Notre Dame tantrum

[NorthKCHawk]

I would like to see an anonymous poll of college football players whose teams are not bound for the CFP.

One question: Would you rather practice an additional month and then travel and play an exhibition game over the holidays, or no?

Some of the argument being put forth is that eliminating bowls is robbing these players of a special opportunity. I wonder how many of them actually want it?

It is probably like the recent study about Tik Tok/Instagram on campuses. Students were asked how much they would have to be paid for THEM to give up these apps (while everyone else kept them). They indicated between $50-60 on average. But when asked about making the apps go away for everyone, students indicated they would PAY money for that to happen ($10-30). In other words, they felt trapped by the product...they couldn't get by without it as long as everyone else had it, but they would rather it didn't exist.

https://bfi.uchicago.edu/insight/research-summary/when-product-markets-become-collective-traps-the-case-of-social-media/

I could see CFB players looking at bowls similarly. If other teams are going to bowls, they sure as heck want to go to bowls. But deep down, they would rather the season wrapped up and they get to hang out with their family on the holidays if there is no championship on the line.

I don't know. I am sure some kids would feel this way, but most of them came to college to play football. I am betting the vast majority of football players do not want the season to end and like the idea of playing another game in a nice location. The younger guys get an opportunity to showcase skills for next year and the older guys get a free trip to Tampa.

Don't forget that making a bowl (or cup) presents a sizeable advantage to the team making it precisely for that reason. 3 weeks of extra practice to further develop players and prepare for next season.

 

[NorthKCHawk]

100%.

ND should go start their own conference and playoffs and see how many teams join (and how much money they make).

Everyone was aware of the criterion, but it doesn't mean the criterion was not dumb. I bet it gets tweaked next year (if they stay at 12) to remove all autobids and have the committee just pick the best 12 teams. If that includes a non-power 5 team, so be it. At best, reserve one spot for the lesser conferences.

 

[Fryowa]

Everyone was aware of the criterion, but it doesn't mean the criterion was not dumb. I bet it gets tweaked next year (if they stay at 12) to remove all autobids and have the committee just pick the best 12 teams. If that includes a non-power 5 team, so be it. At best, reserve one spot for the lesser conferences.

I almost don't care what the criteria are as long as they're set beforehand and everyone knows the deal. ND knew they were at risk by not belonging to a conference

I really think they should just go P4 teams only. Take the top 2 in each, let them play each other first round, and roll from there. No ambiguity.