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re: Will parity ever return to college football?
Posted on 1/13/21 at 2:03 pm to RollTide1987
Posted on 1/13/21 at 2:03 pm to RollTide1987
A better question is has there ever been parity in the sport outside of the time period you highlighted?
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Posted on 1/13/21 at 2:04 pm to crazyLSUstudent
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A better question is has there ever been parity in the sport outside of the time period you highlighted?
Depends on how you define it. the true pool of championship contenders has always been small, there's about 10-15 programs that win almost every single national title.
But if all 10-15 are good at the same time, it's fine.
Posted on 1/13/21 at 2:07 pm to crazyLSUstudent
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A better question is has there ever been parity in the sport outside of the time period you highlighted?
Starting in 1980, the following teams won their first national championships (using the Poll Era as a reference) during this period:
1980 - Georgia
1981 - Clemson
1982 - Penn State
1983 - Miami
1984 - BYU
1990 - Georgia Tech/Colorado
1991 - Washington
1993 - Florida State
1996 - Florida
Compare that with the 1970s where the only team to win their first national championship ever was Nebraska in 1970. That was a blue blood decade if there ever was one.
Posted on 1/13/21 at 2:16 pm to crazyLSUstudent
quote:Never been true parity. Open up the playoffs to more schools and there would eventually be a modest amount of parity. Start with a G5 auto bid/play in game.
A better question is has there ever been parity in the sport
This season C Carolina vs Cincinnati for the auto bid . Foregoing their conference Championship games. People hide behind " tradition " too much though. Fear change. See " Eyes of Texas"
This post was edited on 1/13/21 at 2:18 pm
Posted on 1/13/21 at 3:02 pm to crazyLSUstudent
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A better question is has there ever been parity in the sport outside of the time period you highlighted?
The sport has never had much, but this is the first time you have the combination of a singular focus on the national championship and no parity.
Diminished bowls, scrapped rivalries, large conferences and the sole focus on the national title is a bad combo for 2nd tier and below P5 teams.
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