Greatest National Champs....ever!

 

Go "Natty" Ducks!

[Solar]

We are a very good team, but I am not sure we are dominant enough to keep surviving away games at top 7 ranked teams. 

 

Oregon has a significant advantage with the Rose Bowl being on the West Coast and our fans having 3 weeks to make the arrangements, vs a back east team having one week against existing holiday plans.

 

That's the only thing going for us the rest of the way.

[Haywarduck]

Take care of what you can control, and leave the rest for other programs to whine about. 

 

I do get it, but recruiting is also tough, but we deal with it, actually excel at it!

 

I have a feeling Lanning knows how to turn this to our advantage.

 

I mean we don't have a qb next season, our O-line is gone, the D-line needs beef, nothing is a barrier or something to whine about, Lanning takes care of it.

 

Nobody knows......., but I look forward to finding out, on this and many other topics.

[Mike West]

Boy wouldn’t it nice to make a statement and take out three blue bloods…two in their home territory.

 

I sure would call them out further too by saying the eSECpn never leaves the South till the Post Season.  
 

Notice how Bama’s AD starting threatening to schedule fewer P4 OOC games? As if their traveling less than 800 miles a game wasn't an advantage for them. 

 

There’s a reason Georgia waited until they were a powerhouse before they scheduled OBD.  Teams in the SEC won’t dare risk their vaunted reputation by risking a loss to a "lesser" conference. 
 

Not to mention they had to do everything they could to take down Pete Carroll’s USC juggernaut using the NCAA (because they knew damn well they weren’t going to on the field). 

I hope Penn State learned some lessons last week.  Namely they can pass the ball on anybody if they really put their minds to it.  They are actually physical enough to handle Georgia.

 

I wouldn’t mind a rematch in Atlanta.  B1G on B1G two years in a row.  That would be lovely.  Would be even better if Indiana schemed their way into troubling both Notre Dame and Georgia.  That would shut up a lot of SEC talk. 

[TheRunningDuck]

On 12/8/2024 at 3:21 PM, cartm25 said:

I’ve had enough of the “neutral field” farce!

 

For starters, Georgia played Texas in . . . wait for it . . . Atlanta, GEORGIA.

 

Then Oregon played PSU in Indianapolis, IN. Some facts:

 

- 2,265 miles (31 hour drive): PDX to Lucas Oil Stadium

 

- 498 miles (7 hour drive): PSU to Lucas Oil Stadium

 

Made me sick seeing that stadium nearly full with PSU fans; it was a home game for PSU.

 

How about picking a venue equidistant from the two teams. Duck fans (or any fans) shouldn’t have a higher barrier to entry in the form of cost to attend.

 

The Ducks have a huge jump on accommodations for the Rose Bowl and airline tickets.

[mikethehiker]

This is going to be an ongoing issue until something gets fixed, expecially for the B1G Conference with almost all of their members being up North and all the bowl games in southern locations.

 

It's one thing traveling to one bowl game over the holidays.  It's quite another to travel to 3-4 games all residing in the heart of SEC and traditional Big12 country.  HUGE disadvantage.

[David Marsh]

On 12/9/2024 at 3:34 PM, mikethehiker said:

This is going to be an ongoing issue until something gets fixed, expecially for the B1G Conference with almost all of their members being up North and all the bowl games in southern locations.

 

It's one thing traveling to one bowl game over the holidays.  It's quite another to travel to 3-4 games all residing in the heart of SEC and traditional Big12 country.  HUGE disadvantage.

If the games at college football home fields are bonkers good there is a chance they restructure the playoff to have more home games for top seeds.

 

Kinda doubt it to a degree as these bowls are going to pay out the nose to get playoff games but once the bowl sites contracts are up then who knows. Right now we are trapped in contracts for these sites in a system that they weren't designed for.

[Duckdude]

If Texas is gonna play in the Cotton Bowl, and Georgia in the Peach Bowl,……we need to play in: The Autzen Bowl!

[Jon Joseph]

On 12/8/2024 at 5:51 PM, Charles Fischer said:

Yep, for the Semis, we would probably play Texas in the Cotton Bowl, in Dallas...

 

And play Georgia in Atlanta.

 

 

 

As the No. 1 seed, Oregon wins the Rose Bowl and gets its choice in the 3rd round between the Orange and Cotton Bowls. Dan can play Texas in Miami if he so desires but it's, obviously, farther from Eugene. And knowing Dan, perhaps he'll say bring it on in Jerry's World. He does have a QB who has hooked the Horns. 

 

So long as the B1G has 4 teams on the Left Coast, the majority of conference champ games, if they continue to be played will be played in the East. So long as bowls are part of the playoff, the majority of games will be played in Dixie. This season, it's 5-2 with the No. 1 seed and a G5 team getting to play in the West.

 

Does Petitti care? 14 trumps 4. That's what OBD signed up for. 

 

Perfect payback? Beat Georgia in the same stadium where Danno and OBD were embarrassed in Dan's opening game.  

 

I'm hoping the CFB Powers-That-Be kiss the bowls goodbye and follow the NFL 14-team PO model. Oregon should be hosting the lowest remaining seed in the 2nd round in Autzen Stadium.