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10-31-2009, 10:59 PM
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Tokeinho
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Has college football jumped the shark?
With the refs, the BCS, the pundits etc... I think I'm starting to lose my love for college football.
Is anyone else with me?
I watch over 100 games a year, and don't have a home team per se being from Massachusetts and attending a school with a terrible football team with no chance of ever competing for a conference title.
Am I just growing out of enjoying it?
It just seems to be so formulaic these days with the way things play out.
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10-31-2009, 11:10 PM
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jumping the shark is so 5 minutes ago. i'm audi A4.
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10-31-2009, 11:35 PM
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The only thing that still irks me is the lack of a playoff system. There is a potential to have a bunch of undefeated teams - Alabama/Florida, Texas, TCU, Boise State, Iowa, Cincy. Not to mention hot 1 loss teams, like Oregon and Georgia Tech.
It might be because you're from the northeast/New England. College football is a way of life down here in the southeast.
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10-31-2009, 11:42 PM
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Tokeinho
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MistoGators
It might be because you're from the northeast/New England. College football is a way of life down here in the southeast.
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But that's not it.
I sit and watch more college football than almost anyone.
I certainly think it's the lack of playoff system that is causing the anomie.
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11-01-2009, 11:27 AM
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not sure how a playoff would impacy your enjoyment of the regular season.
Don't hold your breath for one either as I am fairly certain the cuurent system has a TV deal until 2014
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11-01-2009, 11:35 AM
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No...I live and die for this time of the year...it makes life bearable...
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11-01-2009, 01:38 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brackis1
With the refs, the BCS, the pundits etc... I think I'm starting to lose my love for college football.
Is anyone else with me?
I watch over 100 games a year, and don't have a home team per se being from Massachusetts and attending a school with a terrible football team with no chance of ever competing for a conference title.
Am I just growing out of enjoying it?
It just seems to be so formulaic these days with the way things play out.
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There's absolutely no reason they can't have a 4 team playoff - the top 4 rated BCS teams... they simply use two of the 4 BCS bowls, and rotate them. They'll still be the actual bowl game with the normal sponsors cept' the winner of both will then meet in one final championship game. In the bowls, it should be #1 against #4 in say the Rose Bowl and #2 against #3 in maybe the Fiesta Bowl. That way, you have at least the top 4 teams battling it out.
You probably boost the ratings of the two rotated BCS games because there's more than a bowl riding on them... in effect, they become the national semifinals. And then there's one last game, which means more money, more tickets and more sponsors... Additionally, it only extends the season one maybe two weeks.
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11-01-2009, 01:41 PM
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You know why? its because those rich college schools have paid to have it the way it is. you think they really want a playoff system? NOO. Florida, USC, etc.. they just want to be able to walk into the title game every year with 1 or 2 hard games.
Every time this is discussed, its always the universities who are so against it. its simple, the biggest richest school are favored in the current format, and they will always get there way. No matter what, you will never see Boise State and teams like that with a fair chance at getting to the big game.
Not as long as those big schools are giving millions to the NCAA to keep it the way it is.
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11-01-2009, 01:44 PM
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not making weight is horrible
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Octavian
There's absolutely no reason they can't have a 4 team playoff - the top 4 rated BCS teams... they simply use two of the 4 BCS bowls, and rotate them. They'll still be the actual bowl game with the normal sponsors cept' the winner of both will then meet in one final championship game. In the bowls, it should be #1 against #4 in say the Rose Bowl and #2 against #3 in maybe the Fiesta Bowl. That way, you have at least the top 4 teams battling it out.
You probably boost the ratings of the two rotated BCS games because there's more than a bowl riding on them... in effect, they become the national semifinals. And then there's one last game, which means more money, more tickets and more sponsors... Additionally, it only extends the season one maybe two weeks.
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In your example, the Sugar and Orange bowls would be meaningless and they would not be on board. The big conferences wouldn't go for it because if there were only 4 teams than 2 of the big 6 would be left out.
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11-01-2009, 01:52 PM
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Purple Belt
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College football should stay just the way it is.
Regular season is the most exciting in sports.
Bowl games are great.
Everything's just fine.
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