The way I understand it is if the PAC dissolves before 2026 then the assets need to be split among all the teams (including the 10 that bolted). Otherwise the Beavs and Cougs control the war chest.
But ESPN will pay top dollar for their 17 fans.
It’s funny to think they snuck into the 4 team playoffs once and likely never will again in the expanded playoff era
Fuckin-A. I’m watching less and less football each year.A few of us were talking at work and pretty much bitching about the state of CFB.
I live amongst the corn people now (Husker fans), and they were (rightfully) bemoaning how in today's CFB world, programs that lack the NIL war chests like those of pinnacle programs like tOSU, Alabama, Georgia, Texas leaves almost zero chance to compete nationally for 95% of programs out there. Yes, the CFP has expanded, but how many programs really stand a chance year-to-year? Myself, even as a fan of one of the select few programs that really have the cache to put together a roster to realistically compete for a NC most years, still hate what it's done to the sport as a whole. It's killing the intrigue.
Then there's the seismic shifts that have happened with all of this stupid realignment. You basically have 2 real conferences now, the B1G and the SEC. The ACC is dying a slow death, and the Big-12/Pac-12 have been essentially wiped from the face of the earth...they're now scrambling to add third-rate programs just to stay alive. Great rivalries have been killed. Traditions are dying. Remember when a matchup like tOSU-USC in the regular season would be a huge event? Texas-Alabama? Meh, they play each other regularly. They're just another game now. Bowl games are dead. It's the 12 teams in the playoffs. Who gives a shit about all the losers that didn't make it? Didn't make the playoff? If you're a player in one of those games, why play? And with that, who gives a shit about the #13 team playing the #16 team in the Holiday Bowl?
Further, now there's the transfer portal and all that comes with that. Who you recruit year-to-year doesn't mean a whole hell of a lot because even if you do land some exciting 5* talent, if he's not on the field as a Freshman, good chance he's gone the next spring. Part of the beauty of CFB was the perceived loyalty to your school and getting to watch kids that you followed since they committed develop and get their shot after working their butts off for it. Yeah, there's still a few of those types of kids, but they're becoming more and more rare. Part of the charm of CFB was watching a roster full of in state kids play for their home state program. Now, so many of those kids either go elsewhere right off the bat to the biggest NIL offer, or they bail after a year or two for playing time in some other state or region. Many, if not most of the kids are mercenaries...certainly the kids on the rosters of schools like Bama, Georgia, tOSU, Texas. The pride is dead.
I'm also not a fan of the playoff expansion. It's eroding the importance of the regular season. Part of the charm of CFB was that every single game meant something. Now, it's not a whole lot different than the NFL (in way too many ways).
Then there's the bullshit those cheating scumbags up north pulled the last 3 years. Now, they may still get there comeuppance, but they basically made the last three seasons pointless with their bullshit.
I know I'm in "GET OFF MY LAWN" territory, but my fanaticism for CFB has been slowly dying for a few years now, and I think it's pretty close to dead at this point. I watch a tiny fraction of the amount of CFB that I used to.
Anyway, that's my rant.
Yep. I used to be pretty much glued to the TV on Saturdays from Noon until I fell asleep at night. Now, I still plan my day around the Bucks game, but if anything else I have a small TV with multiview ( Youtube TV) on to occasionally catch some scores while I do something else.
As I was reading the first couple of paragraphs, I was planning on quoting your post and asking if there was some kid on your lawn. But you were aware enough to beat me to it.A few of us were talking at work and pretty much bitching about the state of CFB.
I live amongst the corn people now (Husker fans), and they were (rightfully) bemoaning how in today's CFB world, programs that lack the NIL war chests like those of pinnacle programs like tOSU, Alabama, Georgia, Texas leaves almost zero chance to compete nationally for 95% of programs out there. Yes, the CFP has expanded, but how many programs really stand a chance year-to-year? Myself, even as a fan of one of the select few programs that really have the cache to put together a roster to realistically compete for a NC most years, still hate what it's done to the sport as a whole. It's killing the intrigue.
Then there's the seismic shifts that have happened with all of this stupid realignment. You basically have 2 real conferences now, the B1G and the SEC. The ACC is dying a slow death, and the Big-12/Pac-12 have been essentially wiped from the face of the earth...they're now scrambling to add third-rate programs just to stay alive. Great rivalries have been killed. Traditions are dying. Remember when a matchup like tOSU-USC in the regular season would be a huge event? Texas-Alabama? Meh, they play each other regularly. They're just another game now. Bowl games are dead. It's the 12 teams in the playoffs. Who gives a shit about all the losers that didn't make it? Didn't make the playoff? If you're a player in one of those games, why play? And with that, who gives a shit about the #13 team playing the #16 team in the Holiday Bowl?
Further, now there's the transfer portal and all that comes with that. Who you recruit year-to-year doesn't mean a whole hell of a lot because even if you do land some exciting 5* talent, if he's not on the field as a Freshman, good chance he's gone the next spring. Part of the beauty of CFB was the perceived loyalty to your school and getting to watch kids that you followed since they committed develop and get their shot after working their butts off for it. Yeah, there's still a few of those types of kids, but they're becoming more and more rare. Part of the charm of CFB was watching a roster full of in state kids play for their home state program. Now, so many of those kids either go elsewhere right off the bat to the biggest NIL offer, or they bail after a year or two for playing time in some other state or region. Many, if not most of the kids are mercenaries...certainly the kids on the rosters of schools like Bama, Georgia, tOSU, Texas. The pride is dead.
I'm also not a fan of the playoff expansion. It's eroding the importance of the regular season. Part of the charm of CFB was that every single game meant something. Now, it's not a whole lot different than the NFL (in way too many ways).
Then there's the bullshit those cheating scumbags up north pulled the last 3 years. Now, they may still get there comeuppance, but they basically made the last three seasons pointless with their bullshit.
I know I'm in "GET OFF MY LAWN" territory, but my fanaticism for CFB has been slowly dying for a few years now, and I think it's pretty close to dead at this point. I watch a tiny fraction of the amount of CFB that I used to.
Anyway, that's my rant.
