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Nobody wins as Georgia continues to alter its nonconference schedule
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Nobody wins as Georgia continues to alter its nonconference schedule
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Look folks, the little ten pissed and moaned until the SEC added a ninth conference game because their conference plays nine . The difference is that there are MANY more good teams in the SEC than the little ten. They knew that adding a ninth conference game to SEC schedules would give them an edge on schedule difficulty, even though the yankee media would make it seem like evening the playing field. I do not blame UGA, and other SEC teams, for not playing so many marquee non conference games on top of the most difficult schedules in the nation. You always have to look underneath to find what the underlings are doing to try to gain an edge on the Mighty SEC!
the new out of conference schedule will be the playoffs. Especially if it expands to 24. As long as the D2 games exist, and I hope they do, just hold on for the ride.
Where does Brooks think the revenue comes from? One way or another, it comes from the fans. Whose eyeballs does he think the corporate machine—which is who is being catered to—covets? The media? More advertisers? Negative. It’s the fans. Better hope fans are ok with experiencing CFB in front of a screen. Trust me. I get the position Brooks/ADs are in. They’re basically in a lose-lose situation. I wish they would all somehow get their priorities in order (ie actually prioritize the fans), but they won’t. This whole thing will eat itself before that happens.
I find it ridiculous and insulting to penalize paying fans and boosters as well as the cities of Athens and whomever we may be playing only to reward a city with zero interest or stake in either university. Nashville? Seriously? As if anyone wants two trips to vanderbilt in any given year. Orlando? Why? Just…. why?
I don't give a flip about revenue needed due to NIL. You built this beast. If you can't manage it, do something about it. Good grief, even the pros have salary caps as well as minimums.
I'll be honest, I hate paying players. You get your schooling, room and board. I do not care that the school makes money off a player. It is a trade and without the school, the player gets nothing. Sorry, that is the way it should be.
And every player is replaceable.
However, if you MUST pay them, you do so via profit sharing that the entire team takes part in. Everyone gets a fair share with a bonus for starting. That improves internal competition but also says that a lineman who works just as hard as and protects a quarterback is just as important as a quarterback. And there is an across the board cap for every program.
Of course that chambliss clown at old miss wanted yet another year, as did pavia. It's because they knew there was no way they'd make that much money professionally.
Home and home. ONLY home and home. Figure out how to fix your revenue another way.
As big money takes over college football, it’s hard to recognize the game we grew up loving. And doubling the size of the College Football Playoff wouldn’t help. Click below to check out my latest Junkyard Blawg.
https://billkingjunkyardblawg.wordpress.com/2026/05/24/as-dollar-signs-rule-college-football-the-game-weve-loved-is-changing/
The whole point of college athletics used to be campus identity: the student section, the home stadium, the band, the tailgate, the alumni base, the hostile road environment, the traditions that make each school different. Neutral-site games **** much of that away and replace it with an NFL-style event model: corporate sponsors, premium seating, television windows, tourism boards, and made-for-TV spectacle.
That may generate more money. It may create bigger ratings. It may even produce some interesting matchups. But let’s not pretend it preserves the college experience. It moves the sport away from campuses and toward markets.
A Georgia–Clemson game in Atlanta, a Florida State game in Orlando, or a Big Ten–SEC matchup in Dallas may be fun television, but it is not the same as playing between the hedges, in Death Valley, at Doak Campbell, or in the Horseshoe. The venue matters because college sports are supposed to be rooted in place.
Neutral-site games also condition everyone — players, fans, schools, conferences, and broadcasters — to think of college sports less as school-based competition and more as inventory. The teams become brands. The players become labor. The schedule becomes programming. The game becomes content.
That is professionalization by another name.
So my position is simple: if we want college sports to remain meaningfully connected to college campuses, then marquee games should be played on college campuses. Neutral-site games may be profitable, but they are part of the same trend as conference realignment, expanded playoffs, NIL bidding wars, transfer free agency, and TV-driven scheduling.
They may not be the biggest cause of professionalization, but they are absolutely one more brick in the wall.
Help me figure out how they can play one game because of the new scheduling but not two ?
It’s safe to say that there are no winners when it comes to Georgia’s nonconference scheduling stance."____CR/DN
I have to respectfully disagree, with this headline.
Imo...opponents of college football.....scored a big win.
Eliminating some of these "Cross-Conference Games" and "Rivalries", for the sake of....????....will destroy the very essence of College Football. It may be the final nail in the coffin.
Just sayin'....CFB used to be fun from September to January. Now??? We're lucky to "have fun" in December....forget about the rest.
Why do "they" assume OSU (etal.) is gonna be playing a tougher schedule....just because 9 games will be against BIG10 opponents?. Lol....try a 9 game SEC Schedule on, for size.
UGA playing a 9 game SEC schedule....is greater than & not equal to....a 9 game schedule in "pick-a-conference".
Just sayin....imo....The SEC is unnecessarily shifting to a 9 game schedule. And, it's gonna cost them more than the other Conferences. Not a level playing field. Yet.
Personally....I liked it, when there was that one or two Dominant Teams and Conferences. It added contrast to the season. The season isn't very interesting...if nobody stands out as the standard bearer.
Mr. Brooks. Unfortunately, the fans understand all too well that money has taken over and that's its now professional football.
It's good that this article was written and that this problem is getting public attention. But it's really just an exercise in stating the obvious. The corporate interests driving this whole devolution are going hard after the regular season, taking a two-pronged approach with playoff and conference schedule expansion. The idea seems to be that once they've done away with what always made the sport unique and interesting - its identity - they can turn it into whatever they want. We're seeing it play out in real time with this whole "Golly we can't possibly make this home and home series that was already agreed upon and scheduled work, neutral sites are the only way" nonsense.
Just as how making the playoffs practically all-inclusive will render the outcomes of regular season games much less significant - and thus render the games themselves less interesting - conference schedule expansion ensures that every teams' schedule will be a yearly rehash of matchups against the same small collection of opponents. Whatever appetite might have existed for the cultural exchange of venturing out and scheduling games at new stadiums against new teams is going to be suppressed under the weight of that extra conference game. It's going to get stale.
Completely agree.
I'll second that.
It is a trade and without the school, the player gets nothing. Sorry, that is the way it should be.
@87....as it is with every other business.
Businesses use your Benefits Package...[i.e., Insurance, 401k Matching, Profit Sharing, Training ....etc.]....to justify paying you less. Whether you want or need the benefit package is irrelevant. That's just the way of the world.
If you create or invent something on Company time....using Company resources....your creation belongs to the Company. And, YOU get a piece....if you're lucky.
Why is CFB treated differently? They are an entertainment business....and we are the investors. Where's OUR compensation?! Lol
They should stop paying players....and, start letting fans in for free. I mean....if they can afford to give 1 kid $5 MIL....They can afford to open the gates for fans. Lol...just sayin'.
It's unfortunate, but here we are, it's all about $$$. Like with social media and AI, the question becomes who's best at adapting. I live here in Knoxville and have seen how they are trying to utilize all their venues for multiple purposes. That includes concerts in BB arena and football stadium. Went to the Savannah Bananas Saturday, over 100K was there, I can't imagine how much utk made, but I'm sure it was lot. Everyone is competing for your entertainment dollar and there is only so many. I would think UGA would have a full time staff to figure this out. GATA!!!
As season ticket holders, we will never have out of conference marquee matchups at home until the Florida game leaves Jacksonville for good.