NFL in crisis after Christmas Day blowouts fail to find the best teams
What if we applied the same logic from the College Football Playoff debate to the NFL after its two Christmas Day blowouts?
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ESPN college football analyst Trevor Matich trolls Alabama
"They got stomped by the Sooners."
Michael Wilbon: NFL and CFP ratings prove ‘there are no more overall sports fans’
"They want to wave the No. 1 foam finger, drink some beer, and watch football. That's what America does."
NFL predictably dominates College Football Playoff in viewership on Saturday
Viewership on NBC and Fox more than doubled TNT's College Football Playoff audience.
Shannon Sharpe says he ‘cleared the air’ with Kirk Herbstreit over Ohio State commentary
"I believe you can stand up for your friends without taking a shot at your teammates. And I felt he was taking a shot at First Take."
Troy Aikman, Joe Buck call out CFP critics on ESPN
Joel Klatt: ‘I remain incredibly frustrated and disappointed in the commentary regarding the CFP’
"We've had large margins forever in our sport."
College Football Playoff viewership strong for ESPN, mediocre for TNT
Overall, the first round of the College Football Playoff averaged 10.6 million viewers across the ESPN and TNT Sports networks.
ESPN’s College Football Playoff coverage makes for a miserable, negative experience
Scott Van Pelt on CFP blowouts: ‘I don’t think there’s any clear, perfect answer’
Tim Hasselbeck and Scott Van Pelt had a nuanced conversation on how there may not be an easy CFP fix.
Kirk Herbstreit rips Ohio State’s ‘lunatic fringe,’ ESPN’s ‘First Take’ in defense of Ryan Day
"They had him out. They're trying to find replacements. But here he is. He's still got his hat on. He's still coaching."
Wisconsin announcer Matt Lepay defends CFP, cites previous blowouts in four-team era
"Just wondering whether anyone who covers college football has mentioned..."
Dick Vitale calls out Lane Kiffin, CFP critics after Indiana, SMU losses
"Look at film of your Kentucky & Florida games."
Titans’ QB Will Levis roasted after bashing ESPN Fortnite branding for CFP
Will Levis criticized ESPN's "Fortnite OG Kickoff" branding, but then took criticism himself.
Dave Pasch is still chasing ‘a whole new way of broadcasting’
When it comes to sports media rights, it’s better to buy than rent
Would sluggish CFP ratings be a blessing in disguise for TNT?
It's not as crazy as it sounds.
Sean McDonough calls out Indiana, questions CFP’s Big Ten bias
"I think they need to lose the assumption that the SEC and the Big Ten are clearly head and shoulders above everybody else, particularly the Big Ten."
Coach whose team lost to Kentucky at home shades Indiana’s CFP inclusion
"If you want to be mad at anyone - it's not Indiana. It's Ole Miss for losing to Kentucky and Alabama for losing to Oklahoma."
Tony Kornheiser says CFP and NFL scheduling competing games is ‘football on football crime’
"This is college football attempting to spit in the eye of the NFL."
ESPN reveals new graphics package for College Football Playoff
White and gold serve as the primary colors, which really allows the team colors to pop in an elegant way.
ESPN unveils huge Megacast plans for CFP first round games
ESPN is bringing back the Megacast for College Football Playoff games beginning this weekend for Indiana-Notre Dame and Ohio State-Tennessee.
CFP executive director details selection process
"There's a lot of integrity in that room but there's also a lot of willingness to talk."
Pat McAfee not a fan of ESPN’s College Football Playoff jingle
"How did the company that spent billions and billions of dollars on the College Football Playoff go with that as its commercial?"
‘Furious’ College Football Playoff to investigate SMU over Alabama leak
“I told all involved, you’ve betrayed the process."