College Football Question
In watching football last few nights, and thinking back the last few years. Do people think the gap between power 5 schools (even the mid/bottom class) and everyone else is growing? Yes, maybe a few exceptions, but as the norm Is what I am asking. If you said yes, do you think we will see in the next 5-10 years a rule where you can only play power 5 schools ? (Other than maybe 1 or something)
I love college football. Wish I saw less blowouts first few weeks though.
August 30th, 2019 at 11:20 PM ^
One hundred twenty yards..... most people forget the end zones
August 30th, 2019 at 11:23 PM ^
It's hard to say a gap is there when the Big 12 doesn't play defense, the Pac 12 sucks, and the quality of play from week 0 to tonite's games has sucked across the board.
August 31st, 2019 at 7:17 AM ^
(Edit: May have misread your post so I'm deleting, mostly because I think the OP is stupid and I dont want to play)
August 31st, 2019 at 12:09 PM ^
Saw your post-edit note:
No worries.
You're a legit poster so if you write something I'm not going to be butt hurt if you have a different opinion than I do.
Yes, the post is weak.
August 30th, 2019 at 11:26 PM ^
No. Off the top of my head in the past 2 days MSU was just literally unable to move the ball against Tulsa (mad respekt to that MSU D though) and Minnesota needed a gift turnover to beat an FCS team.
I think the top of the top are separating themselves, but overall a G5 can beat a P5 on any given day.
Not to mention programs like UCF that could probably beat the lower half of the B1G
August 30th, 2019 at 11:29 PM ^
... and Wake was in a struggle tonite with Utah State, who has been very good the past couple of seasons, too.
August 31st, 2019 at 12:51 AM ^
The second paragraph of what Chick said.
I think the gap between the top 5 and the rest has become very much wider over the past 15-20 years.
I think this has happened because the NCAA has abandoned its enforcement duties, and several teams have the combination of resources, community, ambition, and (lack of) ethics to exploit that. If the NCAA would just allow schools to pay players, then you'd see something more like the last half of the 20th century, I think, where the gap came between the top 20 or 25 teams and the rest.
August 31st, 2019 at 1:16 AM ^
If we're ever allowed to pay players above the table we'll be a permanent top 5 program. Not many other schools could to afford to pay what we could, and that includes most of the SEC.
August 31st, 2019 at 4:13 AM ^
Could you imagine how much they could get for a helmet signed by McCaffrey, with a video showing Brady rubbing it all over Gisele's ankles? Pretty sure they could get all of WD's money.
August 30th, 2019 at 11:27 PM ^
With the playoff system you will see more blowouts do to teams being smart and playing as weak of a non conference schedule as possible. As for power 5 I think with more and more transfers I'm hoping more will go to mac and conference usa as a means to the chance of instant starting situations. The MAC right now is a pretty decent conference and usually upsets a power 5 team pretty often.
August 30th, 2019 at 11:31 PM ^
With the playoff system you will see more blowouts do to teams being smart and playing as weak of a non conference schedule as possible.
Then everything else being equal, the committee shouldn't be putting those teams in the playoffs. SoS is supposed to matter under this system.
August 30th, 2019 at 11:32 PM ^
I don't think a rule will even be made about playing only Power 5 teams. The MAC, Conf USA and other non Power 5 teams need to be seen. They should have a rule about playing only FBS schools and playing the same amount of conference games.
August 30th, 2019 at 11:47 PM ^
I'm just waiting around for the best player to wear 00 to be revealed.
August 30th, 2019 at 11:53 PM ^
Guess who wore this Jersey
August 30th, 2019 at 11:54 PM ^
Thought I was the only one
August 31st, 2019 at 12:03 AM ^
Nah. Hasn't changed much. There are still a handful of G5 teams that will rise up every few years and compete with the lower half of the P5. Then there are the Boise St.'s and UCF's. Fresno St. has won 22 games in two years. SDSU had a good 4 year run of 10+ win seasons till last year. ECU beat Va. Tech twice in a row.
If anything I would say in the P5 there is a growing disparity between the top 3rd and bottom 2/3's which has been there for a long time.
August 31st, 2019 at 12:20 AM ^
Don’t know for sure about an increased gap, I’d guess probably not though.
i would imagine the gap would lessen now with transfers being so common. Talented guys traditionally stuck behind starters can now just go and play for the a smaller school.
August 31st, 2019 at 12:28 AM ^
As of the moment, the Pac-12 has active 5-game losing streaks against BOTH the AAC and MWC.
That's one "Power-5" conference which isn't separating at all.
Colorado is beating CSU right now at halftime. So that streak may end. But still.
August 31st, 2019 at 12:30 AM ^
I'll enjoy watching as Michigan blows out their opponent. I'm excited to see the offense to score a ton of points, at least I hope they can! I think this was once the Arkansas game? The awful thing to watch is when the SEC schedules division 2 schools to blowout in November.
August 31st, 2019 at 1:08 AM ^
No, but I do think it's easier to build a dynasty now, and that seems bad for concentrating talent at the very very top. Of course it's been common for a couple teams to have a decent talent advantage over even other really good programs (like USC under Carroll), but the playoffs allow for more gimmes. That makes it easier for teams like Alabama and Clemson to have more successful seasons, which looks even better to recruits. You can practically guarantee a playoff appearance to recruits if you're those 2 schools. See how long it lasts, but Alabama isn't slowing down under Saban, though he is 67 now. Clemson under Dabo doesn't look to be slowing down anytime soon, especially with no challengers in the ACC. I was rooting for Clemson over Alabama recently, but I actually like Saban considerably more than Dabo now, so I really can't root for Clemson in any game.
August 31st, 2019 at 1:51 AM ^
I am of the opinion that the top 3-5 programs entice recruits to their programs through payments and other illegal methods. Bama, Clemson, OSU all cheat. They have endless resources to cheat, and multiple layers of cover up to get away with it. Football is the most important thing at these schools and they put all of their efforts in to win and will stop at nothing.
August 31st, 2019 at 6:02 AM ^
And then there's Purdue.
August 31st, 2019 at 8:54 AM ^
I think the gap is between Alabama/Clemson and the rest of college football.
August 31st, 2019 at 9:13 AM ^
I kind of enjoy watching the smaller schools take on the P5 conferences.
Many times they put up a pretty good fight.
August 31st, 2019 at 10:37 AM ^
Considering how bad UCLA and Minnesota looked on Thursday, no.