The current records are completely irrelevant to the future records because, yes, the competition will be better. But the teams outside the Big 2 may or may not have tougher schedules (likely easier since they won't play the Big 2 but maintain their OOC as is). Those teams will get ranked ahead of Big 2 teams because that is what rankers do. They will get access to the playoffs because the networks will demand a true national champion.
That's exactly right. What will be even worse if teams with records like that get a rematch in the playoffs. Who will care (despite those here who believe just being in a playoff spurs interest)?
I haven't moved any goalposts because I continue to disagree that the Big 2 would be the sole participants in the playoff. And, as I've already said, the networks will make that call. They will want a true national championship and the Big 2 won't have exclusive rights. Then the 4-loss teams will fall out.
You know something? If he is right and the powers that be would only want to decide the NC from the SEC and B1G, it's pretty likely that they would each have a conference championship game and the winners would just play each other ala the old BCS.
I understand the sentiment -
Proposal was a 12 team playoff that no 8 win team would ever sniff but you're new to college football so I'll give you a pass.
They won't attend, donate, or watch TV games as much. They'll go to the lake, golfing, or something else while maintaining a peripheral interest in their school.
So nothing changes
Some people are so close to finally putting this all together - but the truth scares them so they retreat into “tradition “ and “pageantry “
Exactly. It will turn onto baseball where folks attend games just "for the experience". I watch a cumulative hour of Stillers each year. And maybe a full half or game if they are in the playoffs. Yet I'll always root for the Stillers. I never watch other team games any longer. I'll probably turn that way for college too if things continue to devolve.
Only, Pitt football absent any meaning for the games offers very little unique football game ‘experience’ that can’t be obtained at a Steelers game that actually means something, in the same place. Or by driving a couple hours east, west or south for a ‘college’ experience. PNC Park offers some cool things for which it doesn’t matter that the tenant is never going to compete for a championship. Heinz Field offers…trough urinals.
I don’t care about them nor about the fraud that’s been perpetuated as college athletics for decades
Your point was you think college football is a macro entity
You have no idea what I think. As usual, you're wrong about this - both about the micro/macro point and about fanbases walking as I described the term.
If you had even half a brain and thought about what you said, you would realize that you are wrong.
Nope
Quite the pissing contest in this thread with many piling on the Werewolf. As a neutral observer reading this thread late, I have to agree with the Wolf. He’s been pretty consistent in his argument about if it comes down to a couple super conferences with 40-some teams and an expanded playoff field, 3 or 4 loss teams will get into the playoff.
That's only true if the playoff is limited to the Big 2. My disagreement with him is that limitation won't occur and other non Big 2 teams will get in over a 4-loss Big 2.
You have no “bigger point “
How would that be any different than I’ll point out 30 years ?
I deny saying that because I never said it. Find that in any of my posts and I will admit that I'm wrong.
So “fans will walk”is in reference to what ?
