🏈 Why are the playoff semifinals on New Year's Eve again?

[planomateo]

As stated earlier in the thread by @252BAMA

 

[Che Boludo]

I liked it. Hope it continues.

I'd think part of the drop also had to do with the novelty of last year's CFB playoffs first installment. Everyone wants to watch something new.

 

[planomateo]

I liked it. Hope it continues.

I'd think part of the drop also had to do with the novelty of last year's CFB playoffs first installment. Everyone wants to watch something new.

Good point, very well could have something to do with it. Will be interesting to see what the Rose Bowl's numbers are tonight.

 

[rick4bama]

I listen to the game year before last . This year I watch it , Bama in it, I will watch it. Bama not in it, I will more then not watch it.

 

[planomateo]

 

[BigCrimson]

I figured the ratings would drop. I lucked out and the party we were suppose to go to was cancelled so I was able to stay home and watch it. But my guess is if ratings continue to drop I can promise you they'll change it.

 

[planomateo]

Ugly...Sugar Bowl reportedly 5.3 ratings.

 

[Che Boludo]

Too many bowls? :dunno:

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

Sometimes I forget how good I have it. Thanks for reminding me guys. My wife gets as pissy as me about missing any part of a Bama game. Honestly, she puts the TV on football more than I do. I always watch the Bama game and I may watch a couple of others but she leaves it on football all the time. Pro or NCAA, doesn't matter. Sure a lot of that she is just using it as background noise, but most women won't even do that.

 

[EasyTider]

IMO, playing the 2 biggest games ahead of the 'best of the rest' is asinine.
Like playing Wimbledon finals day before trying to feature doubles/mixed doubles finals.

 

[BamaFan334]

Sounds like all games were down. Doesn't bother me one bit as I watched my team and the other games I wanted to watch.

 

[rick4bama]

All I care about is two the Cotton we won, now I'm waiting on the Championship game on Jan. 11.

 

[RTB X Bot]

 

[RhinoGuy]

Buncha blue hairs in here. Even if you don't go out to watch the ball drop, NYE is still a bad day.

 

[Tidestalker]

Not surprised... Honestly can't think of a worse day/night for ratings besides splitting it with another big sporting event.

 

[riz]

Too many bowls? :dunno:

To be sure, there are too many. But the problem now is all the other games are inconsequential unless you have a team in them. Nobody cares about them anymore because they're meaningless,SPECIFICALLY when played after the semifinal games.

 

[rick4bama]

Hey maybe if ESPN put the bowl games back on regular TV. Then the rating would go up. 30 bowls games, 5 on regular TV, 4 on ABC and one on CBS, one wasn't on cable or TV that was the Arizona Bowl. I know, I miss a lot of good game, because I don't have cable. But I'm watch the Bama games.

 

[RhinoGuy]

To be sure, there are too many. But the problem now is all the other games are inconsequential unless you have a team in them. Nobody cares about them anymore because they're meaningless,SPECIFICALLY when played after the semifinal games.

More reason to have 8 game playoffs.

 

[rammerjammer]

If memory serves me correctly when the BCS started in 98, the Rose Bowl was not part of it. After not getting the publicity that the BCS was getting and the Rose was relegated to not being in the spot-light, they wanted to join in and became part of the rotation.

I think that the CFP can do the same to the Rose Bowl. We are it and you can be a part or you can deal with it........I haven't seen the numbers for the Rose Bowl. I wonder how they look compared to last year. I personally could give a rat's ass about it, but that is because the Grandaddy of them all is for the Pac12 and Big10. I'm sure it would mean more to us if our conference were aligned with them. Either way, I view the Rose Bowl much like I do Notre Dame. I hate them because they attempt to ride roughshod over the entire landscape of college football. Get on board or get left.

 

[TerryP]

If memory serves me correctly when the BCS started in 98, the Rose Bowl was not part of it. After not getting the publicit

As of this past spring they won't be hosting any title games ... can't handle CFP requirements