Interest Decline in College Football?

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While some may disagree, results/data clearly reveal the SEC has dominated almost completely dominated college football the last decade. And if you go by recruiting rankings, it is looking like the conference will be even more dominant in the near future.

The State of College Football

"So powerful is the SEC that last year the Universities of Oklahoma and Texas bailed on their longtime home in the Big 12 to join up, even though the path to successful seasons and championship contention will be exponentially harder. If you can't beat them, join them.

This should trigger alarms all over the sport. It should create an all-hands on deck approach to make the game matter everywhere again. The SEC isn’t just the most powerful, it’s growing more powerful. The SEC isn’t just the biggest, it’s getting bigger."

And it ain't the SEC's fault. While they were getting better, the other conferences were sitting around with one thumb up their asses and their minds in Arkansas. I'm probably out of touch since I'm old and live in remote West Texas. Does college football not "matter everywhere" anymore? Or not "matter everywhere" as much as it did in the past. Is it dying on the vine everywhere except the SEC?
 
Deep Creek said:
While some may disagree, results/data clearly reveal the SEC has dominated almost completely dominated college football the last decade. And if you go by recruiting rankings, it is looking like the conference will be even more dominant in the near future.

The State of College Football

"So powerful is the SEC that last year the Universities of Oklahoma and Texas bailed on their longtime home in the Big 12 to join up, even though the path to successful seasons and championship contention will be exponentially harder. If you can't beat them, join them.

This should trigger alarms all over the sport. It should create an all-hands on deck approach to make the game matter everywhere again. The SEC isn’t just the most powerful, it’s growing more powerful. The SEC isn’t just the biggest, it’s getting bigger."

And it ain't the SEC's fault. While they were getting better, the other conferences were sitting around with one thumb up their asses and their minds in Arkansas. I'm probably out of touch since I'm old and live in remote West Texas. Does college football not "matter everywhere" anymore? Or not "matter everywhere" as much as it did in the past. Is it dying on the vine everywhere except the SEC?
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Perhaps we don't have the entire value of our lives tied to how the favorite football team does. The north is more pro-centred. We have had pro teams since the late 1800s in baseball the early 20s in football.
 
Deep Creek said:
While some may disagree, results/data clearly reveal the SEC has dominated almost completely dominated college football the last decade. And if you go by recruiting rankings, it is looking like the conference will be even more dominant in the near future.

The State of College Football

"So powerful is the SEC that last year the Universities of Oklahoma and Texas bailed on their longtime home in the Big 12 to join up, even though the path to successful seasons and championship contention will be exponentially harder. If you can't beat them, join them.

This should trigger alarms all over the sport. It should create an all-hands on deck approach to make the game matter everywhere again. The SEC isn’t just the most powerful, it’s growing more powerful. The SEC isn’t just the biggest, it’s getting bigger."

And it ain't the SEC's fault. While they were getting better, the other conferences were sitting around with one thumb up their asses and their minds in Arkansas. I'm probably out of touch since I'm old and live in remote West Texas. Does college football not "matter everywhere" anymore? Or not "matter everywhere" as much as it did in the past. Is it dying on the vine everywhere except the SEC?
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It matters everywhere, but the SEC just has so many built in advantages when it comes to recruiting. Florida, Texas and Georgia are all in the SEC's footprint and those are 3 of the most talent rich states in the country, and the gulf coast states produce a lot of talent relative to their population as well.

Ohio State and Penn State have advantages over the other B1G programs due to in state talent, and Ohio State is a big enough brand to be able to recruit nationally, but for whatever reason, much of the midwest just doesn't produce a lot of talent.

The west coast is very much a fairweather area. I remember USC used to play in a packed stadium under Carroll, but they might have had 10,000 there for homecoming this year. Get USC go on a playoff run and the west coast interest will be back in gear.

But nationally, I understand why a lot of people decided to not watch the NCG. They just saw those two teams play each other a month prior, and neither were met with any kind of resistance in the semis, and people outside of SEC land are tired of the SEC, and there's Bama fatigue as well.

I wouldn't be shocked if it was the highest viewed sporting event in Georgia ever, but Georgia doesn't really have a national brand.

I guess it's really more of a south thing than just the SEC, Ohio State is the only team not in the south to win a natty since 2005, and it was just one, so in 16 years, 15 of them have been won by a team from the south. To get more national interest back, teams from other regions need to start winning, and it's easier said than done. USC keeping Cali kids in Cali would help. I mean, Bryce Young won the Heisman for Bama and he's from Cali and Brock Bowers was the best TE in the country as a true freshman and he's from Cali.
 
Kburjr said:
Perhaps we don't have the entire value of our lives tied to how the favorite football team does. The north is more pro-centred. We have had pro teams since the late 1800s in baseball the early 20s in football.
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Teams from the south won the last World Series and Super Bowl too.
 
Illustrious Potentate said:
To get more national interest back, teams from other regions need to start winning, and it's easier said than done. USC keeping Cali kids in Cali would help. I mean, Bryce Young won the Heisman for Bama and he's from Cali and Brock Bowers was the best TE in the country as a true freshman and he's from Cali.
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Catch 22 isn't it? Need to start competing for nattys before kids will go to said school. And said school ain't gonna compete for a natty unless they are able to attract the recruits needed to do so. Chicken or the egg, no?
 
Deep Creek said:
Catch 22 isn't it? Need to start competing for nattys before kids will go to said school. And said school ain't gonna compete for a natty unless they are able to attract the recruits needed to do so. Chicken or the egg, no?
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It's not easy. Especially if you're not in a talent rich state. UGA was able to land top 10 classes under Richt just because of their location, Kirby too recruiting to the next level and it paid off, but I don't know if there's another school in the country that has such a built in recruiting advantage as UGA since the other top states have multiple in state P5 teams(GT's academics are a big hurdle for them in recruiting) And even then, it might not make a difference. Michigan State was a damn good program for a long while there, even made the playoffs, but they still struggled to crack the top 25 in recruiting.
 
It's really just college football though. Baylor won the NC in basetball, Stanford in womens. OU won the Softball title. Miss. St. did win the baseball title but NC State got hosed pretty bad. OU runner up in mens golf to Pepperdine. So in reality the SEC isn't winning much outside of football.
 
Wishbone said:
It's really just college football though. Baylor won the NC in basetball, Stanford in womens. OU won the Softball title. Miss. St. did win the baseball title but NC State got hosed pretty bad. OU runner up in mens golf to Pepperdine. So in reality the SEC isn't winning much outside of football.
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It's not as dominant as football, but the SEC is the best baseball conference too.
 
Kburjr said:
Perhaps we don't have the entire value of our lives tied to how the favorite football team does. The north is more pro-centred. We have had pro teams since the late 1800s in baseball the early 20s in football.
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So... you're trying to tell us that there are no cheeseheads in Wisconsin whose "entire value of our lives" isn't tied to the Packers?

I know plenty of people whose identity is equally wrapped up in their pro sports allegiance. Doesn't make them any more or less sad than their college counterparts.
 
Rolltide94 said:
So... you're trying to tell us that there are no cheeseheads in Wisconsin whose "entire value of our lives" isn't tied to the Packers?

I know plenty of people whose identity is equally wrapped up in their pro sports allegiance. Doesn't make them any more or less sad than their college counterparts.
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agree, defining your own self worth based on the performance of "the team" is pretty pathetic. but dont tell OD cuz i dont know if i could live without his homerism
 
Rolltide94 said:
So... you're trying to tell us that there are no cheeseheads in Wisconsin whose "entire value of our lives" isn't tied to the Packers?

I know plenty of people whose identity is equally wrapped up in their pro sports allegiance. Doesn't make them any more or less sad than their college counterparts.
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Yeah, and I know plenty that value the Badgers higher than the Packers. The talk is more of the overall fandom is changing. My interest is pretty high in both but I have watched a lot of pro games not involving the Packers than college games not involving the Badgers.

One thing that hit me Monday night is that I did not watch a single play of an Alabama game this year. Not because I have anything against Alabama, but because I just don't care.
 
Deep Creek said:
While some may disagree, results/data clearly reveal the SEC has dominated almost completely dominated college football the last decade. And if you go by recruiting rankings, it is looking like the conference will be even more dominant in the near future.

The State of College Football

"So powerful is the SEC that last year the Universities of Oklahoma and Texas bailed on their longtime home in the Big 12 to join up, even though the path to successful seasons and championship contention will be exponentially harder. If you can't beat them, join them.

This should trigger alarms all over the sport. It should create an all-hands on deck approach to make the game matter everywhere again. The SEC isn’t just the most powerful, it’s growing more powerful. The SEC isn’t just the biggest, it’s getting bigger."

And it ain't the SEC's fault. While they were getting better, the other conferences were sitting around with one thumb up their asses and their minds in Arkansas. I'm probably out of touch since I'm old and live in remote West Texas. Does college football not "matter everywhere" anymore? Or not "matter everywhere" as much as it did in the past. Is it dying on the vine everywhere except the SEC?
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It's two things, low academic standards with school administrations that value football above everything else and existing in the hotbed of high school football prospects. Unless the talent gets dispersed around the country, it's going to center on where the talent is coming from.
 
Should just set up a proper minor league to develop football players. Then they can pay the guys.

Leave the schools for actual schooling.

All those scholarships wasted.
 
outofyourmind said:
Maybe the NIL will be the great equalizer
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The article referenced that.

"Name, image and likeness should help chip away at SEC recruiting dominance. Yes, SEC teams will spend big on talent, but there is money everywhere. Compensation is an economic tool to overcome location, prestige and stability in every job market. It’s what lures workers to oil fields in North Dakota and fishing boats in the Bering Sea and garage start-ups in the Silicon Valley."
 
Kburjr said:
Yes. Copy the Canadian High Juniors model
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Juniors are on a pay scale similar to baseball...college football pays way better.
 
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