New college playoff in 2026 impacts A-N

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Re: New college playoff in 2026 impacts A-N

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Besides the actual game itself, A/N week is usually a lot of fun with all of the activities. Taking away thanksgiving break might kill all of the enthusiasm for the game. Might be unavoidable at this point though.
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Re: New college playoff in 2026 impacts A-N

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Happy Independence Day!

Just thought I'd give this dead horse one more kick before it gets buried for good.

The A-N game can never be all things to all people. No need to pursue the demographic that will only watch if nothing else is on. As long as the people running college football insist on expanding the tournament (what's the over/under on how long it takes to go to 20 or 24?), just sit back and watch all other games fade into well deserved oblivion.

Traditional Bowl games - completely obliterated -- except for all the 6-6 teams lucky enough to drag their seasons out long past their expiration date.
Conference Championship Games - made completely unnecessary (assuming of course they were ever necessary in the first place).
Next in the crosshairs - traditional rivalry games. Watching THE Ohio State University celebrate a NC within weeks of losing to Michigan tells me all I need to know about the current status of "must-win" rivalry games. If Ryan Day adds another Natty or two to his resume no one in Columbus will ever care about his record vs Michigan.

So there you have it - long after everyone forgets who even played in (much less won) last Years Rose Bowl game - the A/N game will retain its following. To take a look at the bright side, the folks in Alabama can breathe a sigh of relief that even a loss to Vandy (once a guaranteed KO punch to any program with NC aspirations) won't be enough to keep them out of the Big (and getting bigger by the minute) Dance.
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