Stop Conference Realignment Before It Ruins College Football
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When Texas and Oklahoma requested to join the SEC, I, unlike many fans of SEC football, was firmly opposed to it. There was no way it was going to be good for the sport of college football. Instead, it created a ticking time bomb right at the sport’s core. Maybe super-conferences and consolidation would be good if you wanted college football to be like the NFL, but it’s not. The novelty of college football lies in each different conference having its own unique powerhouses and internal rivalries, then seeing those teams play in a few of out-of-conference games every season. Most times, in-conference rivalries are more fun than out-of-conference Marquee matchups. Of course there are exceptions, like 2017 Oklahoma vs Ohio State, 2019 LSU vs Texas, and 2021 UGA vs Clemson, but nine times out of ten I’d rather watch any given Egg Bowl or Bedlam than an elite team like Alabama curb-stomping a ranked USC Trojans or Miami team at a neutral site.
Stop Conference Realignment Before It Ruins College Football
Stop Conference Realignment Before It Ruins…
Stop Conference Realignment Before It Ruins College Football
When Texas and Oklahoma requested to join the SEC, I, unlike many fans of SEC football, was firmly opposed to it. There was no way it was going to be good for the sport of college football. Instead, it created a ticking time bomb right at the sport’s core. Maybe super-conferences and consolidation would be good if you wanted college football to be like the NFL, but it’s not. The novelty of college football lies in each different conference having its own unique powerhouses and internal rivalries, then seeing those teams play in a few of out-of-conference games every season. Most times, in-conference rivalries are more fun than out-of-conference Marquee matchups. Of course there are exceptions, like 2017 Oklahoma vs Ohio State, 2019 LSU vs Texas, and 2021 UGA vs Clemson, but nine times out of ten I’d rather watch any given Egg Bowl or Bedlam than an elite team like Alabama curb-stomping a ranked USC Trojans or Miami team at a neutral site.