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Tyler Nettuno

Fans were annoyed that the NFL chose to compete with the College Football Playoff in December

The NFL taking over Saturdays in December is nothing new.

With the college football regular season wrapping up Thanksgiving weekend and only a sprinkling of bowl games on the weekend schedule throughout much of December, the league has taken advantage of the empty space in the Saturday window.

But that changes in 2024. With the expansion of the College Football Playoff to 12 teams from four, the playoff slate will begin earlier than normal. And while the expectation was that games on that opening Saturday would only air on NFL Network, that won’t be the case.

On Monday, NBC announced that it will be airing an NFL game on Saturday, December 21, in direct competition with the College Football Playoff. Fox will reportedly do the same.

Naturally, sports fans don’t exactly enjoy having to divide their attention during major sporting events, and the response was about what you would expect when people learned they would either have to use multiple screens or choose between the games.

Some were annoyed with what they saw as another cash grab from the NFL, while others went as far as saying they’ll opt to watch the CFP games instead.

Here’s how NFL fans voiced their frustrations on social media:

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