that if a team was ranked high enough to be in the playoffs before the CCG, they wouldn't get knocked out for losing it and likewise if a team was in line to host a playoff game that wouldn't be taken away from losing a CCG.
Replies to: "Yeah, the interpretation I've heard is.."
- Committee says teams won't be penalized for losing conference championship game - MarkHarman - 8:57am 12/1/24
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- There is no way Clemson should get in if they lose. Its a joke they even - ndphysics - 11:32am 12/1/24
- Exactly, I would be pissed. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 1:46pm 12/1/24
- Curious, how did they word that? - NDNEIL - 10:14am 12/1/24
- Exact wording "We will not ove⁰rly punish teams for losing in a Conference Championship game". [NT]
- Chrisb - 11:20am 12/1/24
- Interesting. So they did leave themselves an out. [NT]
- NDNEIL - 1:12pm 12/1/24
- Yeah, the interpretation I've heard is.. - Chrisb - 4:22pm 12/1/24
- Interesting. So they did leave themselves an out. [NT]
- NDNEIL - 1:12pm 12/1/24
- They mentioned it on College Gameday a while back - MarkHarman - 11:09am 12/1/24
- Exact wording "We will not ove⁰rly punish teams for losing in a Conference Championship game". [NT]
- Chrisb - 11:20am 12/1/24
- But they will. The money grab conference championships make zero sense w/ 12 team playoff. - conorlarkin - 9:06am 12/1/24
- Correct - get rid of them and the ND penalty - Nigel Tufnel - 11:18am 12/1/24
- Yes, the conference championship game will affect their seeding but not their participation - MarkHarman - 9:44am 12/1/24
- It needs to end. Makes no sense other than SEC/Big trying to stack the playoffs. - LanceManion - 11:57am 12/1/24
- Rewarding the winner is more equitable than punishing the loser. [NT]
- conorlarkin - 9:47am 12/1/24
- But that may punish a team ‘already in’ if a team outside wins a conference championship - ndinga - 10:15am 12/1/24
- I think there's some room for fluidity in these cases - MarkHarman - 11:12am 12/1/24
- I say if you play the game, feel the consequences - ndinga - 10:18am 12/1/24
- The flipside is that Notre Dame would not have finished 11-1 playing a conference schedule. - conorlarkin - 10:32am 12/1/24
- Thank you, we actually agree on something. Not sure that has ever happened before [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 1:31pm 12/1/24
- That depends - ndinga - 10:39am 12/1/24
- The flipside is that Notre Dame would not have finished 11-1 playing a conference schedule. - conorlarkin - 10:32am 12/1/24
- But that may punish a team ‘already in’ if a team outside wins a conference championship - ndinga - 10:15am 12/1/24
- There is no way Clemson should get in if they lose. Its a joke they even - ndphysics - 11:32am 12/1/24