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Posted on 11/28/16 at 12:05 pm to fareplay
You take it too seriously if it's a net negative hobby
Posted on 11/28/16 at 12:06 pm to Weagle25
you have 25k posts.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 12:12 pm to TouchdownAlabama
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One thing I will say, is when you are a fan of a team like Bama, the hardest thing to take is a loss. We have been consistently spoiled and blessed over the past 9 years with success, that when something goes wrong, it SUCKS.
Completely disagree. Even Kick Six I was able to get over relatively easily, it still fricking sucks but you can't win every year. Now when the team loses, it isn't so bad because the recent success is still there.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 12:15 pm to DirtyDawg
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Alcohol is the only undefeated team in college football history.
No, pussy is 185 Billion and 0.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 12:35 pm to lsufball19
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Agreed, people wanted playoffs and campaigned for it for years, but what they didn't take into account is what the result would be if you were out of the picture. That, along with the abundance of bowls, have made the rest of the postseason rather meaningless. Bowls are no longer so much determined by how well you did but more based on what matchup will draw more fans, when teams last played in that bowl game, etc. It is much more aligned with what bowls were when national champs were determined after the regular season, glorified exhibitions. They just don't mean much anymore unless you're a school that hasn't played in the postseason in years. The only real purpose they serve is additional practice time. When the Sugar Bowl is contractually obligated to take a 4 loss SEC team because they're the highest ranked SEC team not in the CFP, it takes away what the Sugar Bowl once meant.
This will push the sport to eight playoff teams more than anything.
I just hope we do it sooner than later.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 12:40 pm to fareplay
It's all about the person. When I was 22 I lived and died on LSU football. Now I'm much more focused on my career and my wife. The funny thing is it has actually made the games more enjoyable. It still hurts to lose but I keep it in context. I am there to enjoy a beautiful fall Saturday, hang out with friends that is don't get to see anymore and generally step back from the stress of my daily life. The guy I feel bad for is the one whose life sucks and he puts it all into college football.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 12:52 pm to The Quiet One
I think it really boils down to the individual. Some folks are miserable when it's the offseason only to be even more miserable during the season. I get over losses pretty quick because I just don't see much benefit to letting something outside my control determine my mood. I "invest" but don't make it a huge part of my "portfolio" because I understand the "market swings", so to speak.
If I had to chose between season tickets or say, a vacation each year, I'm gonna go with the yearly vacation. For me, visiting a new place is more valuable. I was fortunate enough to watch the Hog Aggie game in Reykjavik, Iceland this year and had some Kiwis calling the Hogs from Auckland a few years ago against Auburn. Lost both games but don't regret opting for the trip. That's me though so to each their own.
Quite a few folks would probably be better off not investing because they can't manage their own disappointment.
If I had to chose between season tickets or say, a vacation each year, I'm gonna go with the yearly vacation. For me, visiting a new place is more valuable. I was fortunate enough to watch the Hog Aggie game in Reykjavik, Iceland this year and had some Kiwis calling the Hogs from Auckland a few years ago against Auburn. Lost both games but don't regret opting for the trip. That's me though so to each their own.
Quite a few folks would probably be better off not investing because they can't manage their own disappointment.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 12:57 pm to fareplay
If I was a Stanford fan, I'd probably feel the same way.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 12:58 pm to cardboardboxer
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This will push the sport to eight playoff teams more than anything.
I just hope we do it sooner than later.
see I don't even like that idea. It takes away the importance of the regular season. IMO, CFP is not the NFL, nor should it try to model their postseason after it. With 8 teams, you will have 2 loss teams in the playoffs every single year. This year you would have 4 2-loss teams. IMO, the best system would have been to play the bowls as designated in the system pre-dating the BCS. You have the 4 major bowls (Fiesta, Sugar, Rose, and Orange). The conference champions of the 5 major conference have auto tie-ins to those bowls and then 3 at-large teams. After those bowls have been played, the committee selects the two best teams to play in the national championship. (I'd also eliminate about half the bowls. they're not profitable and they're largely meaningless)
With this system, the regular season is still paramount. Conference champions are rewarded, and you still leave room for 3 at-large bids. You also still give the committee the opportunity to have the 2 best teams play one another for a National title. You will also eliminate an abundance of 2 loss teams from national title contention. Maybe I'm in the minority, and I know this would never happen, but it's the way I feel
Posted on 11/28/16 at 1:01 pm to cardboardboxer
The friendships and memories I have as a player, a coach and a fan are definitely worth the time and money I have and will invest in football and other sports
Posted on 11/28/16 at 1:08 pm to lsufball19
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see I don't even like that idea. It takes away the importance of the regular season.
I don't disagree with you, but the writing's on the wall and the value of the major bowls is dropping every year we get further into a playoff era. Sooner or later ESPN will force the sport into an eight team playoff just to get more "meaningful" games that generate big ratings for a bigger ROI.
The problem with your suggestion is by the time the decision is made the "brands" if-you-will of the big bowls will be worth far less than they were 20 years ago or even what they are worth today. The feeling will be that they need an official playoff label to get back consumer interest in the big bowls, and we won't have recent evidence to dispute that theory.
At a personal level I am rooting for an eight team playoff because it would stabilize the Big 12 forever which is something as an Aggie I would love to see. But I agree it will make the sport less special, if multimillion position coaches and stadiums that feel like NFL stadiums with all the ads and screens didn't already do it.
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