Just now, CJ Vogel said:

They got this right.

Agreed. I like it... A lot

Not making the playoff will now be a fireable offense. Not sure how I feel about this but is what it is.

2 minutes ago, CoachScott619 said:

Not making the playoff will now be a fireable offense. Not sure how I feel about this but is what it is.

As it should be.

59 minutes ago, 4thandFive said:

I assume moving to 24 teams means Texas plays ND now

Yes. Perfect! Those games are great for CFB

The nonsense that these matchups won't matter is crazy. They will matter, as will rivalry games. The sport isn't changing in that regard.

I assume a few bowls die. As they should.

Just finished reading through this entire thread. Really enjoyed the discussion, and thanks to everyone who contributed. Some great perspectives and a lot to think about.

The biggest beneficiaries of this might be the programs that have the resources to build legitimate 40-50 player rotations.

Everybody is celebrating the additional playoff opportunities, but the grind of potentially playing a 16-17 game season is going to expose roster deficiencies like never before.

Depth, player retention, development, and roster management are going to become even more important.

Texas should be built for this kind of environment. The question is whether we can consistently put together the kind of complete roster that can survive it.

19 minutes ago, General Grant said:

I assume a few bowls die. As they should.

I agree. With the playoff expanding, I think the bowl system is going to need a serious reset. There are only so many meaningful games you can have before the postseason becomes diluted. A lot of these lower-tier bowls have lost their appeal, especially when key players opt out and fan interest is limited. I'd rather see fewer bowl games that actually mean something than keep adding postseason games just for the sake of having them

31 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Yes. Perfect! Those games are great for CFB

The nonsense that these matchups won't matter is crazy. They will matter, as will rivalry games. The sport isn't changing in that regard.

People saying that kids sit out for rivalry games and games in general if they don’t matter are also wrong IMO

2 hours ago, CJ Vogel said:

As they should be. Reward the teams that earned the higher seeds, and keep fan engagement as high as possible. To hell with traveling to Birmingham, or Atlanta, or Jacksonville or even Dallas for these games before they in the final 8.

My question, as a Texas season ticket holder, is how ticket access would work. Would existing season ticket holders get priority or an opportunity to purchase tickets for those playoff games at DKR? I'd certainly hope so. I'd also love the opportunity to purchase my regular season ticket seats for those games. After all, those of us who support the program year after year should hopefully be given some consideration when it comes to playoff ticket access.

4 minutes ago, HonkEm said:

My question, as a Texas season ticket holder, is how ticket access would work. Would existing season ticket holders get priority or an opportunity to purchase tickets for those playoff games at DKR? I'd certainly hope so. I'd also love the opportunity to purchase my regular season ticket seats for those games. After all, those of us who support the program year after year should hopefully be given some consideration when it comes to playoff ticket access.

I would think that's how it will work. If not I will foam.

18 minutes ago, Shmatt said:

People saying that kids sit out for rivalry games and games in general if they don’t matter are also wrong IMO

Yep. Not if they wan't to be paid their NIL!

11 minutes ago, HonkEm said:

My question, as a Texas season ticket holder, is how ticket access would work. Would existing season ticket holders get priority or an opportunity to purchase tickets for those playoff games at DKR? I'd certainly hope so. I'd also love the opportunity to purchase my regular season ticket seats for those games. After all, those of us who support the program year after year should hopefully be given some consideration when it comes to playoff ticket access.

My dad has season tix for him and my stepmom and IIRC the season ticket holders were given priority for the Clemson CFP game in 2024. I also think they were allowed to purchase their regular seats.

2 minutes ago, Jordan Scruggs said:

My dad has season tix for him and my stepmom and IIRC the season ticket holders were given priority for the Clemson CFP game in 2024. I also think they were allowed to purchase their regular seats.

Yes, this is how it worked. Season ticket holders got their regular tix if they opt in to going to the game. Any leftovers from people who weren't going were offered up to LHF members if they wanted more seats (I bought a few for my friends).

3 hours ago, CJ Vogel said:

Conference championship games have officially gone the way of the dodo bird as well.

They are no more.

@CJ Vogel I haven't seen anything about all four Power conferences doing away with their championship games. Is that official, or do you have a link to where that was reported? I'd be interested in reading more about it.

Edited 5 hours ago5 hr by HonkEm

Would be kinda funny if we win out and win the last SEC championship game

What you need to know

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/50433738/cfp-playoff-24-team-format-faq

yet, i still have a lot more questions

Edited 5 hours ago5 hr by HonkEm

Hopefully the SEC, BIG, BIG12, and ACC will quit scheduling 3 cup cake teams from the CUSA, Sun Belt, MAC and WAC. And, the CFB committee uses some type of Strength of schedule formula to make the power 4 teams to drop those schools from their schedules.

Also if your taking conference championship games away then all power 4 conferences should be required to have 20 teams and play 10 conference games each year.

Another thing…..Notre Dame cannot have a sweet deal like years past! They must join a conference in order to qualify!

1 hour ago, Jordan Scruggs said:

My dad has season tix for him and my stepmom and IIRC the season ticket holders were given priority for the Clemson CFP game in 2024. I also think they were allowed to purchase their regular seats.

Yep. Season ticket holders were given the option to buy their seats, that is the way it should be.

4 hours ago, Hank South said:

Will the conferences be forced to go back to 8 or 7 conference games?

7 minutes ago, Hornsaplenty1 said:

Hopefully the SEC, BIG, BIG12, and ACC will quit scheduling 3 cup cake teams from the CUSA, Sun Belt, MAC and WAC. And, the CFB committee uses some type of Strength of schedule formula to make the power 4 teams to drop those schools from their schedules.

Also if your taking conference championship games away then all power 4 conferences should be required to have 20 teams and play 10 conference games each year.

Another thing…..Notre Dame cannot have a sweet deal like years past! They must join a conference in order to qualify!

The B10/SEC challenge game will be interesting when its added ...

9 SEC game

B10/SEC

1 other P4 non-con and G5

1 hour ago, HonkEm said:

@CJ Vogel I haven't seen anything about all four Power conferences doing away with their championship games. Is that official, or do you have a link to where that was reported? I'd be interested in reading more about it.

Dinich mentioned it in her ESPN article.

11 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

The B10/SEC challenge game will be interesting when its added ...

9 SEC game

B10/SEC

1 other P4 non-con and G5

With the Big at 18 and SEC at 16 would that not require the SEC to expand to the same as the Big to have the SEC/BIG Challenge games?

Also if Big 12 and ACC do the same type Challenge games they should als have to expand as the ACC has 17 teams and Big12 only 16.

Another idea I would like to see is promotion and demotion of teams. Demote teams if they are not competitive in the conference for X nbr of years and promote teams from the group of 6 conferences who have excellent W-L records within their conferences.

No bowl games by 2032

Not that my opinion matters but I personally don't like it. Doesn't change reality though.