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It's OK to give the College Football Playoff credit for doing something right.Wednesday the College Football Playoff moved the semifinals from New Year's Eveafter watching the ratings drop last season. CFP executive director Bill Hancock told USA Today, "We looked at the play, and we reversed the call."MORE: | Good move. Are we allowed to say that?The decision won't affect this year's CFP semifinals, but everything from 2017-18 on looks good.
George Foster Jersey Here's why:SEACREST IN: The only years moving forward where semifinals will be played on Dec. 31 is 2021-22 and 2022-23, when Jan. 1,afederal holiday,falls on the weekend.In other words, most people get the day off anyway. There isn't the risk of being at work when a CFP Playoff semifinal starts, which was the case with Clemson-Oklahoma at the Orange Bowl last season. The playoff found out the hard way with the ratings
Barry Larkin Jersey drop last season which wasn't helped by the fact Clemson and Alabama won by a combined score of 75-17.Sometimes you cant pick a fight with Dick Clarks New Years Rockin Eve With Ryan Seacrest and . Yeah, we cant believe that sentence just happened either.SATURDAY, SATURDAY, SATURDAY: Hancock also stre sed the
Adam Duvall Jersey importance of having games on Saturday.Obviously, Saturday is a traditional college football day, Hancock told USA Today. We feel Saturday works.Heck yeah, it does. That's the day most-identified with college football anyway. That's why having those on Dec. 31 this season isn't such a big blow, and why the 2018-19, 2019-20, 2022-23, 2024-25 and 2025-26 should have few if any complaints.JAN. 1 TRADITION: With exception of years in which Jan. 1 falls on a Sunday, Jan. 1 should be the day that they have the CFP semifinals every year. The energy created from the first playoff when Oregon-Florida State and Ohio State-Alabama played on Jan. 1 was undeniable. Its tradition, and its a good tradition.So 2017-18,
Derek Dietrich Jersey 2020-21, 2023-24 are jackpot years. Expect those to be the years in which the ratings are high regardle s of outcome.STOP COMPLAINING: Well, well always find something to complain about. For instance, the CFP playoff semifinals fall on Dec. 28 in 2024-25 and Dec. 27 in 2025-26. That
Luis Castillo Jersey s tucked awfully close to Christmas. Fortunately, thats way down the road, too.Bowl sites also havent been determined for some of the semifinals beginning in 2021-22, but thats another i sue that will be resolved. Personally, the Rose Bowl should have a semifinal or title game locked in every year, but thats an argument for another day.In general, moving the playoffs off Dec. 31 whenever po sible is the right move. Hancock reversed the call, and it worked.Its OK to say, Good job.