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List of things that would kill college football
Posted on 5/8/26 at 2:46 pm
Posted on 5/8/26 at 2:46 pm
Integration
SMU scandal
Illegal Drugs
Steroids
Notre Dame
Divisions and conference championships
Schools switching conferences
AP writers deciding national championships
Bowl Coalition
Bowl Alliance
Super Alliance
BCS
Super BCS
BCS Championship
ESPN
The SEC
The Big Ten
Nick Saban
No playoff
4 team playoff
12 team playoff
Transfer portal
NIL
House settlement
The NCAA
Congress getting involved in the sport
Congress not getting involved in the sport
Now it's the 24-team playoff. Guaranteed to kill college football. No, trust us this time. This one will. Forget all the other stuff we said would do it.
Sorry if I'm not waiting for the grim reaper to descend upon the sport.
SMU scandal
Illegal Drugs
Steroids
Notre Dame
Divisions and conference championships
Schools switching conferences
AP writers deciding national championships
Bowl Coalition
Bowl Alliance
Super Alliance
BCS
Super BCS
BCS Championship
ESPN
The SEC
The Big Ten
Nick Saban
No playoff
4 team playoff
12 team playoff
Transfer portal
NIL
House settlement
The NCAA
Congress getting involved in the sport
Congress not getting involved in the sport
Now it's the 24-team playoff. Guaranteed to kill college football. No, trust us this time. This one will. Forget all the other stuff we said would do it.
Sorry if I'm not waiting for the grim reaper to descend upon the sport.
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Posted on 5/8/26 at 2:48 pm to bstaceyau19
I think 24 is dumb
But it absolutely wont kill football
It makes the regular season less meaningful but just making the playoffs is a reasonable and realistic goal for all P4 teams with a respectable NIL budget
But it absolutely wont kill football
It makes the regular season less meaningful but just making the playoffs is a reasonable and realistic goal for all P4 teams with a respectable NIL budget
Posted on 5/8/26 at 2:49 pm to bstaceyau19
NIL did hurt it badly.
24 team playoff would make it a joke to most and apathy would set in.
24 team playoff would make it a joke to most and apathy would set in.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 2:54 pm to bstaceyau19
Never understand this type of argument. McDonald's and Wal-Mart aren't going away either. It's still fair to point out that an entity is clearly offering a shittier product at a higher price, just because they can.
That's basically what all sports are doing, and pointing to high TV ratings doesn't make the criticisms invalid.
That's basically what all sports are doing, and pointing to high TV ratings doesn't make the criticisms invalid.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 2:59 pm to bstaceyau19
It’s already dead. It’s a pro league that’s going to be purchased and officially turned within a few years.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 3:02 pm to bstaceyau19
quote:have done irreparable damage to college football
Transfer portal
NIL
Posted on 5/8/26 at 3:04 pm to bstaceyau19
A 24 team playoff will be a travesty it's a 13 game season and now teams that lose 4 of those games (and having 2 rent a wins) will get in the playoffs
Posted on 5/8/26 at 3:04 pm to StrongOffer
Those two things were designed to break it so that it could be purchased.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 3:06 pm to thejuiceisloose
It’s a cash grab by the NCAA before the sport is taken away from them. Juice as many fanbases as you can for a short term bump.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 3:09 pm to bstaceyau19
People are nostalgic for the way it used to be and reject change, shocking. As older people die off, younger people who know no other form of college football will fill their spot and say that the next thing will destroy college football. And the cycle continues for eternity while the schools rake in more and more money.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 3:37 pm to Casual
quote:
Casual
Based on your above post, this is a good name for you.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 3:45 pm to bstaceyau19
College football is a money printing machine for TV , the universities , the administrators , and coaches. It is not going anywhere for the next 10+ years.
However, the rapacious greed of the aforementioned cabal is what is destroying college athletics as we know it.
However, the rapacious greed of the aforementioned cabal is what is destroying college athletics as we know it.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 3:46 pm to bstaceyau19
as a 7 year old ball boy and first year football player in 1972... the early days of integration made for some interesting times. Heck in our parish football league the playgrounds were not yet integrated - all white teams played all black teams for the first time in fall of 73.
I will always remember roaming on Fortier's side of the field in 72 and a bunch of their newer players had no clue what a Tarpon was
.
Miami may have deserved death penalty as well TBH.
The NIL and portal are IMO ruining bigtime college sports.
I will always remember roaming on Fortier's side of the field in 72 and a bunch of their newer players had no clue what a Tarpon was
. Miami may have deserved death penalty as well TBH.
The NIL and portal are IMO ruining bigtime college sports.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 3:48 pm to RollTide1987
quote:
RollTide1987
Based on your poor reading comprehension and lack of critical thought, this is a good name for you.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 4:18 pm to bstaceyau19
I don't think anybody actually said one of these actions would kill college football completely.
I think what they were saying is these actions would kill college football as we know it
change the sport forever, end up making it where only big teams can compete change the game forever.
I don't think anyone ever actually said this action or that action would be the ruination and ending of college football completely
too much money in it to kill it outright
I think what they were saying is these actions would kill college football as we know it
change the sport forever, end up making it where only big teams can compete change the game forever.
I don't think anyone ever actually said this action or that action would be the ruination and ending of college football completely
too much money in it to kill it outright
This post was edited on 5/8/26 at 4:47 pm
Posted on 5/8/26 at 4:27 pm to bstaceyau19
no one thing will "kill" the sport.
but, these things
quote:
12 team playoff
Transfer portal
NIL
Congress getting involved in the sport
Now it's the 24-team playoff
have made me increasingly less interested in the sport as a whole and I'm nowhere near as invested in the season as I once was.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 4:29 pm to FlyDownTheField83
Interesting this is posted around the same time as the “what happened to boxing” thread. When Ali-Frazier drew 300 million viewers worldwide, I’m sure people thought boxing was invincible too. Never underestimate the impact greed can have on entertainment, it can drastically kill anything if given time.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 4:39 pm to Cosmo
quote:
I think 24 is dumb
I think 24 has the potential to be incredibly awesome, but only if they do it right. Play games on campus up until at least the semifinals and stop spreading the games out so much.
The NFL has such a great playoff structure because it’s a bunch of packed home stadiums and it’s every week.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 4:59 pm to thejuiceisloose
quote:
A 24 team playoff will be a travesty it's a 13 game season and now teams that lose 4 of those games (and having 2 rent a wins) will get in the playoffs
I'm with you, why watch the regular season with that? It'll be mostly the same teams every year and the regular season will mean next to nothing any longer.
The group of 5 should do their own thing, maybe that'll be more interesting.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 5:12 pm to Casual
quote:
People are nostalgic for the way it used to be and reject change, shocking. As older people die off, younger people who know no other form of college football will fill their spot and say that the next thing will destroy college football.
I mean, that’s kinda how life goes. In general, change is inevitable, but that doesn’t mean it’s always good. There are some unintended consequences with everything. Example: technology.
quote:
And the cycle continues for eternity while the schools rake in more and more money.
And? They’re doing it for the money. Terrific. They aren’t motivated by a better product, just cash.
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