College Football Playoff name revealed
The long awaited playoff in college football is becoming a reality as conference commissioners have decided on the name of the new playoff game. What name would they settle on? Something inspirational, something captivating, something… memorable? Nope. It will be called, “The College Football Playoff”. Voting has been opened up at the aptly named collegefootballplayoff.com website where you can vote on the logo from four equally uninspired designs. Truly democracy at its most boring.
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Really disappointed one of logos isn’t just “College Football Playoff” in black Helvetica Bold on a white background.
So I know everyone has killed the league commissioners on the name of the playoffs (and believe me, I think they’re lame, too), but honestly, I’d love to hear some other ideas.
I mean, the basketball tournament is called… The NCAA Tournament. Sure, it’s been giving the nickname of “March Madness” but still, it’s a tournament. Played by teams that are part of the NCAA. College Football Playoffs, as a name, is pretty descriptive.
I’m not really that disappointed. It’s really probably the right name. I thought they’d go with College Football Championship, but really that’s as “flashy” a name as I would endorse.
The strategy here is actually pretty sound. The official name is bland and uninspiring, which means someone at some point is going to come with a nickname that everyone loves and it will stick, a la “March Madness.” This is waaaaaaaaay better than the commissioners trying to do that for us, because when they name things we end up with “Atlantic and Coastal,” “Legends and Leaders,” and “Bowl Championship Series.”