It is Disney’s version of the college football championship tournament.
Congratulations to the Walt Disney Company. You own college football and probably should rename the College Football Playoffs as the Wonderful World of Disney’s Gift To College Football Fans, The Playoffs. The new playoff system that starts in 2028 was apparently a collaboration with big time college football institution presidents, chancellors and board of trustees and Disney’s entertainment arm. It features 23 games and under the right set of circumstances a team could play four games which may be a bit much for players who are supposed to be students at the same time. More wear and tear on the body although some of the players will be paid handsomely to perform. That is a problem, paying players. Apparently the Walt Disney Company, which is in the middle of firing people, agrees with the college poohbahs and would like to see a federal roadmap to stifle the players, rather the student-athletes, ability to make money.
Disney lobbied in favor of the Protect College Sports Act that would provide a federal law governing spending in college sports. Disney was not the only media company throwing its support behind the proposed legislation. Amazon, Paramount, and the National Association of Broadcasters also wanted to see Congress do something to level the playing field and make all college programs adhere to a federal mandate instead of the patchwork of state laws which allow some colleges to spend more on players, rather student-athletes, than others, Disney through its ESPN platform had bill proponents like Texas Senator Ted Cruz on its televised content pushing the proposal. Disney is looking to protect its partnerships with college conferences. The bill has gone nowhere. Meanwhile, more money comes into the industry with all of the playoff games. And that’s the point, make as much money as possible on the backs of student-athletes.
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