re: Death of College Athletics

You seem like a condescending douche but ill play along

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Serious question: Have you ever been to a football game on a college campus?

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Lots, I also am a Bama grad

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The crowds, the excitement, potential students visiting,

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There isnt that much excitement for cupcake games, especially nowadays.

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revenue not just for the school but also the community.

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Like I said earlier, cfb will ride that train to rock bottom.

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So what you're saying is that Louisiana Tech, MTSU, UTSA, Illinois, Indiana, Wake Forest, and about 95 other schools who would never in 50 years even sniff a whiff of this expanded playoff, should willingly give up one of those events so that four to eight more elite teams can get into the playoffs. Not only will that never happen...no, it's not even a good idea.

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No one gives a rats arse about these teams. Only 3 of those schools have a significant fanbase and thats barely for football. Losing a home game wont wreck San Antonio or Murfreesboro.

CFB had just 11 games not that long ago. The extra game is nothing but a cash grab and a way to fleece fans.

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Sure, you may like the idea of Alabama hosting one of those first round games. Do you actually think that Indiana and Rice and Wyoming, etc., etc,., etc., etc. etc., would like the idea of giving up a home game so Alabama and Ohio State can have those games on their campuses?

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These teams arent P5 teams. They can schedule 20 games for all I care.

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So that, combined with your 11 game schedule, means that only one G5 team gets to be paid by an Alabama or Georgia, instead of three. Yeah, I'm sure the 60 teams in the G5 would just jump right on board with that.

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The P5 conferences dont owe these schools anything. They are already worthless programs whose only purpose is to go on the road and be pinatas for good teams to destroy so that their athletic departments can get paid. They value $$$$ over their athletes ever having a chance at a national title.

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I'm saying only one non P-5 game is not a good idea and is so unrealistic it's absurd to even think about.

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Sounds like you have financial interests in one of these non power 5 schools...

Alabama 1978 schedule:

Nebraska
at Mizzou
USC
Vandy
at Washington
at Kentucky
at Tennessee
Va Tech
Miss State
LSU
Auburn

Its not absurd at all

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No, we don't "gotta", and this season has just provided more evidence. Neither Washington nor Utah has any business in a playoff discussion...not to mention potentially an unranked Pitt.

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What im getting most from this post is that you have a stick up your arse. Why you get all salty about someone's opinion who wasnt even directed at you is beyond me. You cant disagree without being insulting? Im not exactly offering an offensive opinion or anything.

Unranked Pitt wouldnt make a TOP 16 team playoff...

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There are 5 SEC teams in the top 16. Do you think the rest of the country has the stomach for 5 SEC teams in a 16 team playoff? Because that's exactly what you're gonna have unless you start having 4 and 5 loss teams get in.

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Bro they got 2 SEC teams in a 4 team playoff last season, 2 SEC teams in a TWO team playoff in 2011 season. I think theyd just like to see their teams have a chance. Your nightmare scenario of SEC domination is already happening and frankly this model is sinking national interest in the game quickly.

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You think people didn't like Alabama-Georgia? Just wait until it's Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and LSU in the Final Four.

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so what? If they won the games to get there, people would at least respect that. I think you overestimate the likelihood of that happening.

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Not true at all. Another serious question...were you alive in the early nineties?

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Yes I was. Those were putrid schedules so ill concede that point. We lost to La Tech twice and lost to UCF once in Bham so its not like Bama was lighting the world on fire in the 90s.

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Meaningful to whom? You? Try telling Vanderbilt that their game with Baylor isn't "meaningful." Do you think they care whether or not some message board poster thinks it's "meaningful"?

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Vandy...Baylor...yall take a knee and listen up. I know yall may be excited about your game..and thats great...but it is completely meaningless to any sort of championship. Most people will only watch if they are betting on the game or they are extremely bored. Its really just an exhibition game if we are really being honest. Your best players who are NFL bound, if you have any, are probably going to sit out the game. Yall have fun though!!

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Or, we can go the other direction...since you think those bowl games used to be so meaningful. Tell us how meaningful that Bluebonnet Bowl game we had with Oklahoma in 1970 was. Tell us how much was riding on the Kansas Cowboy's toe.

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Also a glorified exhibition because both teams were lowly or unranked. That said, probably several other bowls that season actually had national title implications.

Im not really even saying to ditch the bowls. Incorporate them into the playoff and divvy out the rest to the non-16 or just give out the bowls to the the non playoff teams. There Vandy and Baylor can keep their meaningless bowl game.