2024-2025 College Football Playoff
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Archy1221
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Again, I’m not sure what you are trying to prove? You are comparing viewership of playoff games to viewership of non playoff games.
If a sport is successful and fun to watch, its playoff viewership is almost always going to be watched more than non playoff games. So why would we compare this years playoff to last years Cotton Bowl for instance?
If you want to compare apples to apples, one could accurately state, based on viewership numbers, that the semifinals last year were watched by more people than the semifinals this year. Maybe that’s because of more compelling teams? Maybe it’s because of dates the games took place on? I’m not sure, but less eyeballs watched em.
BigRedBuster
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Monday....whatever. I've never liked it, but....so be it.
However, what seemed the most odd to me is that the time between games in the playoffs was more than a week. Maybe it was somehow getting around the NFL schedule. But....it just didn't make sense to me.
That said, even if you take out our bowl game, I watched WAY more post season college football this year than I have in a very very long time and that was, in large part, because of the expanded playoffs.
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Enhance
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Yeah I'm not really sure what led to the disparate timings, but my best guess is that it was impacted by holidays, the NFL, and the desire to align the games with some of the traditional bowl sites/dates.
Overall, the playoffs lasted 32 days. 10 days between the first round and quarter finals, 8-9 days between the quarters and semis, and 11 days between semis and national. Started on Dec. 20. The conference championships were I think Dec. 7 so it was about two weeks later that the playoffs started.
I'm not smart enough to know why they did what they did, I'm sure they had their reasons, so that caveat aside... it did feel a) too long and b) that it all started kind of late.
Same. The playoffs were a huge draw for me. Obviously, a lot of the games quickly became duds, but it was much more entertaining and exciting to see teams play games that actually mattered towards the championship and it kind of fueled my overall general interest in the sport even for the regular bowl games.
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GlobalHusker
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Just wanted to share that my OSU buddies say it’s 50-50. They still can’t brag too much, and had been very humble leading up to this game because of Michigan. Even now it’s the season review always has the “but that Michigan game…” statement. So I was ok with them winning.
whereas my Notre dame friends are bragging they made it to the ship even after losing.
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Lorewarn
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As long as things stay the same, some years will be better and some worse.
The week+ in between rounds is entirely due to Jan 1 falling on a Wednesday. They will always try and time everything around the NY6 bowls being on NYE/NYD, which this year meant either give 2-3 days between the first round and quarters, or 9-10 days, same in regards to the semifinals.
Also doesn't help that Christmas is exactly a week before New Years Day either, although I wouldn't put it past them scheduling Dec 25/26 playoff games when it lines up right on or close to a weekend.
This year, the Orange and Cotton Bowls seemed to be content being played on Jan 9-10 rather than around New Years. Maybe just move it all up one week, so it goes
First Dec weekend: championship weekend
Second Dec weekend: first round
Third Dec weekend: quarterfinals (four NY6 bowls)
New Years: semifinals (two NY6 bowls, and give one permanently to the rose bowl if they're gonna b!^@h and moan about New Year's)
1st/2nd Monday of Jan depending on how the calendar plays out: natty
I'm not sure that's apples to apples either. Last year the games were around New Year's Day, when many people have a day off (more comparable to the quarterfinals this year). This year's were on weeknights.
So there are not comparisons that can be made about anything because there is always something that can be pointed to as being different if you want to look for it.
I doubt it will ever get moved up that much. There is just too much other stuff going on. Including recruiting (though that timing can and probably will be changed), coaches leaving for other jobs and .... you know .... the kids are supposed to take some tests in there somewhere.
Hilltop
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Comparing to those games is a close as we can get because this is the first year of a 12 team playoff. I get your opinion, I just disagree. I loved the added games, and the extra couple weeks to the season. Like virtually everyone, I would like to see the championship on a better day but early estimates show viewership up over the record setting game last year. Over 40 million people didn't lose interest.
Archy1221
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Well that’s kinda my whole entire point. The timeline of when games are played and what I believe to be is a mistake in stretching it out so long.
Archy1221
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I didn’t realize the tv ratings were published already for last nights game. Could you provide the link please.
