re: NCAA approves reform | Power 5 Conferences can write own rules

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i prefer CFB over the NFL is because of its parity. while there certainly are advantages that bigger and wealthier schools already have over the smaller programs in the current system, having the big 5 conferences "police" themselves diminishes the parity that i love about CFB. that's what i object to

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What kind of parity do you seek?

There is relative parity among the schools in the Power 5 Conferences. There is relative parity among the schools outside of the Power 5 Conferences.

There is not much parity between those two groups.

Sure, there are some small schools that will do well on occastion. However, their success is typicaly short-lived and usually the result of playing mostly other small schools.

Autonomy for the Power 5 Conferences will increase the disparity between the two groups of schools, but I don't believe it will necessarily result in more disparity among the teams in the Power 5 Conferences. In fact, parity might increase as a result of increased athletic department income.

So let me get this straight.

Before this passed people bitched and moaned that the NCAA was a joke, with some even suggesting the biggest football schools secede from the NCAA and form its own association.

Now the NCAA loses some power and people bitch and moan anyway.

As to the people moaning about greed, you tell me a society or system that doesn't run on people pursuing their separate interests. The big conferences think they are making a good decision for them. If the quality of the product is lowered, the market will respond as it always does.

Strange that the NCAA would essentially give away huge portions of its authority.
Kiss the NCAA goodbye, IMHO. It won't exist before too long.

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even higher ticket prices

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Don't pay full price. Wait until 15 minutes before kickoff. You can get every ticket but Bama for practically free. Even the Bama ticket wasn't bad. I've done it the last 2 years.

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higher paid coaches

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So?

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longer practice seasons

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So? Players are free to quit anytime.

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bigger recruiting budget

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Great!

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pay for players

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I'd rather keep college football an amateur sport personally.

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SEC games on ESPN SEC Network in half empty mega stadiums will not be good for the sport.
Added for emphasis.

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It's like anything else. If a business makes decisions to turn off customers, they will lose.

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i'm definitely not having one, but the whole reason i prefer CFB over the NFL is because of its parity

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Now, that's about as dumb of a comment as there is in this thread.

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exactly....which means..

* even higher ticket prices
* higher paid coaches
* longer practice seasons
* bigger recruiting budget
* pay for players
etc etc
..fans lose, administration and sponsors win big

All the big schools will have it, which means no one will have an advantage...big win for the athletic administration bureaucracy, but the product on the field will stay the same and we take one step closer to semi-pro minor leagues...

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You're not even internally consistent.

How can the product on the field stay the same, if:

* higher paid coaches
* longer practice seasons
* bigger recruiting budget
* pay for players

The product on the field will be much better. The best players and coaches will go to the Power 5 Conferences. They will have more time to prepare.


Autonomy does not necessarily mean "* even higher ticket prices." Football budgets will explode due to increased revenue. Just look what the SECN did for SEC athletic budgets.

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All the big schools will have it, which means no one will have an advantage...big win for the athletic administration bureaucracy, but the product on the field will stay the same and we take one step closer to semi-pro minor leagues...

I would much prefer that additional limits were put on everything, especially spending...the more money the athletic departments are making, the bigger demand that players be paid...

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What you really object to pay for play. Well, it's coming. There's no way around it. I think it's long overdue.

College football today is nothing like college football in the 1950s. Thank the Lord. I see no reason why the players should not be paid.


In addition, I am a bit surprised to see all of the objections to giving 65 schools the ability to make rules for the same 65 schools. The rules will be more relevant and fit better than rules made for a larger number of schools.

Whatever happened to the idea of smaller government. Government of, by, and for the governed.

The increase in the revenue for the Power 5 Conferences will enable them to fund a better policing structure than what the NCAA has now. Again, the notorious cheaters won't make the rules. All 65 schools will make the rules. Iowa, Virginia, Arizona, and Vanderbilt are not going to vote for rules that only benefit Ohio State, Texas, Alabama, and Michigan.

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Change the effing bats while they're at it.

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Will never happen. They cited "player safety" for the original change. Can't go back on that.

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The increase in the revenue for the Power 5 Conferences will enable them to fund a better policing structure than what the NCAA has now. Again, the notorious cheaters won't make the rules. All 65 schools will make the rules. Iowa, Virginia, Arizona, and Vanderbilt are not going to vote for rules that only benefit Ohio State, Texas, Alabama, and Michigan.

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Thank you. Someone finally understands there are more than the 15 wealthy schools in the power 5.

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Everything you enjoyed about College Football is about to go away IMO

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Dumb. Paying players, insurance, more coaches, etc. means fewer underclassmen going pro early. That's really good for the game, and players staying in school for four years is something I enjoy.