
The Slow-Motion Suicide of College Football
When Jerry Jones purchased the Dallas Cowboys in 1989, his investment bankers told him he was making a big mistake. Luxury boxes at Texas Stadium were empty in many instances, so were seats. Jones was
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The Slow-Motion Suicide of College Football
When Jerry Jones purchased the Dallas Cowboys in 1989, his investment bankers told him he was making a big mistake. Luxury boxes at Texas Stadium were empty in many instances, so were seats. Jones waswww.realclearmarkets.com
Change can always be for the better or for the worse. I don't see the current direction as being for the better.College football needed a shake up. Once you get past the initial shock of it, you will get used to it.
With regard to this concept of “tradition” - as an alum of a University whose football program was shut out of national championships in the past due to this adherence to “tradition” - I am ok with that part of it being gone forever. If this means the beginning of the end of the “CFB committee“ than I am for It even more.
Time will only tell. It’s too early to make a confirmed judgment on it.Change can always be for the better or for the worse. I don't see the current direction as being for the better.
jumping to conclusions is what we do best around hereTime will only tell. It’s too early to make a confirmed judgment on it.
I know. It’s my favorite cardio exercise.jumping to conclusions is what we do best around here
College football needed a shake up. Once you get past the initial shock of it, you will get used to it.
With regard to this concept of “tradition” - as an alum of a University whose football program was shut out of national championships in the past due to this adherence to “tradition” - I am ok with that part of it being gone forever. If this means the beginning of the end of the “CFB committee“ than I am for It even more.
One thing for sure, #LawOfUnintendedConsequences will be trending pretty much constantly.jumping to conclusions is what we do best around here
Notre Dame will go to the B1G.Still sitting out there is ND. When does that domino fall and where does it land?
Time will only tell. It’s too early to make a confirmed judgment on it.
My prediction ... any football player that has the chance to go pro will only play in one of the two "super conferences" ... the B1G or SEC. They wouldn't have any interest playing in a league that doesn't have the huge exposure, facilities, etc. On the flip side, teams in those two conferences won't have any interest in players who aren't up to that caliber when you have your pick of the litter.Statistics show that less than 2% of college football players make it to the pros. Therefore the talk of college football being a minor league to the NFL doesn’t make sense for the large majority of players nor does the money stream which will only go to a select few. I’d be interested to know what percentage of rostered college players benefit from NIL?
It’s sad that college presidents, ADs, and the NCAA didn’t have more foresight to set up a better arrangement - they’re ultimately hurting college athletes particularly the majority that can’t go pro…
Notre Dame will go to the B1G.
My prediction ... any football player that has the chance to go pro will only play in one of the two "super conferences" ... the B1G or SEC. They wouldn't have any interest playing in a league that doesn't have the huge exposure, facilities, etc. On the flip side, teams in those two conferences won't have any interest in players who aren't up to that caliber when you have your pick of the litter.
As a result, second-tier schools will be left with true "student-athletes" who may be on scholarship, but are not extended NIL deals. NIL would extend only to those super conferences that act as quasi minor leagues for the NFL.
Those second-tier schools would then create regional conferences, play in bowl games, get back to traditional rivalries and compete for a separate trophy... Which, if it comes true, seems like a structure more to my liking anyway.
The big takeaway is that a true student-athlete in the second-tier could still benefit by having your education paid for.
The semi-pro athletes wouldn't even need to attend classes at that point. Just show up and play football and pursue your dreams of the NFL.
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The Slow-Motion Suicide of College Football
When Jerry Jones purchased the Dallas Cowboys in 1989, his investment bankers told him he was making a big mistake. Luxury boxes at Texas Stadium were empty in many instances, so were seats. Jones waswww.realclearmarkets.com
I’m sure that faculty at most universities would say the same. My PhD advisor had tenure at Michigan before moving to Maryland. “Why’d you leave?” “I couldn’t take the way athletics was emphasized at Michigan.” It’s up to the President and the Board, and I can’t think of a second Robert Maynard Hutchins.Maybe. But knowing the priests and faculty at ND, I'd expect them to try to get into the Ivy League if college football ever becomes the minor league of the NFL. I know other ND fans over on the ND boards may disagree with me ... but I've been around ND faculty (my daughter and son-in-law were past professors there) for too long.
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The Slow-Motion Suicide of College Football
When Jerry Jones purchased the Dallas Cowboys in 1989, his investment bankers told him he was making a big mistake. Luxury boxes at Texas Stadium were empty in many instances, so were seats. Jones waswww.realclearmarkets.com
They ARE different, so that would be shocking but not mind boggling.Maybe. But knowing the priests and faculty at ND, I'd expect them to try to get into the Ivy League if college football ever becomes the minor league of the NFL. I know other ND fans over on the ND boards may disagree with me ... but I've been around ND faculty (my daughter and son-in-law were past professors there) for too long.
I’ve always said that the CSCs would prefer to de-emphasize, or drop football all together, if they could. They don’t need it anymore, IMHO.Maybe. But knowing the priests and faculty at ND, I'd expect them to try to get into the Ivy League if college football ever becomes the minor league of the NFL. I know other ND fans over on the ND boards may disagree with me ... but I've been around ND faculty (my daughter and son-in-law were past professors there) for too long.