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2015 Alabama vs. Michigan State Cotton Bowl semifinal: Good lord, Bama, that was mean
Geez. For more on this match up, check out Roll Bama Roll and The Only Colors.
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January 8, 2016
CPF exec: Playoffs won't move from New Year's Eve
Low ratings or no, the College Football Playoff executive wants to stick to Dec. 31.
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January 8, 2016
ESPN reportedly giving back $20m after low ratings
ESPN lost one-third of its viewers for the College Football Playoff this year, and advertisers aren't happy.
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January 7, 2016
Another Spartan got flung at the Cotton Bowl
The Cotton Bowl was a rough night for Michigan State players.
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January 4, 2016
The New Year's Playoff fix is really, really easy
Just slide everything over one spot. It's not that difficult.
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January 2, 2016
Don't expect the Playoff to fix its NYE problem
Moving the Playoff to New Year's Eve was a television ratings disaster. Don't expect an immediate move to fix the problem.
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January 2, 2016
ESPN stuck with explaining NY6's disastrous ratings
This wasn't ESPN's plan, but the network still has to try and find the positives.
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January 1, 2016
CFP bowl ratings tank on New Year's Eve
The Cotton and Orange Bowls were no match for New Year's Eve parties. Ratings for the College Football Playoff dropped significantly in 2015.
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January 1, 2016
Alabama and Clemson’s College Football Playoff dominance
Let’s break down to excellent performances that saw the Crimson Tide and Tigers make their way into the College Football Playoff National Championship.
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January 1, 2016
Alabama player commits Flop of the Year candidate
Drake flopped like a Meek Mill diss track.
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January 1, 2016
Alabama is just on a different level
Michigan State has come so far, but Alabama is simply on a different level. The Crimson Tide proved it with a 38-0 destruction of the Spartans in Thursday's Cotton Bowl.
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January 1, 2016
Stupid NYE Playoff got the blowouts it deserved
Hopefully two comfortable wins made the ratings even worse, in order to convince the powers to fix this system as soon as they can.
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January 1, 2016
Playoff highlights, for people who went outside
If you were out enjoying your New Year's Eve, fear not. Here's everything you might've missed from the 2015 Orange and Cotton Bowls.
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January 1, 2016
READ OPTION: Even Saban's dancing
Good morning! This is the Read Option, your college football wakeup newsletter.
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January 1, 2016
Alabama vs. Clemson: The matchup snapshot
We'll have much more to come, but get caught up on the basics you need to know ahead of college football's second-ever Playoff Championship.
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December 31, 2015
Derrick Henry stiffarmed an MSU lineman into space
The Heisman Trophy winner provides us with the most apt visual description of the Cotton Bowl available.
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December 31, 2015
Bama vs. Clemson for it all
The top two seeds face in Arizona, with Clemson's head coach against his alma mater and tons of talent all over the field.
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December 31, 2015
This Michigan State fan sums up the Spartans' loss
Drunk and wearing a Spartan fedora is not a good look — especially during a Cotton Bowl loss.
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December 31, 2015
Vegas posted NCG line before Cotton Bowl ended
The Cotton Bowl got so out of hand that Vegas just moved on to next week.
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December 31, 2015
This Bama WR did so many things right on this TD
Amazing catch, amazing sideline awareness.
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December 31, 2015
ESPN alerts Playoff viewers about Demi Lovato
Thanks for watching the game, but DEMI'S ON