The College Football Playoff is Ditching the New Year's Eve Games

Remember how awesome the inaugural College Football Playoff was in the 2014 season? I do. Nielsen does. You should too.

But for whatever reason, the College Football Committee themselves did not remember, as they scheduled the semifinal games for the 2015 season on New Year's Eve. I don't think anyone in the world other than the CFB believed that this was a good move. Fans don't view New Year's Eve as an ideal viewing date, which means advertisers don't view it as an ideal time to buy ad space, which means the CFP would not view it as a good idea. At least that's how I thought things like that worked in the business. However, they made the idiotic decision of playing those games when everyone is out and about celebrating, rather than sunken in their couch with a pounding hangover and an empty schedule. They deservedly felt the consequences of bad ideas.

Well, the CFP finally showed some competence and decided to move the semifinal games away from New Year's Eve. The semifinal games will now take place on Saturdays or holidays, which got me a bit confused. I guess New Year's Day is considered a holiday, whereas New Year's Eve is not. Somewhat makes sense, aside from the fact that all of the celebrating and partying happens on the Eve, but I guess it's not my place to categorize federal holidays. Unfortunately, this upcoming New Year's Eve falls on a Saturday, which fits the CFP's airing criteria. Which means for a second straight year, I'll have to ditch all and any New Year's Plans in order to watch the best teams in the country duke it out:

But lucky for the long term thinkers here, the first day of the years 2018, 2021, and 2023 will feature the greatest game on earth.

Now that the CFP has figured it out a bit, when are they going to realize that a Monday night is terrible timing for the National Championship game? They must be competing with the NFL to see who will hold off longer for airing the final game on a Saturday night. But until then, we've got something to complain about and that's just the best.

The Return of the Barnes Road Tavern

Spread the news, ladies and gents! The Barnes Road Tavern has officially risen from the dead. After randomly being deleted by Google, it's about damn time to resurrect everyone's a few people's favorite blog. I have absolutely no idea why Google decided to erase my blog from the face of the earth, and when I tried to contact them it was an inexplicably confusing dead end. Perhaps I could have bounced right back into the game, as it would've just taken a quick shake-off before I was back right where I started. However, I've learned that the more dramatic and elongated an exit is, the more appreciated the return is:

Stay tuned for plenty of more posts to come from myself and others. But in the mean time, follow me on Twitter @CalebBlackmur. And as always, spread the word.