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I've seen/heard talking heads over the past couple of weeks float the idea of a College Football Commissioner - James Franklin most notably called for Saban to become "THE" commissioner during one of his Fiesta Bowl press conferences. I've seen other talking heads suggest that all conference commissioners would essentially report to this commissioner, who would be the CFB overlord.

If there's one thing that's true about college football, it's that the people in power are selfish and only interested in protecting their own program's self-interests. It seems/feels like virtually no entity will cede one iota of power for "the greater good." This is why the NCAA (which is just an umbrella organization for ADs and presidents) is such a joke, right? So, am I missing something for how/why the creation of a commissioner would matter?
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Maybe the bye in the playoffs isn't an advantage.

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AdamOnFirst said:
I think the exact opposite, conferences should be required to have the game in order to qualify for one of the automatic 5 spots.
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While I tend to agree with this, I would also agree with anyone who says conference championship games are of questionable value (besides monetary), especially in an expanded playoff model. I do appreciate that most conferences have done away with divisions to further reduce the random luck of barely being better than one half of the teams involved and then stumbling into an upset, but I also think it's just a matter of time before we have 3- and 4-way ties at the top that have to go to a 7th tiebreaker to determine which two teams make it.
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Maybe the bye in the playoffs isn't an advantage.

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AdamOnFirst said:
My proposed solution to the byes thing is: move the round of 4 bowl games to the first round. Teams 5-12 play at the bowl sites. This eliminates the big advantage a team gets by being seeded 8 instead of 9, which is very marginal and subjective and probably not fair.

Give the 4 conference champs the bye week AND give them home field advantage. Now we're talking a really major advantage. The reality of the conference champs rules means a lot are still going to be underdogs and lose, but you're heaping all the advantages on the teams who actually earned it through titles and not based on seeding.
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I would argue that, by the time you get to the quarterfinals, those games should be played at a neutral site. I do believe that getting out of playing a whole extra game is by itself, an inherent advantage to the top four seeds.
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Gronowski

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gocatsgo2003 said:
Gronowski reportedly visiting Iowa today, which would make a ton of sense — he’s the kind of veteran game manager QB that they really need.

I think Gronowski is a “high floor” QB take whereas Stone is a “high ceiling” QB take. Happy with the guy we got.
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Let's hope that does not give them a leg up on Wilde. He is the real prize for us in this process.
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The Rant Board

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Hungry Jack said:
You guys are doing it wrong.

Basketball rants only. Plenty of fodder after last night. My eyes are still burning.
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Fine. There's a lot of shit still to unpack from 2012 and on, but if you insist on focusing on true crimes against humanity, then we can limit this to discussing the war crime that was the refereeing last night.
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Officiating in this game

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SmellyCat said:
I naively expected a make-up call on the inbound. Instead a no-call when Nicholson was pushed. How silly of me.
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I think the make-up call was to call goaltending the 2nd time (when it didn't happen).
Whichever ref blew his whistle was trying to make up for the first blown call.
While the ball was being put into the basket.

If the refs realize they can fix games by blowing their whistle "inadvertently" when a guy is about to score, all hell will break loose.
That needs to be fixed immediately. Any field goal attempt during an inadvertent or erroneous whistle must be counted if it goes in. Seems obvious, but thats not the rule. The current rule is idiotic.
And we lost because of it.
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Gronowski

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CatManTrue said:
What if: Gronowski had come with Lukan for 2024?

Preston Stone looks like a winner based on his 2023 performance.

It doesn’t matter now. Lujan has a QB ready to go (Lausch should play a Colter type role - he’s too talented not to be a WR with some real Wildcat potential).


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South Dakota State QB Mark Gronowski to enter portal, keep eye on draft

Quarterback Mark Gronowski, who won two FCS national titles at South Dakota State, is entering the transfer portal but also keeping his eyes on his NFL draft potential, he told
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Gronowski reportedly visiting Iowa today, which would make a ton of sense — he’s the kind of veteran game manager QB that they really need.

I think Gronowski is a “high floor” QB take whereas Stone is a “high ceiling” QB take. Happy with the guy we got.
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