re: Is NCAA Football in a decline? What would correct it?

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College Football has never been democratic but it gets more top heavy every year. You have individual upsets ocasionally but the race for the NC is actually pretty boring for 95% of America

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This is some of it. The recruiting services have made it easier for top teams to identify and hoard the best players. The national media (particularly ESPN) are now all about money, so they spend most of their time covering, and praising, teams that benefit their bank account. This all gives a handful of schools a huge advantage.

I remember when Sportscenter would talk about more games and teams than they do now. I'd watch to see what they would say about Arkansas, but we're mentioned so little now that I haven't watched in years. Back in the 80s and 90s, it was nice to see how every now-P5 team was doing, but now you just get 100 opinions about the same games/teams, over and over again.

So unless you're a fan of one these select teams, it's just boring now.