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Transfer Portal and Opt’ing out
Posted on 12/24/20 at 10:22 am
Posted on 12/24/20 at 10:22 am
At what point will these be looked at closer? If they don’t change this they They need to expand the play offs. Why because
1. EVERY YEAR, it’s the same 5-7 teams being talked about for the playoffs. (Bama, Ohio State, Clemson, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, #2 SEC)
2. Recruits are only going to go to those 5-7 schools and the separation of talent will be disgusting
3. Covid and the politicians have destroyed West Coast football and those kids will be filling up the transfer portal, funneling all that talent to above mentioned 5-7 schools.
4. Opting out. I get at the beginning of the year for health concerns, but it’s being totally mis used, In the middle of the season it’s called quitting, not opting out and the soft arse media needs to call it what it is.
Those are some of my fears if we don’t expand this to 8 or 16 teams. There are a lot of good teams, they may not win it, but deserve a shot
1. EVERY YEAR, it’s the same 5-7 teams being talked about for the playoffs. (Bama, Ohio State, Clemson, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, #2 SEC)
2. Recruits are only going to go to those 5-7 schools and the separation of talent will be disgusting
3. Covid and the politicians have destroyed West Coast football and those kids will be filling up the transfer portal, funneling all that talent to above mentioned 5-7 schools.
4. Opting out. I get at the beginning of the year for health concerns, but it’s being totally mis used, In the middle of the season it’s called quitting, not opting out and the soft arse media needs to call it what it is.
Those are some of my fears if we don’t expand this to 8 or 16 teams. There are a lot of good teams, they may not win it, but deserve a shot
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Posted on 12/24/20 at 10:30 am to Uncs
The separation of talent is already happening. Just look at the recruiting rankings. It’s the same schools. Bama, Clemson, OSU, Georgia, LSU. Every now and then another school will sneak in the top 5
This post was edited on 12/24/20 at 1:47 pm
Posted on 12/24/20 at 10:31 am to Uncs
quote:You tell em! Glad someone finally had enough bravery to start a thread on this!
4. Opting out. I get at the beginning of the year for health concerns, but it’s being totally mis used, In the middle of the season it’s called quitting, not opting out and the soft arse media needs to call it what it is.
Posted on 12/24/20 at 10:32 am to reauxl tigers
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The separation of talent is already happening
And why do you think it’s happening? Because 2 schools make it every year no matter what so if your 5 Star you go to either of those schools and your in!!!! Expand the play offs 8 or 16 teams
Posted on 12/24/20 at 10:33 am to Uncs
The reason I am not that concerned is because I think you can add LSU to the list of schools in #1.
Posted on 12/24/20 at 10:35 am to Uncs
If we go back to computer rankings instead of committees and polling, it would even out. Teams like Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Clemson would be forced to schedule tougher teams to make up for the cupcakes in their conference.
Posted on 12/24/20 at 10:37 am to Uncs
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4. Opting out. I get at the beginning of the year for health concerns, but it’s being totally mis used, In the middle of the season it’s called quitting, not opting out and the soft arse media needs to call it what it is.
Quitting to go prepare for the draft is not opting out. Only a handful of guys truly opted out this year to return next year. Most are opting not to play the rest of what would have been their final season to go enter the draft.
Posted on 12/24/20 at 10:39 am to Uncs
I dont get how peoples solutions to the same teams getting in is to expand the playoffs. Bama,osu,Clemson would just kill whoever they got in the first round then itd be the usual suspects in the semi finals
Posted on 12/24/20 at 10:41 am to Jb1994
I am going to disagree with the fact of I think there are some good offenses that could outscore Bama this year that aren’t in. Can they come up with a defensive stop. I don’t know. Expand it to 16
This post was edited on 12/24/20 at 10:43 am
Posted on 12/24/20 at 10:46 am to Melvin
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You tell em! Glad someone finally had enough bravery to start a thread on this!
Wrong.
The bravery is on your end for adding SO MUCH to the thread.
Posted on 12/24/20 at 10:56 am to Uncs
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4. Opting out. I get at the beginning of the year for health concerns, but it’s being totally mis used, In the middle of the season it’s called quitting, not opting out and the soft arse media needs to call it what it is.
As much as I was in favor of it the ESD is causing some of this. Players who are expecting to transfer are quitting midyear to get into the portal before ESD and start talking to other teams. One problem here is teams are picking up very few of them for ESD
Posted on 12/24/20 at 10:59 am to Uncs
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4. Opting out. I get at the beginning of the year for health concerns, but it’s being totally mis used, In the middle of the season it’s called quitting, not opting out and the soft arse media needs to call it what it is.
You are living in the age of player enlightenment and they hold all the power. This isn’t a college football issue it’s a sports issue. In our ever more popular victim culture the players are the victims and the leagues are the oppressors. Because of this The media will continue to be on the side of the players and never call it what it truly is.
For the record, I don’t really care and the players can do what they want. I’m just explaining why it will continue to be called opting out.
This post was edited on 12/24/20 at 11:01 am
Posted on 12/24/20 at 11:04 am to mmcgrath
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If we go back to computer rankings instead of committees and polling, it would even out. Teams like Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Clemson would be forced to schedule tougher teams to make up for the cupcakes in their conference
Then explain to me why every year of the playoffs the same 4 teams that made it would have also been the same 4 top teams in the computers.
Posted on 12/24/20 at 11:08 am to geauxtigers33
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You are living in the age of player enlightenment and they hold all the power.
True, But there are some schools that are benefitting bigly. Every school that has a loss, there is a school that gains.
Posted on 12/24/20 at 11:11 am to oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
quote:Not true if you use the original BCS computer rankings that didn't value human polls as much.
Then explain to me why every year of the playoffs the same 4 teams that made it would have also been the same 4 top teams in the computers.
They are all based on human polling to some degree, but computers should have more weight on game performance.
Ohio State is a prime example this season. Most computers wouldn't have them in the top 5 because they didn't play anyone.
Posted on 12/24/20 at 12:41 pm to Melvin
Yes indeed it is QUITTING!!
Posted on 12/24/20 at 12:58 pm to Uncs
If you really want it to be more fair, reducing the number of scholarships is a viable option. Right now you have 85 spots. What if you reduce that to 75? Maybe 70? That way, the talent has to spread out a little more giving other schools a change to bring in talent. The NFL has a 53 man roster. Could the NCAA adopt a similar system to allow talent to be a little more spread out, thus making the college game more competitive? Also, that would make coaching and player development all that much more important.
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