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College Football 2025

Kyle Whittingham has agreed to a five-year deal to become Michigan's next head coach, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel and Dan Wetzel.
 
SonofSouthie said:
Kyle Whittingham has agreed to a five-year deal to become Michigan's next head coach, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel and Dan Wetzel.
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Seemed that this was the reason he retired last week. If not for this position being open, he could have passed the reigns after new years. Which, apparently, was going to happen.

Most seem optimistic about the future and elated by his past.
 
Either Jan 1 for college or Super Bowl Sunday for NFL every year, someone updates their score bug and makes them worse. This year, ESPN decided to have a golden flash on each down from 1st to 2nd and so on. This after anyone who's ever watched football sees gold or yellow flashes and thinks that means a penalty flag. Nope. Good job, good effort.
 
It won’t happen because the NY6 bowls negotiated a way to be involved every year, but I would like to see the top four seeds get a home game and then don’t do bowls until the semis. It would’ve been more fun to see Miami playing in the snow in Columbus last night.
 
Spartanforlife4 said:
It won’t happen because the NY6 bowls negotiated a way to be involved every year, but I would like to see the top four seeds get a home game and then don’t do bowls until the semis. It would’ve been more fun to see Miami playing in the snow in Columbus last night.
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The one saving grace for this could be the revenue generated by #5-8 hosting that 1st round game. Does that revenue exceed what the #1-4 teams get from the NYD bowls?

I don't know the figure, but a home game has to be worth somewhere in the $4-6 million range for a school. And that probably leaves out some "non-direct" cash that ends up in the coffers despite being off the books. Only a matter of time before a team with a bye says something about this.
 
RaceBoarder said:
The one saving grace for this could be the revenue generated by #5-8 hosting that 1st round game. Does that revenue exceed what the #1-4 teams get from the NYD bowls?

I don't know the figure, but a home game has to be worth somewhere in the $4-6 million range for a school. And that probably leaves out some "non-direct" cash that ends up in the coffers despite being off the books. Only a matter of time before a team with a bye says something about this.
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All depends on the TV revenue. Would advertisers pay the same rates for a postseason game hosted by the teams as they do for established bowls with name recognition?
 
LynahFan said:
All depends on the TV revenue. Would advertisers pay the same rates for a postseason game hosted by the teams as they do for established bowls with name recognition?
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I would think that the Playoff Game tag would carry more weight than the Bowl Name. That's what the world focuses on. The venue in which the game is played doesn't make a difference.

Its like in Basketball where advertisers don't care if the Midwest Regional is in Chicago, St. Louis, or OKC. They just want to be a part of the tournament.
 
Bronco said:
The bowls likely make a mint still otherwise this convoluted system would have died decades ago.
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They do, but many of the schools lose a lot of money getting their team and fans to the games. Seems that many of the bowls don't pay well.

It would be interesting to see the gate receipts the teams get for the bowl games, but I'd wager a home game in Columbus would have given both teams a lot more money from the paying customers, and realistically, the TV revenue would not change at all. TV fans don't really care where the game is played.

Most of the big teams have much bigger home stadiums than bowl games- with the obvious exception of the Rose Bowl.
 
MichVandal said:
They do, but many of the schools lose a lot of money getting their team and fans to the games. Seems that many of the bowls don't pay well.

It would be interesting to see the gate receipts the teams get for the bowl games, but I'd wager a home game in Columbus would have given both teams a lot more money from the paying customers, and realistically, the TV revenue would not change at all. TV fans don't really care where the game is played.

Most of the big teams have much bigger home stadiums than bowl games- with the obvious exception of the Rose Bowl.
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It looks like the new structure pays 4 million to each school for the first round and the quarterfinals, then 6 million for the semifinal and final. Those go back into the conference pots. And then each school participating receives 3 million for expenses each round. Not sure if the schools hosting the first round get to keep profits or if that goes back to the CFP.

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College Football Playoff Payouts 2025-2026

How much do teams make for the College Football Playoff? We've got the 2023-24 revenue distribution plan plus payouts from past years.
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