JustAFanHTX
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Think yall are overreacting a bunch
Will you still look forward to it when the 12 teams all come from the 2 big money conferences?12 team playoff. of course each game doesnt mean as much. but let me ask you if the ncaa tourney is better than the CFP. of course it is. i am looking forward to it.
They could put the division Championship games in part of the playoffs.12 team playoff is way too many teams. 8 team playoff would have sufficed.
Now with the conferences all not having divisions its gonna water it down a bit as well. Michigan Ohio state week 13, Michigan Ohio state B10 Championship game, Michigan Ohio state could meet again in the playoffs too, seems like way too much.
There has ALWAYS been big time money in broadcasting the game. It's part of the reason why the CFA was set up decades ago before it was pulled apart by ND and then each other conference splintering away.Consolidation was bound to happen, once the money got to where it is now. This isn't a mom and pop thing anymore, and the way to maximize profit is to eliminate competition. It's true in business, it's true in sports as well.
Agreed. Get rid of all non-profit benefits and tax benefits.Commie ball is over
12 team playoff further devalues the regular season and waters down the competition.The conference bullchit has ruined some. But 12 team playoff will be great.
I share a lot of your concerns. Particularly in nfl markets (which we obviously are one), I have noted the issue that many fans will prefer the highest level pros to the comparatively weaker 4th division equivalent.Same for me and that's why I'm concerned. I was about 5 years old when Miami's BOT was considering getting rid of football altogether and I've seen this little private school in Coral Gables reach the top of the mountain. Tough to be grassroots when it seems all the power is soon to be housed in 2 conferences.
It's more like the equivalent of Single A in terms of individual player quality. It's a gulf. And that is going to be a massive challenge for CFB.A few things. With an expanded playoff that means more games I don't know how many more but more games. College football is no more with the nil it is the equivalent of triple a in baseball. Only different is some get more nil money than they would from going to a major professional team. The draft status and transfer portal has made some of the bowls meaningless since some important players dont participate.
This is the first year in many seasons I have not watched a single NFL game. I’m a Bucs fan, so it doesn’t help that the Brady era is over, and once again the Bucs are mediocre and will be for a number of seasons.I share a lot of your concerns. Particularly in nfl markets (which we obviously are one), I have noted the issue that many fans will prefer the highest level pros to the comparatively weaker 4th division equivalent.
Basically we have to hope there's enough of us who just find more (or, at the very least, enough) excitement at the lower level.
I personally find the nfl boring as **** and nearly devoid of passion (although you'd better believe I'm rooting like **** for the Dolphins this year).
Overall the game means more, they're just re-allocating the "importance" of two seasons just like the NFL did years ago.Going forward, the regular season will not mean nearly as much. Every team will be able to lose a game and it will mean nothing.
There are no adults looking out for the well-being of the sport overall, just individual conferences looking to maximize the benefits ($) for their own cadre of schools and looking to pillage other conferences of schools which will bring in more money to their conference - with no regard to the effects on other conferences (schools), rivalries, traditions, additional travel for supposed "student"-athletes, and other intangible effects that may not necessarily show up on financial statements.
As such, fewer teams will have a legitimate shot at competing for championships as college football is becoming the SEC and Big 10 with scraps left over for everyone else.
At this point, why even bother with calling it "college" football? With such a lack of rules regarding the transfer portal, we're seeing individuals play for 3 or even 4 different teams in their "college" careers. Most schools won't even take credits from other colleges in the last 2 years of a degree - how does that even work? With NIL funds and players seemingly jumping ship if they don't get the number of snaps that they figure they deserve, it's semi-pro ball.
Btw, I'm all for players getting a paid, but there should be a formal framework set up, not the Wild West.
Let's not pretend it isn't just another business. A very profitable one. So is it's "on the decline" for fans, it's not like NCAA cares. People would actually have to start tuning out. And let's face it, we're addicts.Making more $$$ than ever. That’s the goal I’m sure.