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re: Are we witnessing the end of college football as we know it?
Posted on 10/21/25 at 7:46 pm to koreandawg
Posted on 10/21/25 at 7:46 pm to koreandawg
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Definitely in decline. Check the ratings from ESPN compared to last year.
Ok, any games specifically? I'm trying to find games that exist in both years on the same network which isn't easy.
Texas vs Oklahoma
2024: 8.73M
2025: 7.63M
Alabama vs Georgia
2024: 11.99M
2025: 10.42M
Georgia vs Tenn
2024: 9.96
2025: 12.58M
This one is more, probably because Tenn was still undefeated.
I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be seeing here.
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Posted on 10/21/25 at 7:58 pm to AG87
You should know. Paying big bucks for recruits still does not equal wins.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 8:26 pm to AG87
COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS GONE, MAN
I’ll be outside. Good Luck
I’ll be outside. Good Luck
Posted on 10/21/25 at 8:41 pm to AG87
It ended about 5 years ago.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 8:44 pm to JustGetItRight
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Every single market is regulated. Every one. Well, every one except college football.
Which part of $20.5M is not regulated?
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Posted on 10/21/25 at 8:48 pm to KCM0Tiger
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I’m enjoying it
Me too.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:25 pm to AG87
The answer is “kindof”
In this new era, coaches that aren’t big X’s & O’s guys will be exposed a lot more as teams figure out how to offload the recruiting and team mgmt stuff to a program ceo / General Manager
We went from paying players under the table and using the arms race of facilities and tradition to recruit kids to school, to now; it’s solely about the money, + the mobility option of the transfer portal to find a good fit has turned the entire year into a recruiting process for now Transfers, Returning Guys, along with HS recruits…
Consequently, I think we see more of the older coaches that have been in the meat grinder for longer say “screw it” once they get that big contract/buyout secured & only worry about getting fired for cause to collect their checks and nope out
*It aligns with the steep falloff so fast of programs like Penn st, Ok St, (BK to a degree doesn’t truly care about lsu and winning, tbh)
In this new era, coaches that aren’t big X’s & O’s guys will be exposed a lot more as teams figure out how to offload the recruiting and team mgmt stuff to a program ceo / General Manager
We went from paying players under the table and using the arms race of facilities and tradition to recruit kids to school, to now; it’s solely about the money, + the mobility option of the transfer portal to find a good fit has turned the entire year into a recruiting process for now Transfers, Returning Guys, along with HS recruits…
Consequently, I think we see more of the older coaches that have been in the meat grinder for longer say “screw it” once they get that big contract/buyout secured & only worry about getting fired for cause to collect their checks and nope out
*It aligns with the steep falloff so fast of programs like Penn st, Ok St, (BK to a degree doesn’t truly care about lsu and winning, tbh)
Posted on 10/21/25 at 9:35 pm to TideSaint
quote:It is both together
Once again, it's not NIL killing the sport.
It's the stupid fricking no consequence transfer portal.
You can have either, but not both.
Having both means wild west free agency bidding wars at all times
One needs to be ended. I say go back to the old "lose a year of eligibility unless you go FCS, or you graduated early.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:08 pm to Lsufreakout
"Here are some things we could see changed......"
All good questions and likely possibilities.to pop up
sooner or later.
I don't think college football (or basketball) can remain in its present form
without some governing organizational rules , regulations
and restrictions on teams as a whole , something like the NFL.
This wild west approach is not healthy or sustainable for the sport
on the college level.....and it will not be the NCAA running the show.
All good questions and likely possibilities.to pop up
sooner or later.
I don't think college football (or basketball) can remain in its present form
without some governing organizational rules , regulations
and restrictions on teams as a whole , something like the NFL.
This wild west approach is not healthy or sustainable for the sport
on the college level.....and it will not be the NCAA running the show.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:11 pm to AG87
If this is response to Texas Tceh no longer being allowed to throw tortillas…
As someone who vehemently hates tceh, I was annoyed by the getting rid of this. That is a fun, fairly harmless tradition. Reminded me of the SWC days, when the conference winner would throw cotton at the final game for the Cotton Bowl.
As someone who vehemently hates tceh, I was annoyed by the getting rid of this. That is a fun, fairly harmless tradition. Reminded me of the SWC days, when the conference winner would throw cotton at the final game for the Cotton Bowl.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:13 pm to BuckeyeGoon
Still can't stand this narrative. Credit to the players for working, but the coaches, universities, advertisers, and networks are making their money off the backs of the people. 8 decades of cultural building due to rights and monies given to the schools by their state's citizens is what made any of this a brand you care about. Otherwise this would just me an athletics club no one would give a crap about, like knockoff pro football leagues.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:23 pm to BlueWaffleHouse
Even attendance is going down.
The prices they are asking for on tickets is ridiculous.
May start seeing half empty stadiums in the future.
The prices they are asking for on tickets is ridiculous.
May start seeing half empty stadiums in the future.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 10:58 pm to AG87
The sport is burning it's candle at both ends
They can't even figure out what playoff format they want.
The race for more money is a race to the bottom. It's amazing how the PAC 12 was absolutely gutted
Alot of programs aren't going to be able to keep up, so the competitive balance of the sport has been completely distorted
They can't even figure out what playoff format they want.
The race for more money is a race to the bottom. It's amazing how the PAC 12 was absolutely gutted
Alot of programs aren't going to be able to keep up, so the competitive balance of the sport has been completely distorted
Posted on 10/21/25 at 11:10 pm to paperwasp
Good point. I think they teach it but again, it’s difficult to master it in the few weeks before a season and takes more than a season to really get to a high level of performing it.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 11:19 pm to Nasty_Canasta
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Nasty_Canasta
Saban is a Democrat. I bet if he was running for office in Alabama, you would have voted for him if it meant he was still influencing the football team
frick. That. I think Saban is around the program too much now.
Urban Meyer doesn't do the Gator Chomp.
Posted on 10/21/25 at 11:41 pm to 3down10
Posted on 10/22/25 at 1:18 am to koreandawg
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ratings up
It just claims things like a game is "the best of that week", but as I pointed out already, games like Oklahoma vs Texas, and Alabama vs Georgia were down in viewership from the previous year.
The articles headline seems to be based off a single game.
I mean I don't think you're going to see immediate drop off in games. As I said, it'll be a slow loss of interest. And it's likely to start in the lower tier games.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 1:28 am to 3down10
OP - I thought it was the end of college football but this year has rung a different bell: PARITY. I'm pretty old and I've never seen parity like this year. I'm still trying to figure out if that is a good thing or a bad thing. The more you think about it, the more you see it, the more you realize how many ways there are now to build a program - the more difficult it is to say NIL and the portal have hurt college football.
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