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Parity this year due to reason 1, 2, 3 or all
Posted on 10/15/24 at 12:24 pm
Posted on 10/15/24 at 12:24 pm
1. NIL
2. Georgia and Bama being less dominant this year so anyone can beat anyone in SEC.
3. Teams who haven’t been as good in recent years are much improved (vandy, Arkansas, Tenn, South Carolina, Kentucky)
4. Transfer portal
5. Combination of all 4
Just curious of yalls opinions.
2. Georgia and Bama being less dominant this year so anyone can beat anyone in SEC.
3. Teams who haven’t been as good in recent years are much improved (vandy, Arkansas, Tenn, South Carolina, Kentucky)
4. Transfer portal
5. Combination of all 4
Just curious of yalls opinions.
This post was edited on 10/15/24 at 12:28 pm
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Posted on 10/15/24 at 12:27 pm to Traceg03
5. Transfer portal.
I think that has had more impact than anything else.
I think that has had more impact than anything else.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 12:28 pm to Traceg03
I don't think NIL is that big of a factor.. but I do think the transfer portal is a huge factor, but not listed.
Kids these days lack patience across the board. They want instant gratification in everything that they do.
Therefore, if they aren't getting the snaps they DESERVE.. they will transfer to a team where they will get them. Sure, NIL helps entice some of them to leave, but they really just want to play imo.
Kids these days lack patience across the board. They want instant gratification in everything that they do.
Therefore, if they aren't getting the snaps they DESERVE.. they will transfer to a team where they will get them. Sure, NIL helps entice some of them to leave, but they really just want to play imo.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 12:28 pm to threedog79
I’ll add portal as another selection. I kinda tied that into NIL in my head.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 12:30 pm to Traceg03
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I’ll add portal as another selection. I kinda tied that into NIL in my head.
Not having to sit out a year is the biggest change in college football imo
Posted on 10/15/24 at 12:31 pm to Traceg03
Transfer Portal is spreading the talent out.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 12:31 pm to Traceg03
I think overall, the league has hired great coaches recently. Clark, Heupel, Kiffin.
As compared to dumpster fires currently.. Napier, Lebby.
Expand even out of the conference you have teams like Indiana and Nebraska who have been on a serious upswing with home run hires. What Cignetti has done at Indiana is absolutely astonishing.
But also to answer your question yes. The transfer portal and nil is keeping teams from hoarding 5 stars year in and year out.
As compared to dumpster fires currently.. Napier, Lebby.
Expand even out of the conference you have teams like Indiana and Nebraska who have been on a serious upswing with home run hires. What Cignetti has done at Indiana is absolutely astonishing.
But also to answer your question yes. The transfer portal and nil is keeping teams from hoarding 5 stars year in and year out.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 12:31 pm to Traceg03
A lot of #4 combined with a healthy dose of #1 has led to #2 and #3.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 12:32 pm to Traceg03
It is all the reasons every poster is listing. A top-down perspective is the proliferation of money in the game. I argue that no SEC school is "poor" now. They have have enough resources and boosters to sustain their football programs and pay for good coaches. Yeah, some schools still have more $$$ relatively, but at some point what is the difference between a 12,000 square foot mansion and an 11,000 one?
Posted on 10/15/24 at 12:40 pm to Traceg03
quote:#5, with an asterisk.
1. NIL
2. Georgia and Bama being less dominant this year so anyone can beat anyone in SEC.
3. Teams who haven’t been as good in recent years are much improved (vandy, Arkansas, Tenn, South Carolina, Kentucky)
4. Transfer portal
5. Combination of all 4
Just curious of yalls opinions.
All of the better players are still playing in the SEC, but a lot of them are playing at Texas. Non-Texas SEC teams are still getting Texas HS players, just a lot less of them now.
Conversely, Texas is getting kids from Louisiana, Georgia, Florida & Alabama that LSU, Georgia, Florida & Alabama wanted.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 12:40 pm to Traceg03
The talent is heavier at the top. Does anyone actually believe Vandy beat Alabama because Vandy suddenly got more talent and Alabama suddenly got less? That didn't happen.
With the NIL/Free Agency, the distractions and everything else that would cause players to lose focus is amplified. So I think we are seeing a lot more trap games and such, because it's a lot harder for a college kid to focus and put in the work when they are millionaires than when they are broke and have nothing better to do. And it's going to be random in terms of how each player handles it, and so on. Some can handle it well, others will go full bust(I would have at that age).
On top of that, coaches are losing the ability to hold them accountable at the same time. It's the same for everyone, but it's a new dynamic.
There is 1 area where you could see some talent gains and that's with "tier 2" type teams. I haven't checked, and overall recruiting rankings really having changed as the rich get richer. But perhaps while they are still ranking lower than top teams, maybe they are getting better talent on average? I could see teams in that mid range previously being able to throw a little money around and get a little boost. Teams like Auburn, Ole Miss, A&M etc. Teams that are often not too far off(or in Auburn's case, occasionally good enough among years of being terrible).
Probably still going to be tier 2 most of time, but better overall if that makes sense? But then you've got that whole mo money = mo problems going on now for them as well.
So the more shite changes, the more it stays the same. In the end, the big losers are all the G5 and under schools that are getting blown the frick out and causing teams like Ole Miss, Tennessee, Missouri etc to be extremely over ranked.
With the NIL/Free Agency, the distractions and everything else that would cause players to lose focus is amplified. So I think we are seeing a lot more trap games and such, because it's a lot harder for a college kid to focus and put in the work when they are millionaires than when they are broke and have nothing better to do. And it's going to be random in terms of how each player handles it, and so on. Some can handle it well, others will go full bust(I would have at that age).
On top of that, coaches are losing the ability to hold them accountable at the same time. It's the same for everyone, but it's a new dynamic.
There is 1 area where you could see some talent gains and that's with "tier 2" type teams. I haven't checked, and overall recruiting rankings really having changed as the rich get richer. But perhaps while they are still ranking lower than top teams, maybe they are getting better talent on average? I could see teams in that mid range previously being able to throw a little money around and get a little boost. Teams like Auburn, Ole Miss, A&M etc. Teams that are often not too far off(or in Auburn's case, occasionally good enough among years of being terrible).
Probably still going to be tier 2 most of time, but better overall if that makes sense? But then you've got that whole mo money = mo problems going on now for them as well.
So the more shite changes, the more it stays the same. In the end, the big losers are all the G5 and under schools that are getting blown the frick out and causing teams like Ole Miss, Tennessee, Missouri etc to be extremely over ranked.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 12:41 pm to Traceg03
With the addition of Texas and Oklahoma the refs can't be so biased.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 12:41 pm to Traceg03
Coach Saban propped up the SEC and upheld the SEC's reputation many seasons over the years. Between LSU being so inconsistent in the last 10 years and Florida and Tennessee being down for so long, there have been some clunkers.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 12:45 pm to Traceg03
Transfer portal is the answer and that is what the big schools will be trying to illiminate first. Arkanasa has 8-9 starters that transfered from LSU,GA,TN FL ect. Plus many other from other P5 schools. 15-17 Starters are transfers.
Good players dont want to set, and now they dont have to.
Good players dont want to set, and now they dont have to.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 12:48 pm to BigBro
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but I do think the transfer portal is a huge factor, but not listed.
Kids these days lack patience across the board. They want instant gratification in everything that they do.
Therefore, if they aren't getting the snaps they DESERVE.. they will transfer to a team where they will get them. Sure, NIL helps entice some of them to leave, but they really just want to play imo.
I agree, and I believe it will ultimately be detrimental to the NFL. College players aren't receiving the proper development anymore; they constantly move between teams in search of playing time. This year's college football has already shown signs of sloppiness, and I think that in the future, the NFL may create its own developmental league and start recruiting top talent straight out of high school.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 12:49 pm to Traceg03
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eams who haven’t been as good in recent years are much improved (vandy, Arkansas, Tenn, South Carolina, Kentucky)
You left off A&M...
Posted on 10/15/24 at 12:51 pm to Hoclate
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great coaches
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Heupel, Kiffen
Posted on 10/15/24 at 12:55 pm to Traceg03
Portal and only portal.
Huge holes in the depth chart used to plague every #6-50 team in the nation and would take years to fill. A good run by a Mizzou, SCar, OkSt, Miss St, etc. used to be the product of one or two stars plus the roster being mostly complete.
Now, instead of juggling positions over multiple years(and not before more holes opened up) or praying for a recruit to develop quickly, all teams can fix their holes over a single offseason. Now they just have to stay mostly healthy to compete.
Blue bloods have always had enough depth to be less affected.
Huge holes in the depth chart used to plague every #6-50 team in the nation and would take years to fill. A good run by a Mizzou, SCar, OkSt, Miss St, etc. used to be the product of one or two stars plus the roster being mostly complete.
Now, instead of juggling positions over multiple years(and not before more holes opened up) or praying for a recruit to develop quickly, all teams can fix their holes over a single offseason. Now they just have to stay mostly healthy to compete.
Blue bloods have always had enough depth to be less affected.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 12:56 pm to Traceg03
It’s the portal for a couple of reasons
Bad teams can buy good players looking for more money and/or more playing time rather than be patient and wait for their opportunities
The portal created so much roster turnover that it hurts cohesion and program development. This also helps level the playing field.
Bad teams can buy good players looking for more money and/or more playing time rather than be patient and wait for their opportunities
The portal created so much roster turnover that it hurts cohesion and program development. This also helps level the playing field.
Posted on 10/15/24 at 12:57 pm to Traceg03
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1. NIL
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4. Transfer portal
These two. And the parity isn't caused by the talent being spread out to more teams. The same teams are still getting most of the talent. The parity is coming from the lack of development due to rosters turning over every year.
This post was edited on 10/15/24 at 12:58 pm
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