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Dec 6, 2024
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fattycoug
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They don't have "all of the money" and cannot dictate "whatever they want"
Those are just false statements.
So, in your world "the committee" somehow pays off the owners of the bowl games to take the teams they want?
All while the tie-ins, order of picking who they want, etc have been established for years?
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If BYU and Colorado play in the Alamo bowl, does it occur to anyone that the
rockyrd
Dec 6, 4:39pm
It’s not governed by the selection committee. It’s bowl tie-ins or in other
tkh9
Dec 6, 4:40pm
This. The committee has 0 to do with it
CycloneCoug
Dec 6, 4:49pm
They’ve got all the money. They could dictate anything they want
kotacoug
Dec 6, 4:56pm
They’re independent businesses.
tkh9
Dec 6, 5:29pm
Come on don’t be so naive. Pressure can be exerted in countless ways by those
kotacoug
Dec 6, 5:43pm
I’d agree if the purse strings were related and the current outcome wasn’t
tkh9
Dec 6, 5:50pm
Seriously have you followed college football for any length of time? This is
kotacoug
Dec 6, 8:31pm
Exactly lol. How people can't see that is beyond me.
NonmormonYfan89
Dec 7, 3:44pm
They don't have "all of the money" and cannot dictate "whatever they want"
fattycoug
Dec 6, 9:11pm
Nonetheless—we know who’s pulling the strings behind this whole College Football
AZcougLawyer
Dec 6, 6:30pm
Committee don't care and doesn't set bowl matchups.
Madam Pattirini
Dec 6, 4:40pm
The CFP committee doesn’t choose who plays in the Alamo Bowl
CommodoreCoug
Dec 6, 4:41pm
Just like TCU vs. Boise State in the BCS Rose Bowl in 2011 so that neither would
Greg4BYU
Dec 6, 4:41pm
Fiesta Bowl
Fifty Shades of Blue
Dec 6, 5:47pm
The only thing the Alamo Bowl cares about is picking the two teams that will maximize revenue under their
Skeptical Optimist
Dec 6, 4:42pm
Bowl games are so worthless. Half the players don’t even play in them anyways
Chefcurry
Dec 6, 4:43pm
Worthless to who? Someone cares, otherwise they wouldn’t exist.
Martin Van Nostrand
Dec 6, 4:54pm
I think the extra practice is alone give them value
Blue Heart
Dec 6, 4:55pm
They make money but not a great barometer on how good teams are and don't
johnnybyu
Dec 6, 5:03pm
Thank you for admitting you don’t pay that much attention to CFB
molodyets
Dec 6, 4:45pm
CFP committee reading this post...
WJCougar
Dec 6, 4:51pm
I like pop tarts, even though they’re not healthy
Blue Heart
Dec 6, 4:54pm
Or, the Alamo Bowl has contracts and will pick the best option: Colorado v. BYU
Doogal McCougar
Dec 6, 5:03pm
You don’t understand bowl selection.
Love Cougs
Dec 6, 6:05pm
RE: If BYU and Colorado play in the Alamo bowl, does it occur to anyone that the
KYU
Dec 6, 7:21pm
Yormark has been caught with his pants down.
fan32
Dec 6, 7:34pm
Which teams play in the Alamo bowl is based on a contract written years ago.
NYC and Japan
Dec 6, 7:44pm
Should have been rewritten after the Pac 12 dissolved, but intentionally we’re not
KYU
Dec 6, 9:49pm
What are you talking about?
tkh9
Dec 6, 11:05pm
Yes, exactly right they wanted to pit big 12 teams against big 12 teams so that was the best option they left the best
KYU
Dec 7, 11:17am
Based upon how they've treated the Big 12 in the rankings, they clearly have
slatecoug
Dec 6, 8:46pm
Alamo Bowl Officials have nothing to do with the rankings.
tkh9
Dec 6, 11:01pm
So why would the Alamo Bowl opt for a Big-12 team over a B1G team?
Les IsMore
Dec 7, 12:00am
Long term contracts with conferences.
tkh9
Dec 7, 9:32am
Absolutely!
Coug Dude
Dec 7, 10:34am
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