Should a team be punished for losing in a conference title game?

[lukeneyland]

Typically I’d say no in the SEC. But if it comes down to us and Bama and they’ve got 3 losses including head to head with us then we hundred percent deserve it over them. Right now they are ranked ahead of us because of the giant log jam . If they lose it gets cleared up

 

[Prayivm3rcy]

I understand what you and others with this argument saying. It seems unfair, but if you don't "punish" the loser all you're doing is delaying the inevitable. If you let the loser into the playoffs, they'll have a tough road game, and if they win they'll be right back where they were on championship game weekend - playing a great team on a neutral field - except this time, if you lose you go home.

I don't think of it as a punishment or an "extra game". It's an opportunity to avoid a road game in the playoffs. If I'm Alabama, Ole Miss, or Tennessee - I'm begging for a shot at Texas on a neutral field. Win and you avoid a road trip to Ohio State, Miami, Oregon, etc and rest up during round 1. That's well worth the risk, IMO.

You can't avoid tough games on the way to a natty... if you're a 2-loss team at the end of the regular season you're either going to play in a conference championship game where if you lose you MIGHT go home or you're going to play a road playoff game where if you lose you are DEFINITELY going home. I'm taking the conference championship game every time.

You're absolutely punishing a team for coming in 2nd place in their conference if they lose but I do understand it being a "playoff" game.

 

[adam.vol]

Teams have to be punished for the loss. It’s the only way to avoid corruption.

Example: Miami could easily throw the conference championship game (rest all of their starters) to give the auto bid to another ACC team (who is not among the top 12) if their rank will not be affected. That’s more shared revenue for the ACC and a guaranteed home game for Miami (more revenue), since they are in the top 8 but would not have earned a bye.

Until we get rid of auto bids, we cannot have the conference loser avoiding penalty.

 

[OHvol40]

Depends on how they perform, just like every other game. Cant ignore a terrible performance, cant punish a valiant performance even if it results in a loss.

 

[Vol_in_NC_1999]

Question: How much does a conference earn for each team in the 12 team CFP? Does the money go to the schools, to the conference, or a percentage/split between the two?

If the SEC earns TV revenue for the CCG, does it benefit by ditching the CCG in favor of possibly adding another team to the CFP? Richer schools=better for conference? Just asking since I don't know how the revenue works in all this.