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I think it'll blow up in their faces. There's enough interest outside 28/32 teams to guarantee thatThe money people are so stupid they're going to literally kill the sport. Theyll all get big paychecks, pat each other on the back, and ride off into the sunset never seeing the consequences of their actions
Mercantilism at the college athletics level. Grotesque.The money people are so stupid they're going to literally kill the sport. Theyll all get big paychecks, pat each other on the back, and ride off into the sunset never seeing the consequences of their actions.
Why is North Carolina premier?Why does North Carolina get stuck in the absolute worst division fit-wise.
Greedy is the word you're looking for, they don't care if the sport dies in the future as long as their bank accounts get much bigger in the present.The money people are so stupid they're going to literally kill the sport. Theyll all get big paychecks, pat each other on the back, and ride off into the sunset never seeing the consequences of their actions
Why is North Carolina premier?
These are schools that have 3-4-500,000 living alumni and graduate nearly another UConn's worth of new alumni every year. These are fan bases that don't make plans on Saturdays in the fall. That's where the money is. If they lose the small schools and casual viewer than so be it as they aren't worth much anyway. I can tell you if they do something like that or put it all behind a paywall, I ain't paying as a casual viewer of those teams. College football will just become another NASCAR with a rabid but relatively narrow fan base.I think it'll blow up in their faces. There's enough interest outside 28/32 teams to guarantee that
Frankly I think this would perform poorly- maybe not fail, but way below expectations. Would become in effect a minor league to the NFL, while losing much of the compelling charm of the college game. Nobody watches minor league football. 28 teams? Fewer than the NFL? NFW. 40? Maybe. 60? Probably would work, 80 would be better.
I agree for the most part that this needs to be bigger or no one will care. I think a 28 school football league would fail miserably, and be out of business within a few years. Even die hard fans of the schools in it would lose interest after a season or two.
I agree, but it's not like we're talking about URI or UMass being left out here. Ole Miss, Arkansas, and Texas Tech have fans who live and die with this stuff tooThese are schools that have 3-4-500,000 living alumni and graduate nearly another UConn's worth of new alumni every year. These are fan bases that don't make plans on Saturdays in the fall. That's where the money is. If they lose the small schools and casual viewer than so be it as they aren't worth much anyway. I can tell you if they do something like that or put it all behind a paywall, I ain't paying as a casual viewer of those teams. College football will just become another NASCAR with a rabid but relatively narrow fan base.
Kind of like UConn basketball fans except none of those teams win and yet half this board thinks UConn basketball will be left out.I agree, but it's not like we're talking about URI or UMass being left out here. Ole Miss, Arkansas, and Texas Tech have fans who live and die with this stuff too
There are 2 types of fans. The traditional guy that routes for his school and underdogs, and the entitlement fans that enjoy ritualistic slaughter of the little guys plus some key rivalry games. The entire dynamic changes immensely and will shrink quickly to a fall USFL viewership.These are schools that have 3-4-500,000 living alumni and graduate nearly another UConn's worth of new alumni every year. These are fan bases that don't make plans on Saturdays in the fall. That's where the money is. If they lose the small schools and casual viewer than so be it as they aren't worth much anyway. I can tell you if they do something like that or put it all behind a paywall, I ain't paying as a casual viewer of those teams. College football will just become another NASCAR with a rabid but relatively narrow fan base.
But BYU isn’t?Why is North Carolina premier?
Yep! Way too much ‘equity’ is going to be erased for schools to support this.I agree, but it's not like we're talking about URI or UMass being left out here. Ole Miss, Arkansas, and Texas Tech have fans who live and die with this stuff too
It's interesting to see Nebraska's AD quoted extensively as one of the haves. They have been dead from the ass up for more than a decade..
However, I am not surprised with the concept being pushed forward. Frankly, the SEC and the BIG are defacto heading there now.
Totally agree, but that means Blue Bloods agreeing to keep the bottom-feeders which means accepting less than market-value payouts....a classic Sophie's choice (which couldn't happen to a more deserving group imo). In all seriousness, I don't see how the rest of college athletics coexists/survives long-term with football going the current direction.For one, you simply can't ask football blue blood fans to appreciate the high likelihood their season ends below .500.