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Post by Mike84 on Aug 10, 2023 9:28:07 GMT -8
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Post by grackle on Aug 10, 2023 10:29:04 GMT -8
They seem to pretty much state the obvious. I think they spent little or no time discussing the possibility that college FB modeled after the NFL (which is where we're heading) may well not work. That is, obliteration of traditional rivalries, rich programs getting even richer, etc. could well result in a substantial REDUCTION of the popularity of college FB and an eventual return to regional conferences in order to rekindle the enthusiasm that will surely be lost by having abandoned long-standing collegiate "culture" that once made he game so successful.
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Aug 10, 2023 10:32:32 GMT -8
They seem to pretty much state the obvious. I think they spent little or no time discussing the possibility that college FB modeled after the NFL (which is where we're heading) may well not work. That is, obliteration of traditional rivalries, rich programs getting even richer, etc. could well result in a substantial REDUCTION of the popularity of college FB and an eventual return to regional conferences in order to rekindle the enthusiasm will be lost by having abandoned long-standing traditions that made he game so successful. MLB grew in popularity when the Yankees quit winning all the time. The more teams that have a real chance to win, the better. |
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Post by bvrbred on Aug 10, 2023 10:59:30 GMT -8
Prior to the late 1960s, professional tennis consisted of about a dozen guys traveling around the world holding their own tournaments. Nobody paid much attention. The best American amateur of the period chose to forego professional tennis altogether. Then Jack Kramer promoted open tennis, after the golf model, allowing amateurs and pros to play in the same tournaments. Over a lot of opposition the idea gradually caught on and the popularity of the game exploded.
Having 2 mega conferences, even if there are twenty teams in each conference is too small a game IMO to sustain the kind of popularity across the country college football has always had.
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Post by korculabeav on Aug 10, 2023 11:44:36 GMT -8
That podcast provided little new information that hasn't already been discussed or printed.
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Post by Mike84 on Aug 10, 2023 12:04:18 GMT -8
They seem to pretty much state the obvious. I think they spent little or no time discussing the possibility that college FB modeled after the NFL (which is where we're heading) may well not work. That is, obliteration of traditional rivalries, rich programs getting even richer, etc. could well result in a substantial REDUCTION of the popularity of college FB and an eventual return to regional conferences in order to rekindle the enthusiasm that will surely be lost by having abandoned long-standing collegiate "culture" that once made he game so successful. If the networks figure out they promised too much money, based on viewers being uninterested in this version of college football, then things will shake up again. And teams will find themselves "relegated" to a lower league if they aren't getting the ratings. Then again, there may always be hope that a team that has been relegated, as OSU seemingly has, can earn its way back into the premier League. But this promotion will depend on the ability to draw viewers rather than strictly performance. It's a weird weird world in college athletics (football) right now, and I don't like it. |
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Aug 10, 2023 12:31:43 GMT -8
If there are two 20-team conferences, you can bet the top 10 teams in each league will complain they should get paid more than the bottom 10 in each league because more people watch them than the bottom 10. So the two 20-team leagues will merge into one 20-team league, and another 20 teams will be sent packing.
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