Interest Decline in College Football?

huskers1217 said:
there is no point for college football anymore. Players are free agents now and you might as well watch the NFL.
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These players are not amateurs anymore. They are now selling their services.
 
Rolltide94 said:
Good take.

I will preface this by saying I am not an NFL fan, haven't been in quite some time...probably don't watch 6 games in a year...and those are mostly because I live in Tampa with a bunch of Bucs fans as friends and I'll watch at a party or whatever.

That being said, I was kind of drawn in by the playoff implications of some of the games last week and got sucked into watching 3 games I had no intention of watching, just because there was some drama.

College football could use some of that...manufactured or not.
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I'm not an NFL wonk either. But I also found it interesting how many teams still had shots at the playoffs and how many games were significant...both in who got into the playoffs and the matchups. If Raider/Chargers tie it has an impact on others in the AFC. Indianapolis shits the bed against the lowly jags! Pittsburgs needs OT field goal. It definitely delivered on a lot of last game significance.
 
Can only speak for myself personally, but my interest in the sport has waned quite a bit in recent years. I used to park my butt on the couch and watch games all day long saturday. Now, i normally tune in to the Buckeyes and that's about it...1/2 the time I choose to fire golfing balls into various water hazards instead of catching the games live.
 
Tharvot said:
Can only speak for myself personally, but my interest in the sport has waned quite a bit in recent years. I used to park my butt on the couch and watch games all day long saturday. Now, i normally tune in to the Buckeyes and that's about it...1/2 the time I choose to fire golfing balls into various water hazards instead of catching the games live.
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That's a silly game. Hit a ball, then go down to it and hit it again. Hell, at least in tennis there is a guy that hits it back to you.

That said, I play that silly game 3-4 times a week. I'm not real bright....and haven't been since I was six.
 
Tharvot said:
Can only speak for myself personally, but my interest in the sport has waned quite a bit in recent years. I used to park my butt on the couch and watch games all day long saturday. Now, i normally tune in to the Buckeyes and that's about it...1/2 the time I choose to fire golfing balls into various water hazards instead of catching the games live.
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Players skipping Bowl games to prep for the NFL is the new reality.
 
Deep Creek said:
That's a silly game. Hit a ball, then go down to it and hit it again. Hell, at least in tennis there is a guy that hits it back to you.

That said, I play that silly game 3-4 times a week. I'm not real bright....and haven't been since I was six.
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Most times the game devolves into a race to finish X number of beers per round. I've gotten pretty efficient.
 
Golf is such a pretentious game. Either get fishing as your main weekend hobby or go fuck yournself
 
Interest decline in CFB? Nah, not really. I honesty thought this season was great

We had entertaining big game matchups:
#5 UGA - #3 CLEM
#3 OSU- #12 Oregon
#10 Iowa - #9 Iowa St.
#1 Bama- #11 Fla
#4 PSU- #3 Iowa
#6 Mich - #8 MSU
#10 OU - #7 OKST
#9 Baylor - #5 OKST

Upsets:
NCST- #9 Clem | Stan- #3 Oregon | Ill- #7 PSU (9OTs)
A&M- #1 Bama | #3 Oregon- #23 Utah

Good Rivalry games:
OU-Texas | Aub-Bama | Mich-OSU | Neb-OU

Crazy Games:
Tennessee mustard bottle game vs Ole Miss
Texas losing to Kansas (Again)

Unexpected Confs Champions:
Pre-season odds: +1400 Utah, +1000 Michigan, +6000 Pittsburgh, +1200 Oklahoma St.

And we got a good, close National title game. Congrats to the Dawgs
 
TaikoTiger said:
Interest decline in CFB? Nah, not really. I honesty thought this season was great

We had entertaining big game matchups:
#5 UGA - #3 CLEM
#3 OSU- #12 Oregon
#10 Iowa - #9 Iowa St.
#1 Bama- #11 Fla
#4 PSU- #3 Iowa
#6 Mich - #8 MSU
#10 OU - #7 OKST
#9 Baylor - #5 OKST

Upsets:
NCST- #9 Clem | Stan- #3 Oregon | Ill- #7 PSU (9OTs)
A&M- #1 Bama | #3 Oregon- #23 Utah

Good Rivalry games:
OU-Texas | Aub-Bama | Mich-OSU | Neb-OU

Crazy Games:
Tennessee mustard bottle game vs Ole Miss
Texas losing to Kansas (Again)

Unexpected Confs Champions:
Pre-season odds: +1400 Utah, +1000 Michigan, +6000 Pittsburgh, +1200 Oklahoma St.

And we got a good, close National title game. Congrats to the Dawgs
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You have 2 Iowa games on your interesting list. Not interesting.
 
Deep Creek said:
Fishing? In West Texas? It would be limited to stock tanks....if there is any water in them.
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Robert Earl Keen is from Houston, but has that Lubbock sound that I love so much(seriously, a lot of my favorite music comes from west Texas with The Flatlanders, Delbert McClinton, Terry Allen, etc) and he has a song about catching a 5 pound bass.
 
My fandom for the sport isn’t what it used to be. I think I started losing interest prior to the 2019 season. Turning 25 definitely had something to do with it. Less idealism, better perspectives and all that.


And the other 120+ FBS teams need to quit picking their ass and start pulling their own weight ffs.
 
Too much domination from the top 4 or 5 schools. And yes that includes OSU
 
fordman84 said:
Don't worry, A&M is here to save the CFB world. You're welcome.
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No Way Mac GIF by It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
 
I do think expanded playoffs would help. Not saying it would change the result a ton but at least it gives others a "fighting chance" and interest.

It's too dependent on perfection. Perfection is great and all but it's college kids for chrissakes.
 
i used to have a little more passion for it. like i would be like na im not gonna meet up for a drink because there is a game on and its like 3-4 toledo vs 2-5 Akron
 
Last college football game I watched, Keith Jackson was a Sooner. And looked a man playing with kids.
 
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