Needs to be some sort of cap. Helped most of the small market franchises in the NFL.
Agree and Pitt takes the cheap route. We had it really going back in the the mid 70's early 80's. But it was like we were ashamed of our own success. The academic buffs contributed very much to the football mediocrity.
Been saying the same thing since the CFP and conference realignments myself.
So you’re saying Georgia woulda/shoulda been this year’s rotating 4th team. But they’re not because they don’t stack up at the most important difference-making position on the field.
I think it needs to be more than 4 or 6 groups ... the truth is, there is going to be a top dog that rises to the top of each grouping. That is exactly what has happened with the re-aligned conferences. Bama has jumped to top dog out of 14 teams in SEC, Clemson is top dog out of 14 teams in ACC, OSU top dog in 14 team Big 10, Oklahoma is top dog in 10 team Big 12. Part of the reason why Pac12 is "down" is because they do not have a dominant team right now. I would rather see there be 16 conferences in FBS, with only say 8 teams max per conference. Then you at least have 16 top dogs. I also think teams like Cincinnati, or UCF from a few years ago, need to be given a shot. If they run the table, then they should get in over a 1 loss Clemson team, or an OSU team that only plays 7 or 8 games. As we saw with Boise State playing in big bowls years ago, these teams can sometimes compete with the bigger conferences at least for one game. So why not give them a chance? It would make things more interesting. Smaller conferences also give you a chance to play more non-conference games, which can be used to restore many traditional rivalries. Unfortunately, it will never happen because of the money.
What? Have you been scouting for the CFL? Ohio State players are routinely drafted in large quantities and early.
I think the smaller conference i.e. Group of Five would be far better served to get their own playoff set up and make their own National Champion.
I hear you that these elite schools are way above all other programs. But that's fine ... I'd rather see Bama/OSU/Clemson beat Cincy in a playoff game 42-0 than LSU beating Oklahoma 63-28, or Clemson beating ND 30-3, or Clemson beating OSU 31-0, or Bama beating MSU 38-0, etc. If AAC and other conferences are given a chance, then it at least makes them relevant and worth paying attention to during the regular season.
Maybe.
Agree about the defense. It’s designed to fail against good QB’s.
Obviously I didn’t mean literally just Pitt, Cincy, etc. Pitt is no different than about 30 other schools, despite what the doomsayers on this board think
There’s no reason why Pitt can’t go 3-1 in ooc and 5-3 in conference. A bowl win makes 9. Narduzzi will never reach 9. There is a coach, several that is, that can reach 10 at Pitt. All are coaching at non P5 schools today. A new OC is not the answer. Firing Narduzzi and hiring his replacement is. And heather really needs to be shopping her resume right now while her stock is high. It’s being pumped before it’s dumped. I’m on to her. She still hiding in the basement? Vacationing at OBX. Orbiting the earth. Silence is deadly.
If they played their original schedule + a bowl game, then I’d say 8-5 is a reasonable prediction. A good OC and another good recruiter like Beatty on the offensive side of the ball would lead to a 9/10 win season.
No. Just like ESPN obsesses on Clemson, Alabama, Notre Dame, Ohio State. Only when fans tune out, boycott the CFP, will the powers that be pay attention.
