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I agree that the point isn't to crown an undisputed champion. I couldn't care less about getting the champion right. But how is Nebraska vs Clemson a more appealing matchup than Nebraska vs Wisconsin? Ohio State vs Washington instead of Ohio State vs Penn State? Nebraska/Wisconsin and Ohio State/Penn State are two games that will no longer be played annually as a result of adding just two teams. What happens when we add 4 more?But doesn’t consolidation, bigger and better conferences, lead to bigger and better matchups on a weekly basis, therefore a better overall product?
What is going away, and I’m completely fine with it now, is the notion that you have to go undefeated to be any good.
I said “now” in the last paragraph because I use to be adamantly opposed to realignment and consolidation and playoff expansion. It felt like it was unnecessary because it just increased the odds that the best team wouldn’t win the championship. Tom Forneli persists with his dumb take that expansion doesn’t get us anything. I counter that the point of the college football season isn’t to crown an undisputed champion but rather to… PLAY FUCKING FOOTBALL GAMES. And I’d rather watch entertaining games than what we get right now. Not many games that people care about outside of their team’s games. Maybe 1 a week at this point? “Getting it right” at the end of the year is much less important to me than 15 weeks of multiple games I want to watch on each time slot.
As for the regional elements… I’m not sure I know why that matters. Maybe a little. It’s cool to say you’re the best in an area. Bark at your neighbors for waving a Mizzou flag. If we can get into regionals within a construct that produced good football multiple times a Saturday, we should all be thankful. But I’m putting that second behind product quality.
100% it has ruined it. I only watch sec foosball if I think Alabama is about to lose. Cfb playoffs w four teams are a joke, especially with the way sec engineers schedules to try and get multiple teams in the playoffsTo me SEC dominance has already ruined college football. I rarely watch playoff or championship games anymore. There's nothing less exciting than watching the same old story over and over again. Currently it's impossible for most teams including us to compete at that level. So fuck it, put it all in a blender, see what happens. Get all the teams they want so they get second fiddle.
I would watch all of those games. Outside of Nebraska none interest me any more than the other.I agree that the point isn't to crown an undisputed champion. I couldn't care less about getting the champion right. But how is Nebraska vs Clemson a more appealing matchup than Nebraska vs Wisconsin? Ohio State vs Washington instead of Ohio State vs Penn State? Nebraska/Wisconsin and Ohio State/Penn State are two games that will no longer be played annually as a result of adding just two teams. What happens when we add 4 more?
Rivalries are what makes the sport great and all of them are regional.
We can disagree on this. I find myself wholly disinterested in the vast majority of the games. It’s only enjoyable the 3-4 weeks a year that I can get my buddies to hang out. Then we don’t really care what games are on. If I’m at home with the boys and my ole lady, I watch Nebraska and then do yard work.I understand the validity of this view, but I'm not ready to routinely crown a 2 loss champ. It just doesn't feel right to me.
There are a lot of mismatches in college football, but there is nothing wrong with the quality of play. Mismatches create the massive upsets, which is one of the most appealing aspects of college football.
What about fewer of Indiana, Rutgers, Northwestern, Purdue, Maryland… and more of those other schools?I agree that the point isn't to crown an undisputed champion. I couldn't care less about getting the champion right. But how is Nebraska vs Clemson a more appealing matchup than Nebraska vs Wisconsin? Ohio State vs Washington instead of Ohio State vs Penn State? Nebraska/Wisconsin and Ohio State/Penn State are two games that will no longer be played annually as a result of adding just two teams. What happens when we add 4 more?
Rivalries are what makes the sport great and all of them are regional.
It all started with 2 on 2 off with OU. Such a shame.I agree that the point isn't to crown an undisputed champion. I couldn't care less about getting the champion right. But how is Nebraska vs Clemson a more appealing matchup than Nebraska vs Wisconsin? Ohio State vs Washington instead of Ohio State vs Penn State? Nebraska/Wisconsin and Ohio State/Penn State are two games that will no longer be played annually as a result of adding just two teams. What happens when we add 4 more?
Rivalries are what makes the sport great and all of them are regional.
I think you'll see this as an after effect of the mega conference expansions. When you get to 24 teams I think you'll have to have NFL style divisions with your closest regional opponents.I agree that the point isn't to crown an undisputed champion. I couldn't care less about getting the champion right. But how is Nebraska vs Clemson a more appealing matchup than Nebraska vs Wisconsin? Ohio State vs Washington instead of Ohio State vs Penn State? Nebraska/Wisconsin and Ohio State/Penn State are two games that will no longer be played annually as a result of adding just two teams. What happens when we add 4 more?
Rivalries are what makes the sport great and all of them are regional.
IDK if legit, but:I’m interested in the magic trick that gets Clemson and FSU out of the ACC GOR.
Big 10 isn’t really regional now. You have the true Midwest teams, the east coast teams and those in between.Attendance is still a struggle at the majority of CFB venues. The fact that teams could have 3x 2000 mile trips isn't helping anything. College football needs to be regional with a smattering of national games imo. A western realignment in the BIG could hurt Nebraska long term if we get stuck in a division with West Coast schools.
IDK if legit, but:
My guess is it's just the B1G waiving the vesting schedule that Nebraska and Maryland had to go through to get to 100% payout eligibility (3 yrs I think?).That seems like a crazy number to me, but maybe the B1G is willing to pay part of that to get a foothold in Florida?
If Fox finances the FSU GOR buyout the optics are vastly different even though the economic outcome is about the same for everyone. They could, in effect, settle by buying out FSU's GOR at a price agreeable to ESPN and the ACC. Fox would settle at the price they would be willing to increase the payment to the B1G with FSU (and Clemson, perhaps). FSU (and Clemson, perhaps) then get full shares of the much higher payout but owe the repayment of the buyouts in installments to FOX. Fox has the 2036 FSU (& Clemson) GOR rights as collateral.My guess is it's just the B1G waiving the vesting schedule that Nebraska and Maryland had to go through to get to 100% payout eligibility (3 yrs I think?).
B1G waived that for USC and UCLA. It's probably worth it to waive it for FSU as well as FSU brings a lot do the table (TV sets). Clemson you wouldn't think but I'd assume they'd get the same deal FSU gets, though they wouldn't remotely deserve it.
I'd be surprised if B1G is waiving vesting period PLUS paying FSU extra to break their ACC contract. I can't imagine OSU and Michigan going for that. Only Notre Dame would be worth such a thing IMHO. FSU has no leverage to ask for that bc SEC won't do that (pay full rights payout PLUS extra $30m/yr). SEC already has Florida TV covered, they don't benefit from adding FSU like the B1G.
Good point! FOX could do it all.If Fox finances the FSU GOR buyout the optics are vastly different even though the economic outcome is about the same for everyone. They could, in effect, settle by buying out FSU's GOR at a price agreeable to ESPN and the ACC. Fox would settle at the price they would be willing to increase the payment to the B1G with FSU (and Clemson, perhaps). FSU (and Clemson, perhaps) then get full shares of the much higher payout but owe the repayment of the buyouts in installments to FOX. Fox has the 2036 FSU (& Clemson) GOR rights as collateral.
Think someone pitched that a few months back and the consensus was it was too many teams being includedcan we just get rid of conferences and do a big league with 70-90 teams and then reorganize them into geographic divisions
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