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Is this the future of college football?

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Hating the environment since 1994
    • If you win or compete for a National Title you can expect the gotcha journalists to almost guarantee you get put on probation?

    Seriously, Auburn and Oregon from this past year, Boise, OSU, USC, Miami, FSU etc...

    Is this what future national powers have to look forward to?

    It's going to get to the point where the top 3 teams in every power conference will be on probation or under investigation.
     
    It's been this way for a LONG time, man. Ever since ESPN started having to fill 24 hours of air time per day they've been in the business of king-making and the subsequent demolition of those kings. Whatever they have to say to drive eyeballs to the screen, they'll say.

    You guys are the focus right now, and I feel for you. Nebraska has been in the crosshairs (mid-90s) and I know how much it sucks.

    Funny thing, though - right now as we build our program back to something respectable, they're actually kind of nice to us. Say nice things, don't go out of their way to crap on us, that kind of thing. But the instant we achieve a brand-name level of notoriety again, and we screw up just this much, we'll be in the crosshairs again. That's why you can't buy into their ass-kissing any more than you buy into their crap.

    No matter what they say, ESPN is never on your side. Ever. They are everything that is wrong with college football.
     
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    knapplc said:
    It's been this way for a LONG time, man. Ever since ESPN started having to fill 24 hours of air time per day they've been in the business of king-making and the subsequent demolition of those kings. Whatever they have to say to drive eyeballs to the screen, they'll say.

    You guys are the focus right now, and I feel for you. Nebraska has been in the crosshairs (mid-90s) and I know how much it sucks.

    Funny thing, though - right now as we build our program back to something respectable, they're actually kind of nice to us. Say nice things, don't go out of their way to crap on us, that kind of thing. But the instant we achieve a brand-name level of notoriety again, and we screw up just this much, we'll be in the crosshairs again. That's why you can't buy into their ass-kissing any more than you buy into their crap.

    No matter what they say, ESPN is never on your side. Ever. They are everything that is wrong with college football.
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    You're going to fit in very nicely here. :)
     
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    knapplc;1918712; said:
    They are everything that is wrong with college football.
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    Every year I become less and less of a sports fan - as sports becomes more of a business, more of an industry, more of a commodity, it becomes less entertaining. ESPN fuels the society of the spectacle, but we created it, and we want more. But I'm sick of it all, and pretty soon, I just won't care at anymore....
     
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    Soon, the 'investigative reporting' by the media is going to destroy sports and fans' interest in sports and they'll have no one left to report to.


    ...am I the only one that liked when things were still off-the-record and these events were just swept under the rug? I feel like I'd just rather not know. :roll1:
     
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    Buckeye513;1918738; said:
    Probably, if teams who are in position to win NCs keep committing violations. Or teams keep putting themselves in position to win NCs by committing violations, like Auburn.
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    But it's impossible to NOT commit violations.
    There are more and more inane rules with, seemingly, no other purpose than to creat more violations.
    This is how entities like the NCAA justify their own existence.
     
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    NightmaresDad;1918761; said:
    But it's impossible to NOT commit violations.
    There are more and more inane rules with, seemingly, no other purpose than to creat more violations.
    This is how entities like the NCAA justify their own existence.
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    It's very possible to refrain from committing violations that involve large sums of money. Which rules that have been broken by OSU, Oregon, Auburn, or USC would you consider "inane?"
     
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    Buckeye513;1918738; said:
    Probably, if teams who are in position to win NCs keep committing violations. Or teams keep putting themselves in position to win NCs by committing violations, like Auburn.
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    This.

    Lets get down off the cross and use the wood for something more productive. It wasn't "gotcha" journalism that fucked Jim Tressel, it was Jim Tressel that fucked Jim Tressel.

    It wasn't the media that got all of those schools mentioned above punished. It was the actions of those schools.

    Personally I'm more worried about the future of the concept of accountability than sports.
     
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    If we can only recruit kids who can watch millions of dollars changing hands and not selfishly want to get their hands on some of it we can solve this problem over night.
     
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    Oh8ch;1918772; said:
    If we can only recruit kids who can watch millions of dollars changing hands and not selfishly want to get their hands on some of it we can solve this problem over night.
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    Its good training for them for when they get in the real world and have to watch billions of dollars change hands between the large companies they work for without getting much of it.
     
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    Jaxbuck said:
    Its good training for them for when they get in the real world and have to watch billions of dollars change hands between the large companies they work for without getting much of it.
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    Yet there are still plenty of individuals who do shady dealings to try and take said millions away from their employers in the real world.

    Human instinct won't tend to change much no matter the setting. [/cynic]
     
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    I believe the future of CFB will be when the power conferences break away from the NCAA, and allow some form of compensation to trickle down to the athletes.

    The more those fucks from Utah push the issue, the more likely I think it is. So...Mr. Hatch...press on you stupid sonofabitch.
     
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