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They are really moving forward on this, and the details are mind-boggling.  But this is good news for Oregon fans...

 

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Stakeholders will decide when will the expanded playoff will begin, what the schedule looks like ... and who will be getting paid

 

From yesterday's FishDuck Feed posted by Pennsylvania Duck.

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Holy cow, money makes the world go around!  We all knew (or suspected) that we were headed for an NFL model at some point, I'm just a little surprised it's happening so soon.  It's amusing too me that the chancellors that will actually collect the money went over the heads of the bickering conference commissioners and ADs to push this forward.

 

So what does this mean for Oregon?  Being stuck in the new P-10 (or whatever) doesn't sound quite so devastating with a playoff spot pretty much reserved for the conference champ (assuming they're top 6) and possibly a second at-large bid.

 

That said the new TV deal will still be less than half what the B1G members are getting and consequently I fear the talent gap will only get worse.  I still think we have to bail if invited to the B1G but our fallback is looking a lot better.

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“The commissioners will also have to address the athlete welfare angle as two teams could potentially play up to 17 games”   . . . that will be a first, just ask the USC & UCLA soon-to-be globe-trotting athletes!
 

Also, if it takes a unanimous vote of commishs, count Sankey out, he already has a semi monopoly on getting 1/2 of the teams in a four-team invitational.

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On 9/9/2022 at 10:52 AM, noDucknewby said:

That said the new TV deal will still be less than half what the B1G members are getting and consequently I fear the talent gap will only get worse.

Or, the new playoff $$ will lessen the TV deal monetary impact and being in the PAC ??, ACC or BIG 12 will be an advantage to the rigors of the SEC or BIG 10.

 

Per Jon Wilner:  "But expansion also lends desperately needed viability to the Pac-12’s regular season by granting automatic bids to the six highest-ranked conference champions.

 

There are only 10 conferences. So long as the Pac-12 champ is ranked higher than its counterparts in the Sun Belt, Conference USA, Mid-American and either the Mountain West or American, a playoff berth awaits.

 

That is not a high bar."

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It is much more compelling for fans to watch conference champions battle for a National championship in a playoff.
 

Watching teams that obviously “pad” their football schedule to better their chances of a current playoff spot should not be fully rewarded. 
 

If you actually took a vote of all fans, a new system would win by a landslide. 

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On 9/9/2022 at 11:20 AM, Steven A said:

Or, the new playoff $$ will lessen the TV deal monetary impact and being in the PAC ??, ACC or BIG 12 will be an advantage to the rigors of the SEC or BIG 10.

 

 

Seems to me that's a push at best since the SEC and B!G will also get that money.  In addition it's looking like the CFP payout will be participation based, which means those two conferences will most likely get even more.  Regardless, our path to playoff in the new P10 will be easier if we win the conference.  A second place P10 team doesn't stand as much of a chance as a second or even third place SEC or B1G team.

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It won't happen, but I hope they don't give a full percentage of money to conferences with multiple teams participating.  For example, every conference gets a full share with 1 team participating.  Every additional team added reduces the share for those additional teams.  Splitting 1.2 billion between 10 conferences/12 schools will have B1G and SEC bringing home an extra 300-400 mil per year.

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On 9/9/2022 at 11:17 AM, Steven A said:

“The commissioners will also have to address the athlete welfare angle as two teams could potentially play up to 17 games”  

North Dakota State played 16 games in 2019 (16-0).

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From the FishDuck Feed, here is an interesting article regarding expanded playoffs and offers insightful views and ponderings...It's worth the time to read.

BLEACHERREPORT.COM

Based on the hundreds of millions of dollars left on the table, expanding the College Football Playoff grew increasingly...

 

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More from FishDuck Feed...Report: 12-Team College Football Playoff Could Fetch $2.2B Annual Media Rights Deal

 

BLEACHERREPORT.COM

The price of broadcasting the College Football Playoff is going up. W

 

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On 9/9/2022 at 6:12 PM, Pennsylvania Duck said:

From the FishDuck Feed, here is an interesting article regarding expanded playoffs and offers insightful views and ponderings...It's worth the time to read.

BLEACHERREPORT.COM

Based on the hundreds of millions of dollars left on the table, expanding the College Football Playoff grew increasingly...

 

This is a good article going over the pros and cons...  Thank you Pennsylvania Duck!

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