POLL: Who will win the national championship tonight?
- Thread starter lou v
- Start date
This game is the perfect metaphor for this Monday. No winners.
It is a great day here in ATL, a long-awaited and exciting day on which a clear winner (OSU) is crowned.
This is a season when it was clear at the beginning that Ohio State had superior talent bought and paid for by NIL. But they would have never been in the national championship game if not for the new playoff format. What this means for the future of the college game is unknown. It definitely is a big win for the B1G. Although it doesn’t look grand at the moment, I think we are in the right conference to come out better. We will make tons from the media contract. We will do great with our shares from the bowl contracts. A nationwide B1G conference should help our recruiting. Get a bunch of graduate transfers each year and we can field decent teams. So, I like our chances if they make good financial decisions.
Just Gary, I think you are right on NU's future but they aren't there yet. The players are gravitating to the P4 and the money. There are enough good players around for NU to get its share. I think getting graduates with experience on balance is better than getting a player with more years left unless teams can tie the player up for multiple years. From what I can tell most players are cut throat on playing for the most money so one and done will be common. I don't think NU needs all stars to compete, just players with solid experience. Won't win national championships but no one is expecting that anyway. Lord, what a different world and ugly environment football has become.
