CFP Expansion moving ahead after Rose Bowl deal

[StevensTechU]

As a Ducks fan, bowls lost their luster when we started aspiring to go 12-0 instead of 8-4.

And when players started sitting out if they weren’t in the CFP. I wish NCAA adjusted NIL packages so players didn’t get paid for going there, but they were allowed to get bonuses for winning postseason games as a motivation for players to play in their bowl games.

That didn't really faze me. The only time a player not playing in a bowl game affected my interest in the game was Vernon Adams' absence in the second half against TCU....

[Everythingsducky]

Going to a super conference would provide a
huge amount of money difference for the athletic departments as a whole.

Being on the west coast, a sizable chunk of that extra cash would be absorbed by travel costs, and we'd ultimately still be in competition with more storied programs for top-tier coaching candidates. The more I think about this, the more I don't think the coaching carosel really changes all that much. High-performing assistants (like Dilly) would still get swept up in head coaching gigs elsewhere. (And he left for ASU, not a B1G or SEC school.)

NIL, the transfer portal, and now expanding the playoffs really takes the necessity out of joining a super conference. I'd rather the Ducks have a top-5 NIL operation going forward than a bigger AD budget.

You’re still going to have players chasing proven coaches that get players into the league. But agree that chasing the dollars is pretty huge now. Dilly was an unfortunate one-off. Not sure he was high on another hiring board, it just ended up ASU was calling. What is interesting to me, is those conferences with lower paying media rights, if they have high NIL bases, can they compete? I think they will be able to. Still needs to shake out tho.

[Weston]

I suppose paying them to play in the Game is one way to get them.

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Good grief! Dare I say it? That's pretty cheesy. Tackiness taken to a new level.

[duck55]

At least they SPREAD it out. Let's let this one AGE and see if it gets better.