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by: Michael Falkner - Sat, 15 Oct 2022 21:02 UTC

Three weeks ago:

Kansas State 41
Oklahoma 34

at home.

Two weeks ago:

TCU 55
Oklahoma 24

at TCU.

Last week, Red River Shootout Neutral Site:

Texas 49
Oklahoma 0

This week:

#19 Kansas 42
Oklahoma 52

Why are we bothering with an antiquated model at this point?

Mike

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by: xyzzy - Sun, 16 Oct 2022 13:27 UTC

Michael Falkner <darkstar7646@gmail.com> wrote:
> Three weeks ago:
>
> Kansas State 41
> Oklahoma 34
>
> at home.
>
> Two weeks ago:
>
> TCU 55
> Oklahoma 24
>
> at TCU.
>
> Last week, Red River Shootout Neutral Site:
>
> Texas 49
> Oklahoma 0
>
> This week:
>
> #19 Kansas 42
> Oklahoma 52
>
> Why are we bothering with an antiquated model at this point?
>
> Mike
>

My CFPOOL this week is going to be ugly.

That is all

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liberal personality.” — Altie

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by: The NOTBCS Guy - Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:37 UTC

> Why are we bothering with an antiquated model at this point?

Because every now and then, that "antiquated model" works, and pretty much any other model would have ended up with arguments over who the national champion should be.

Can you think of a better one?
Clarification: "Better," as in, "not this '32 teams, each one owned, or at least controlled, by an NFL team, and draft players into them straight out of high school' nonsense again."

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by: Michael Falkner - Wed, 19 Oct 2022 19:11 UTC

On Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 11:37:28 AM UTC-7, The NOTBCS Guy wrote:
> > Why are we bothering with an antiquated model at this point?
> Because every now and then, that "antiquated model" works, and pretty much any other model would have ended up with arguments over who the national champion should be.
>
> Can you think of a better one?
> Clarification: "Better," as in, "not this '32 teams, each one owned, or at least controlled, by an NFL team, and draft players into them straight out of high school' nonsense again."

No, that IS the better scenario.

3/4 or more of the current teams, even in the Power 5, are wasting their time and money (and probably the physical health of the players).

Especially given the nature of football, not only is big-time college football bad business (and losing money for many schools, even and especially as it props up the rest of college sports -- which is an even bigger money-loser!), it is life-threatening to many of the players, many of whom probably would have no business in FCS or the like if there were enough players of any quality left to justify the current model.

And the fact that many of these players lack the quality, etc. is now bleeding into the NFL itself!

Mike

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And if you need to understand why most college football is irrelevant	Michael Falkner
Re: And if you need to understand why most college football	xyzzy
Re: And if you need to understand why most college football is	The NOTBCS Guy
Re: And if you need to understand why most college football is	Michael Falkner