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Originally Posted by Gugstanley
No shame in losing to Utah or Boise State...they both have had very good teams and could beat any of the top teams this year.
16 team playoff won't see team exit to smaller conferences. They have to stay in the big conferences with the TV revenue to survive. Sunbelt conference might have an easier run to the playoffs but they won't pay teams $20 million a year like the big conferences.
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If you're all but guaranteed the playoff payout that loss of the conference TV contract is likely a wash. Add in the proliferation of team/school operated networks and maybe we see Bama in the Sun Belt with games on BamaTV.