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Not many upsets in CFB this year
Posted on 11/11/23 at 8:29 pm
Posted on 11/11/23 at 8:29 pm
What’s going on? I thought NIL/Transfer Portal led to more parity.
This post was edited on 11/11/23 at 8:30 pm
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Posted on 11/11/23 at 8:30 pm to trussthetruzz
What? No. Transfer Portal should lead to absolutely zero parity.
Posted on 11/11/23 at 8:30 pm to GoldenGuy
The argument was made that great players at big schools would transfer to smaller schools for more playing time
Posted on 11/11/23 at 8:32 pm to trussthetruzz
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The argument was made that great players at big schools would transfer to smaller schools for more playing time
No. They just transfer to other bigger schools that offer them more money
Posted on 11/11/23 at 8:33 pm to trussthetruzz
site multiple examples and then apply it to the current CFB week.
I think that CFB has been mostly boring a lot like the NFL.
I think that CFB has been mostly boring a lot like the NFL.
Posted on 11/11/23 at 8:35 pm to LooseCannon22282
Other than Virginia beating North Carolina it’s been meh
Posted on 11/11/23 at 8:39 pm to trussthetruzz
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thought NIL/Transfer Portal led to more parity.
Yes and no.
The gap between the top 5 and the top 15-20 has closed some but the problem is that the gap between the top 20 and mediocre power 5 has widened and you're far less likely to see some random team that finishes 8-5 have played a major spoiler.
Example - Teams like 2019 Arizona State are losing players to schools like LSU (Jayden Daniels) and those type of teams are no longer able to pull major upsets like they did that year against Oregon
Posted on 11/11/23 at 8:42 pm to trussthetruzz
The opposite.
Middle of the pack FBS schools can offer “walk ons” a full ride now. So kids who were locks for Richmond can now go to UVA for free and try their luck to become a role player.
Doesn’t seem like much, but there’s a huge trickle down effect.
Also, the best player at an FCS will transfer to an FBS. The best player at a D2 will transfer to an FCS and so on. The top schools are benefiting heavily
Middle of the pack FBS schools can offer “walk ons” a full ride now. So kids who were locks for Richmond can now go to UVA for free and try their luck to become a role player.
Doesn’t seem like much, but there’s a huge trickle down effect.
Also, the best player at an FCS will transfer to an FBS. The best player at a D2 will transfer to an FCS and so on. The top schools are benefiting heavily
Posted on 11/11/23 at 9:07 pm to trussthetruzz
Not many big games this year. Lots of soft scheduling. Michigan literally just played its first legit opponent of the year. Outside of LSU, look at FSU’s schedule. Look at Texas’.
This post was edited on 11/11/23 at 9:12 pm
Posted on 11/11/23 at 9:31 pm to trussthetruzz
FSU and Washington were on the ropes today, but benefitted from some shite calls from the refs.
Posted on 11/11/23 at 9:33 pm to LooseCannon22282
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I think that CFB has been mostly boring a lot like the NFL.
Just wait until colleges start sitting starters when the playoffs expands.
NFL lite is what the TV people want.
Posted on 11/11/23 at 10:02 pm to K9
Duke gonna beat UNC
Posted on 11/11/23 at 10:10 pm to trussthetruzz
All the portal has done so far is speed up the velocity on rising a team’s floor… it doesn’t put teams over the top, at least not yet.
Posted on 11/11/23 at 10:17 pm to trussthetruzz
20 of the preseason top 25 is still in the top 25. That's kind of crazy
Posted on 11/12/23 at 5:26 am to rolltide32
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Example - Teams like 2019 Arizona State are losing players to schools like LSU (Jayden Daniels) and those type of teams are no longer able to pull major upsets like they did that year against Oregon
Exactly. Which allows LSU to maintain a spot toward the top instead of a “lesser” program potentially filling it.
Posted on 11/12/23 at 5:57 am to trussthetruzz
It’s been a pretty boring year and there’s no signs that UGA won’t just cruise to another title
Posted on 11/12/23 at 9:10 am to Downeast12
In effect, the top 20 teams or so are using the rest of college football as a farm system.
Posted on 11/12/23 at 10:15 am to trussthetruzz
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The argument was made that great players at big schools would transfer to smaller schools for more playing time
It will get interesting when small school with huge budgets like Liberty start buying NFL caliber teams.
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