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Playoff Football, Getting Realer Every Minute

By 11W Staff - 08 January 2013
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The Rose and Sugar bowls will host college football's first national semifinals on Jan. 1, 2015, with the AT&T Cotton Bowl a "prohibitive favorite" to host the national title game on Jan. 12, 2015. (espn.com)

Source espn.go.com/college-football/bowls12/story/_/id/8821288/att-cotton-bow...

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themostbrian on 8 Jan 2013 - 3:52pm #

It's incredible to me that it's taken this long to put this together. There's so much money to be made here and you damn well know that the traditional bowls will get their share.

Danify on 8 Jan 2013 - 4:59pm #

For once I want to see an National Title game in the northern part of the US. It would bring a different level of challenge for the "Speed" and "Skilled" teams of the southern teams.

BucksfanXC on 8 Jan 2013 - 5:43pm #

It might just be talk to passify us, but they said future NC sites are up for bid, including "cold cities"

“Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect.” - Woody

O-H-I-Owe-U on 8 Jan 2013 - 5:12pm #

What's your favorite hotel in Dallas? I want to celebrate our 3rd straight crystal ball in style.

BucksfanXC on 8 Jan 2013 - 5:42pm #

We did not win it this year. Therefore 2015 could only be our second chance to win it.

“Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect.” - Woody

BucksfanXC on 8 Jan 2013 - 5:41pm #

*squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee*

“Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect.” - Woody

Seabass1974 on 8 Jan 2013 - 11:35pm #

I don't want to be a downer but this kind of sucks. I was hoping for a higher seed homefield advantage. Then have the NCG at a neutral field. But then again I wanted a different playoff setup. Oh well, looks like I'll have to be happy to even get it this close.

The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender. - Woody Hayes

mr.green on 8 Jan 2013 - 11:47pm #

Need 8 teams and a home field advantage. But thats for 10 years from now. The best 5 teams are guaranteed to make it with 8 teams.

hodge on 9 Jan 2013 - 3:19am #

Really hoping that no one shows up for the semifinal matches. The inherent stupidity of asking loyal fans to schill out travel expenses for possibly two straight games is sheer lunacy. Hopefully, home-site semifinals are only a few years away.

IBLEEDSCARLETANDGRAY on 9 Jan 2013 - 11:24am #

What I fear is going to happen is what happened with the Super Bowl. All the fans will go to the semifinal games, but because of what you just said about asking fanbases to afford the travel expenses cross country, potential corporate ticket dispersals that shrink the school ticket allotment and exorbant ticket prices, the championship game will be full of people who aren't necessarily fans of the two teams playing (i.e. celebrities and corporate CEOs and their families). Ever notice how quiet the Super Bowl is as compared to the conference title games? Imagine how quiet the NCG will be with reduced college fanbases there, even with bands.

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