Between NIL/mega-free agency and the 12-team playoff, which, any way you slice it will erode the bowl system (and almost definitely the conference championships, where both teams involved will surely bench their starters if a playoff berth is locked down), is college football in danger?
I can say for myself, as it starts to look more and more like the NFL (but honestly...worse), it's not like I'll adopt a new program to root for if the "top" 32-48-64 programs consolidate and box out the Northwesterns of the world.
If NU falls off the wagon and just has to play a 10-game regional schedule against Purdue, NIU, etc...that's actually just fine by me. And then maybe we alternate an annual January 1 exhibition game in Vegas vs. Stanford or Nashville vs. Duke?
Just interested in what people think the viability is of the status quo and what will come over the next 5-10 years. Honestly, the outlook is not so good to me.
I can say for myself, as it starts to look more and more like the NFL (but honestly...worse), it's not like I'll adopt a new program to root for if the "top" 32-48-64 programs consolidate and box out the Northwesterns of the world.
If NU falls off the wagon and just has to play a 10-game regional schedule against Purdue, NIU, etc...that's actually just fine by me. And then maybe we alternate an annual January 1 exhibition game in Vegas vs. Stanford or Nashville vs. Duke?
Just interested in what people think the viability is of the status quo and what will come over the next 5-10 years. Honestly, the outlook is not so good to me.