re: Has anybody else lost interest in college football now that teams cost 50 million

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far less emotional investment. If LSU loses a game now, I’m over it 5 minutes after the final whistle

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Funny you bring that up. I used to wake up Sunday mornings and
if we won , let that pleasurable feeling sink in , or with a loss, to some degree
it would set the tone for the day. Honestly , either way anymore
it's over and done after the game and in general, the interest has waned.
My emotional detachment began slowly four or five years ago.

I still enjoy going to games and the tailgates for the social aspect. Still find it a nice way to spend a day with friends and family. And it’s fun to talk to a little shite on the internet when we win. But I don’t really give much of a frick anymore if we lose.

No. Next question

I still love Auburn football, but there are currently several factors making me less interested…

1. Life. Once you have kids and the busy schedule they entail… along with work, etc, it’s hard to devote the same level of interest towards CFB as I did in my early years.

2. Auburn football has just experienced our worst 5 seasons since probably the 1940s.

3. Auburn basketball is now a competing interest. It’s become very close to football for me in terms of excitement.

4. Yes, NIL, transfer portal, and conference realignments have made the game less fun.

So to answer your question, yes my interest is down. But the modern changes to the game are low on the list of why for me.

It’s been a long run. I saw my first live college game in 1958, Bear Bryant’s first game at Alabama which featured the eventual National Champion and the next years Heisman winner. The first game I saw on TV was Notre Dame ending the Oklahoma 47 game win streak. I probably couldn’t count all the games I’ve seen in person. I was a 20 year season ticket holder.It is just not the same when players are in a revolving door. Oh well, it was a good run.

Those NC winning teams always cost $50M. It was just all done under the table hush-hush. Only SMU got caught and punished. The NCAA looked the other way with the rest of the cheaters.

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I do have an interest but the thrill isn’t as strong.

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Alabama, LSU, Georgia, Ohio S, etc have been dropping millions in players for over a decade now

I used to pay attention to HS recruiting, now who cares

Overall, I agree with the feeling

I am increasingly getting more anxious for the fall.

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