(07-12-2021 09:58 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(07-12-2021 08:36 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(07-12-2021 08:16 PM)RUScarlets Wrote:  

(07-11-2021 08:57 PM)Alanda Wrote:  In a CBS podcast Dodd was a guest speaking on the playoffs, Notre Dame, NIL, and Scott Frost. Here are some things that stuck out to me with the playoff part.

-Believes ESPN didn't renegotiate with Big 12 because they are saving money for the playoff
-I'm paraphrasing, but if bowls are used in quarterfinals he expects tie-ins will be done with
-Bowls not set in stone to be used for quarterfinals
-He thinks future conference media rights deals will be higher because the regular season will be more important

Thanks for sharing. ESPN going for the kill.

Honestly, I think ESPN wants to kill the existing bowl System / NY6 and replace it with this 12-team model. I know the purists will be up in arms calling that blasphemy, but that’s exactly what I think ESPN is up to. They can preserve the game sites as tradition, but the Rose Bowl is going to be culled, at least the once familiar form of it. Ultimately, the QFs cannot be played on NYD. Some other wasteland exhibition bowls are going to fill it up leading to the SemiFinals the following Saturday. The only other possibility is the Rose and Sugar moving out of NYD or simply not participating at all most years.

Won’t happen overnight, but I’m convinced of it. Mark this post.

PS: Dennis Dodd nails exactly what I thought at the 15:30 mark… if you are still having doubts listen to that part x3. This is exactly how I felt about this weeks ago when the 12 team format was announced. He even mentions they won’t get 5:30 ET NYD.

Well, since the conferences seem to be in favor of expanding to 12, ESPN doesn't even need to go in for the kill. They just need to be willing to go along with it. Like you, I suspect they will be.

But, it won't surprise me if ESPN negotiates pretty tough. I suspect Disney thinks that the CFP is pretty eager to get this done sooner rather than later. If so, ESPN will try to drive a hard bargain.

ESPN owns the bowls.