I think we can all agree that nobody but the media sickos wants these super conferences, and the NFL-lite 20-32 team mega conference. They stand to gain the most from it because they get to only focus on the big matchups they want to see. In their perfect world, we'd have USC-Ohio State, Texas-Oregon, and Alabama-Michigan EVERY week. They'd rather it be like the NFL, except they also forget they (yes, the media) complain about the same problem with the NFL because they don't get Chiefs-Ravens and Chiefs-Packers on Sunday Night and Chiefs-Cowboys on Fox at Noon every single week, and are occasionally forced to watch Chiefs-Jaguars and Chiefs-Falcons and Cardinals-Texans on a Thursday night.
But here we are with a "Power 4" in the loosest of terms because if the B10 and the SEC had their way, it would be an exclusive showdown between those two conferences for CFB supremacy every year (and you can argue all you want about how "well that's how it's been for years, and therefore we should throw out all of CFB history just because all the best moron high school kids want to only go to those schools to keep them at the top of the CFB hierarchy, and of course so they can go to the NFL and what not..........but only after they've made millions and millions of dollars just playing football (or in some cases not even doing that). We're not even talking about the ones that actually f***ing win championships and awards for being recognized as the best at what they do"............................................ why yes, you will certainly try to make that argument and stand on the table believing that with every dying bone in your body).
So what do we do about it? Why we complain, of course, on social media until nothing changes, because that is how Americans "solve" their problems, right?
And the best part is, reading that will immediately trigger some people into dismissing what I'm saying because this truth hits too close to home for them, and they'd never willingly admit that to some stranger online.
(But it's okay, your secret is safe with me...............)
But let's get to the point of this thread. Are we really gonna sit here and just let college football devolve and consolidate into an untenable structure with just the "best of the best" moneymaking programs playing each other for profit? Or would you rather CFB go back to smaller, more regionally-based conferences? This would mean MORE conferences (aka new conferences or previously-defunct conferences being reborn), but also more opportunities for everyone. This seems like the right thing to do, but the funny thing is, we can't make this happen, you see, because, you see, the people allegedly in charge of college football, along with the TV networks like ESPN and Fox would never allow this simply because it in their minds "wouldn't make them as much money"......you see.
So which is it gonna be?
Complain about the way things are while nothing changes or continues to change for the worse...............or push back at every turn against ways to do what we all know IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO with college athletics, simply because you can't wrap your heads around how it would work, or be allowed to work?
Take your pick.
But here we are with a "Power 4" in the loosest of terms because if the B10 and the SEC had their way, it would be an exclusive showdown between those two conferences for CFB supremacy every year (and you can argue all you want about how "well that's how it's been for years, and therefore we should throw out all of CFB history just because all the best moron high school kids want to only go to those schools to keep them at the top of the CFB hierarchy, and of course so they can go to the NFL and what not..........but only after they've made millions and millions of dollars just playing football (or in some cases not even doing that). We're not even talking about the ones that actually f***ing win championships and awards for being recognized as the best at what they do"............................................ why yes, you will certainly try to make that argument and stand on the table believing that with every dying bone in your body).
So what do we do about it? Why we complain, of course, on social media until nothing changes, because that is how Americans "solve" their problems, right?
And the best part is, reading that will immediately trigger some people into dismissing what I'm saying because this truth hits too close to home for them, and they'd never willingly admit that to some stranger online.
(But it's okay, your secret is safe with me...............)But let's get to the point of this thread. Are we really gonna sit here and just let college football devolve and consolidate into an untenable structure with just the "best of the best" moneymaking programs playing each other for profit? Or would you rather CFB go back to smaller, more regionally-based conferences? This would mean MORE conferences (aka new conferences or previously-defunct conferences being reborn), but also more opportunities for everyone. This seems like the right thing to do, but the funny thing is, we can't make this happen, you see, because, you see, the people allegedly in charge of college football, along with the TV networks like ESPN and Fox would never allow this simply because it in their minds "wouldn't make them as much money"......you see.
So which is it gonna be?
Complain about the way things are while nothing changes or continues to change for the worse...............or push back at every turn against ways to do what we all know IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO with college athletics, simply because you can't wrap your heads around how it would work, or be allowed to work?
Take your pick.
