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utee94

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Re: SOC 12/1-12/2 CCG Edition
« Reply #490 on: December 04, 2023, 05:38:49 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on December 04, 2023, 05:37:47 PM
Not an iota of influence.  The downside risk is enormous.  The upside is minimal.
What, do you suppose, is the "downside risk?"

That people will accuse them of exerting influence but be incapable of doing anything about it?

That's already the status quo.  No risk 'tall.
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Re: SOC 12/1-12/2 CCG Edition
« Reply #491 on: December 04, 2023, 05:43:05 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on December 04, 2023, 05:38:49 PM
What, do you suppose, is the "downside risk?"

That people will accuse them of exerting influence but be incapable of doing anything about it?

That's already the status quo.  No risk 'tall.
if there really is some backdoor handshakes going on, and they got caught, there's got to be some major anti-trust type lawsuits waiting to go.
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Re: SOC 12/1-12/2 CCG Edition
« Reply #492 on: December 04, 2023, 05:44:31 PM »
having said that, they're definitely trying to influence it just through the talking heads if nothing else. i think that's mostly the extent of it, but that's just my opinion.
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Re: SOC 12/1-12/2 CCG Edition
« Reply #493 on: December 04, 2023, 05:57:43 PM »
Quote from: rolltidefan on December 04, 2023, 05:43:05 PM
if there really is some backdoor handshakes going on, and they got caught, there's got to be some major anti-trust type lawsuits waiting to go.
Not sure how they'd get caught.  Anyone involved would have major incentive to keep quiet.

Anyway, as I've demonstrated, Alabama actually pulls FEWER viewers than Florida State, so that can't be it.  :)
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Re: SOC 12/1-12/2 CCG Edition
« Reply #494 on: December 04, 2023, 05:58:27 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on December 04, 2023, 05:57:43 PM
Not sure how they'd get caught.  Anyone involved would have major incentive to keep quiet.

Anyway, as I've demonstrated, Alabama actually pulls FEWER viewers than Florida State, so that can't be it.  :)
hey, i don't give a shit how many watch us, as long as i can.
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Re: SOC 12/1-12/2 CCG Edition
« Reply #495 on: December 04, 2023, 05:59:48 PM »
Quote from: rolltidefan on December 04, 2023, 05:58:27 PM
hey, i don't give a shit how many watch us, as long as i can.
Amen, brutha!

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Re: SOC 12/1-12/2 CCG Edition
« Reply #496 on: December 04, 2023, 06:36:55 PM »
I see the ESPN/ABC?SEC influence with the committee similar to the Judge instructing the jury before deliberation
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Re: SOC 12/1-12/2 CCG Edition
« Reply #497 on: December 04, 2023, 07:23:13 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on December 04, 2023, 05:25:45 PM
You could also compare just this year's TV ratings for a common opponent. 





So clearly Alabama is the bigger draw.

Oh, wait... :)
Damn, so LSU as the only college football game of the entire day, on a Sunday, in a slot where the NFL puts their prime TV draw, barely outdrew a Saturday split audience?  Definely point proven.

LSU-Alabama was the 3rd highest rated Saturday night primetime game of the year, behind OSU-ND and Colorado-CSU (vomit)
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Re: SOC 12/1-12/2 CCG Edition
« Reply #498 on: December 04, 2023, 07:34:30 PM »
Ah so Colorado and CSU also draw better than Alabama?  Man things get curiouser and curiouser...
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Re: SOC 12/1-12/2 CCG Edition
« Reply #499 on: December 04, 2023, 07:50:12 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on December 04, 2023, 07:34:30 PM
Ah so Colorado and CSU also draw better than Alabama?  Man things get curiouser and curiouser...
Oh, you don't think Colorado would have been in at 11-1?  They absolutely would have.  There's a reason the networks sent their studios around the country following him.

It's not some wild conspiracy.  It's a billion dollar industry, built on the backs of tv money.  They don't pay that kind of money just to see what kind of games fall in their laps.  Hell I remember MSU's best Dantonio team (to that point) getting sent to the Outback Bowl, because a Michigan team that didn't beat a single ranked team all year was good for the first time in like 4 years, and lost to MSU, was picked to the Sugar Bowl.  Do you think the tv networks stopped caring because the CFP has "title implications"?  They don't give two shits about the intregity of anything.  They paid billions of dollars for eyeballs
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Re: SOC 12/1-12/2 CCG Edition
« Reply #500 on: December 04, 2023, 07:52:18 PM »
Awful lot of posts, none of which suggest "Jordan Travis is out, and FSU is no longer worthy of a playoff spot."

Weird.
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Re: SOC 12/1-12/2 CCG Edition
« Reply #501 on: December 04, 2023, 07:56:48 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on December 04, 2023, 07:52:18 PM
Awful lot of posts, none of which suggest "Jordan Travis is out, and FSU is no longer worthy of a playoff spot."

Weird.
Honestly, like someone pointed out earlier, this was easy. You had three undefeated champs and then two other champs that played each other. They got suckered by trying to use their imaginations instead of the games, which is always dicey. Let the games matter! It's not hard! 
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Re: SOC 12/1-12/2 CCG Edition
« Reply #502 on: December 04, 2023, 08:02:20 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on December 04, 2023, 07:52:18 PM
Awful lot of posts, none of which suggest "Jordan Travis is out, and FSU is no longer worthy of a playoff spot."

Weird.
here's the thing....teams go on to ride a backup to championships...it's happened before will happen again.

Ever heard of Cardale Jones or Jeff Hostetler? What if the CFP committee said "oh, they lost JT Barrett, they aren't the same" or what if the NFL said "oh they lost Phil Simms, they aren't the same- we can't let them play in the Super Bowl"....

Kinda weird that things aren't being EARNED AND SETTLED ON THE FIELD. 

Why play the fcking games at this point? Honestly. If it's just about Vegas spreads or "eye ball tests"? 
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Re: SOC 12/1-12/2 CCG Edition
« Reply #503 on: December 04, 2023, 08:03:10 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on December 04, 2023, 07:52:18 PM
Awful lot of posts, none of which suggest "Jordan Travis is out, and FSU is no longer worthy of a playoff spot."

Weird.
No, every argument that resume should matter is on that side
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