FC: Perfect summary of the state of CFB….

NittanyBuff

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TV ratings, attendance, overall interest would disagree
Kids being paid and programs not having the right to hold them hostage doesn't make it the NFL or a version of it.
Players should have been paid for decades and we've needed a playoff since the 80s
People just dislike change
Semantics, of course they should have gotten something for yrs, but not pay for play and the chaos that College Football has turned into. 24 team playoff will basically kill Bowl games and Conference championships.
 
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The mistake is not watching the game
For it’s pure enjoyment. Don’t care about the team, its history or anything. Or where you want to school. Don’t make it personal. Watch the game if it’s interesting to you and worthy of investing your time and money.
 

KingLando

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24 team playoff will basically kill Bowl games and Conference championships.
Isn't that a good thing? At least for me it is.
Bowls are glorified scrimmages in which many players opt out. What was supposed to be a reward for a great season has become a chore for those who weren't good enough. Bowls wants 5-7 teams to be eligible now so they have the right to select them. Was the intent of Bowls ever to include teams that were mediocre or subpar?
Conf Championship games are already unnecessary with a 12 team playoff. It's just another game in which players risk injury. Is it really a problem to have a champ or even co-champs based on the regular season? Wasn't that how things were done for decades?
 

Psumatt85

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I'm buying a VA Tech hat just so that I have two teams to unfollow

You can bet against whatever you want but college football isn't going to die--there's too much of an established fan base.
What is this timeline--a couple hundred years?
Now if you want to claim it's going to change for mid-majors then I agree but they were never truly involved anyway. Creating their own level would improve things.
I’ll give it 15, and decreasing popularity starting in 5