Quite the opposite, it incentivizes schools to schedule worthy OOC games, as a loss in that game will no longer kick them out of the playoffs (since all they need to do is win the Conference).
I seem to remember Alabama going to Happy Valley to beat Penn St as part of a home-home series not that long ago. And Alabama has an upcoming home-home series against Wisconsin in 2024/25.
Its also not the end of December or into January either ...I seem to remember Alabama going to Happy Valley to beat Penn St as part of a home-home series not that long ago. And Alabama has an upcoming home-home series against Wisconsin in 2024/25.
btw, I watched last weeks beatdown of Ohio State, it didn't look that cold.
50's aren't exactly "bone chilling" weather.
But end of December or January games wouldn’t be regular season anyway.
The Spoilermakers winning the West was one thing, winning the Conference Title would be epic.It's nice being a Purdue Alumni and as a Boilermaker, not fretting this whole Bowl Playoff nonsense like too many SEC teams, or how an unbeaten team and rank behind teams with one or two losses at this time of year. But, it pays the bills on Sports Talk radio, TV, podcasts, etc.
I'll finish with two words: Purdue Spoilermakers...
No way Purdue gets invited to participate in the Group of 12 teams; as others have pointed out, Purdue did not play well enough when it counted. Losses to unranked Wisconsin, Iowa, and Syracuse really hurt the Boilermakers.
I was going to joke that having their football players graduate hurt too, but looking at the stats, Purdue isn't much different than OSU. Alabama looks like they've improved substantially, with rates below 40% in the 90s!
No one plays in late December or January unless it’s a bowl game. And the SEC sends teams to northern bowls.
You wish.
It was either accept or be left out of the Playoff rotation.Rose Bowl OK's new deal for 12-team CFP in '24
The Rose Bowl has agreed to terms that will pave the way for the College Football Playoff to expand in 2024, executive director Bill Hancock announced on Thursday.www.espn.com
Who plays in the cold? As shown by last weeks game, it's not exactly cold yet, and probably won't be this weekend (especially as the Big Ten is playing in an indoor stadium as are the other Power 5 conferences except the ACC).
Why can't you prepare for cold? NFL does it every year.
When was the last time Ohio State or Michigan or any other flavor big10 team of the week played a Bowl game in Jan up north other than a Indoor stadium.
www.ncaa.com
You can prepare for both, as long as it isnt at the extreme ends for either.
After the Rose kept pushing for special consideration, they were basically given an ultimatum, and they realized that while they thought they held leverage, they really had none.Rose Bowl OK's new deal for 12-team CFP in '24
The Rose Bowl has agreed to terms that will pave the way for the College Football Playoff to expand in 2024, executive director Bill Hancock announced on Thursday.
And by extension be knocked down to a second or even third tier bowl with no meaningful matchups in many years.
Jimbo's argument lacks merit, this isn't the NFL. Also, the University of Minnesota called and said to say that OSU fans could shut up about cold weather games.
Exactly, plenty of other cities that would love to take their place.
Part of that is history. The NFL were primarily a northern league, with no teams in the South until the Cowboys were added in 1960 and then the Falcons in 1966 (in response to the AFL putting teams in the South). So Southern fans gravitated instead to college football as they had no home teams to root for in the pros.
