Anybody just lost interest in todays College football

[HalfullVol]

Anybody just lost interest in todays College football​

nope

 

[Remy]

The changes they've made to CFB over the past few years actually remind me of all the stuff they did to NASCAR in the 00's.

NASCAR got rid of all its history in order to chase $$$$ from bigger markets. Worked for a few years, but over the long-run, it hurt the sport immensely. Now, it lacks the tradition it once had and everything is bland. Ratings fell, and eventually, they started making less money.

When NASCAR changed their rules to where a customer could not go and save up and purchase one of the 500 models manufacturers were required to make to race their circuit that was the final straw for me. Yes that's how people owned superbirds, hemi chargers, 427 Mercury Cyclones, etc etc door cars that were not that far away from what was on the track. Then don't get me started when they had more races outside the South than what was in the South and eff 'em. Basically these days they're just USAC cars with skins close to appearing like everyday autos.

 

[BreatheUT]

I wasn't interested then I was watching the news and saw that Notre Dame won. I didn't even realize when the games were because I had lost interest. Then I got interested in wanting to see Texas stop the Ohio State love feast. That is saying a lot for me because I despise Texas. I dislike Ohio State more.

 

[Vol4lif3]

I wasn't interested then I was watching the news and saw that Notre Dame won. I didn't even realize when the games were because I had lost interest. Then I got interested in wanting to see Texas stop the Ohio State love feast. That is saying a lot for me because I despise Texas. I dislike Ohio State more.

Same i don’t want to hear about the Ohio state buckeyes the sec is down this year but will
Come back i guarantee

 

[Vol4lif3]

I wasn't interested then I was watching the news and saw that Notre Dame won. I didn't even realize when the games were because I had lost interest. Then I got interested in wanting to see Texas stop the Ohio State love feast. That is saying a lot for me because I despise Texas. I dislike Ohio State more.

Same i don’t want to hear about the Ohio state buckeyes the sec is down this year but will
Come back i guarantee

 

[BreatheUT]

Same i don’t want to hear about the Ohio state buckeyes the sec is down this year but will
Come back i guarantee

You can say that again.

 

[S.C. OrangeMan]

I feel like with NIL and all the changes i find myself just not having as much interest in it. Depressing honestly. I personally think all college sports are ruined going forward. I’ll still watch the Vols but it’s just meh at this point. There’s no team loyalty, it’s just about money now.

The 447 comments in the Cotton Bowl thread, before halftime, say a resounding NO!

 

[AdoptedVOL]

That is why you cheer for the helmet and not the name on the jersey. If you are gonna buy a jersey, buy one of a senior who has been around a few years.

Feels like teams will be built out of the portal based on 1 or 2 year plans. Why waste energy on recruiting a high school kid who will require body and skill development. Let someone else do that and just hit the portal with a big satchel.

I’m not a fan of this model.

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

Feels like teams will be built out of the portal based on 1 or 2 year plans. Why waste energy on recruiting a high school kid who will require body and skill development. Let someone else do that and just hit the portal with a big satchel.

I’m not a fan of this model.

It might feel like that but facts are more players stay with teams that leave. But when you factor in every team it seems like a lot more. But teams are still built on recruiting relying solely on the portal would not be a very good strategy. Pull for the team and the university. Schools have plenty of fans, college football is as popular as ever. I think the portal will work itself out as well as the market. I think much of this NIL and portal stuff will level out in time and is being exaggerated by fans, yes some things may need adjusting but it will get worked out.

 

[Vol4lif3]

Everyone is saying the little ten is better than the sec oh for one year you did better but the sec is still the best football conference in America we will rise again

 

[Allvols98]

Very much so .

TV and replays reviewing everything in the sun for Ohio State.
Way too many blatant no calls.
Btw, congrats to Ohio State. The best natty money can buy.

Then herbstreit...don't know where to begin
Subtle jab? When he said Texas and Ohio State as Blue bloods.

I'll never forget the smirk on his face when he mentioned the floods in western NC, and then said, oh I guess East Tennessee too.

Not tired of the sport, just the media and TV. I' wish I could just turn the radio and listen to John Ward.

 

[MinisterofDef#92]

I feel like with NIL and all the changes i find myself just not having as much interest in it. Depressing honestly. I personally think all college sports are ruined going forward. I’ll still watch the Vols but it’s just meh at this point. There’s no team loyalty, it’s just about money now.

I'll start by saying I don't like where we are either. Having said that, the "team loyalty" was always an illusion and a lie, built on paying players and running an illegal monopoly explicitly designed to exploit the players solely for the benefit of the NCAA and supposed institutions of higher learning. No reasonable person could expect there to be no fallout or repercussions from the downfall of an egregious criminal enterprise allowed to operate for many decades.

 

[S.C. OrangeMan]

I'll start by saying I don't like where we are either. Having said that, the "team loyalty" was always an illusion and a lie, built on paying players and running an illegal monopoly explicitly designed to exploit the players solely for the benefit of the NCAA and supposed institutions of higher learning. No reasonable person could expect there to be no fallout or repercussions from the downfall of an egregious criminal enterprise allowed to operate for many decades.

Agreed x 1,000!

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

Still care about the Vols. But to Hell with the rest of it.

And the "most fans views" part? Those are the jerks that let em get away with starting the targeting rule. Had the interest dropped? That rule would have gone away too.

I raised cane about the rule, at least now the can review and overturn the ones that aren’t targeting.

 

[UneducatedGuess]

I feel like with NIL and all the changes i find myself just not having as much interest in it. Depressing honestly. I personally think all college sports are ruined going forward. I’ll still watch the Vols but it’s just meh at this point. There’s no team loyalty, it’s just about money now.

Because it’s been said to me by every poster on here, and I finally found the poster and the post to execute it on….

“Mid” Tenn Vol

Username checks out

 

[BowlBrother85]

One thing definitely needs to happen :

The recruitment of players on other rosters, during the course of the season through "back-channel" representatives before they have entered the transfer portal, must be policed and a stop put to it. Miami is doing this with a vengeance. It's worse than the Wild Wild West. It's the Wild Wild West meets Game of Thrones.

 

[Mid Tenn Vol]

Because it’s been said to me by every poster on here, and I finally found the poster and the post to execute it on….

“Mid” Tenn Vol

Username checks out

Haha very funny, lol. I laughed out loud.

 

[S.C. OrangeMan]

One thing definitely needs to happen :

The recruitment of players on other rosters, during the course of the season through "back-channel" representatives before they have entered the transfer portal, must be policed and a stop put to it. Miami is doing this with a vengeance. It's worse than the Wild Wild West. It's the Wild Wild West meets Game of Thrones.

There is no rule against it that will survive 5 minutes in federal court.

 

[HoptownVol]

I'm at an all time low, still love my Vols but its not life or death anymore... I miss that.

 

[GoVols64]

So you guys were fine 30 years ago when the conferences and networks made the sport big business and coaches were making millions and could walk way without notice? NOW you're mad? Maybe you should have been paying attention, this outcome was inevitable and the universities, conferences, networks, and coaches are all to blame. People holding onto this romantized version of the "student athlete" are living in an era that died a LONG time ago. You're stuck in an era with 3 channels. And if you don't like it.....there are lower divisions of football that are begging you to care about them.

To answer the original question though, I have been losing interest compared to my younger self probably because what happens in a game doesn't seem to be as important anymore. I enjoy it for what it is, but the days of it consuming my daily life are long over.

I understand your point but, for me at least, it isn’t about kids getting paid or an antiquated version of CFB. Don’t know that anyone is “mad,” just frustrated watching the chaos. This is about how poorly structured this evolution is and the pendulum needs to swing back a little.

NIL is a needed and good thing for these athletes. I remember my teammates getting cash from boosters so they could eat or pay bills. You couldn’t even hold a legit job in the offseason; way over regulated.

The collectives, however, are making this a mercenary sport. We’ve gone from one side of ridiculous to the other. If we are going to simply pay players there needs to be protections both ways. Current state is bad for the sport long term.

For example, I’m not spending $120+ on a players jersey for my kids knowing that player may be gone next year because the hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, isn’t enough.

One point we partially agree on is these institutions (NCAA down to the coaches) all benefitted from the old structure. Let’s not forget though, that scholarships to many of these schools, that include food and housing, are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. That’s real value PLUS an education that can change your life’s trajectory should you take advantage of it. Scholarship athletes were not getting a fair value for what they brought in but they certainly weren’t doing it for free. Let’s not get confused about that.

Current state is about money and nothing else. It’s pretty much a school sponsored minor league with no focus on education. That’s bad for 99% of these players.

Imma just pop some popcorn and watch the show I guess.

 

[GoVols64]

Oh no, whatever will college football do without you?!?

Unpopular opinion, but these players aren’t just playing to make ESPN, coaches and universities millions and millions of dollars anymore. They are playing for a chance to support their families and create generational wealth. Some get to do it for 20 years and some get to do it for a season. They should be allowed to change schools and have a value on their names. No one stops you from applying for a better job or asking for a raise. No commissioner or government entity steps in and tells you that you must work for the business that you started at or that you must take a year off from working when you want to change jobs. No one tells a normal college student they can’t transfer to a better opportunity, in fact, encourage it. We should all be able to better ourselves with the hard work we display and our skill set, without limit. Everyone loves the free market economy until it messes with their entertainment.

I will cheer for Tennessee and whatever player wears the orange for as long as I live.

The point missing here (and I agree w/free markets) is football used to be something you played FOR your school while you earned a degree. It was never meant to be a job.

I’m with you, Maximize your value. The NCAA went way to far and this is the correction now.

 

[S.C. OrangeMan]

The point missing here (and I agree w/free markets) is football used to be something you played FOR your school while you earned a degree. It was never meant to be a job.

I’m with you, Maximize your value. The NCAA went way to far and this is the correction now.

What it was meant to be was a way for the NCAA and the schools to exploit the athletes for profit. They still do, but now at least some if the athletes get to share some of the profits.

 

[S.C. OrangeMan]

One thing definitely needs to happen :

The recruitment of players on other rosters, during the course of the season through "back-channel" representatives before they have entered the transfer portal, must be policed and a stop put to it. Miami is doing this with a vengeance. It's worse than the Wild Wild West. It's the Wild Wild West meets Game of Thrones.

There is no rule against it that will survive 5 minutes in federal court.

The NCAA went after a small school or two for it around a year ago. The schools caved, but they were stupid to do so.

They aren't making even a pretense of trying to enforce their "tampering" rule now. They know that's how they end up losing a other federal lawsuit.

There are also ways around it. Simply using a third party intermediary to make the contact gets around it.

 

[Kngsport VFL]

I feel like with NIL and all the changes i find myself just not having as much interest in it. Depressing honestly. I personally think all college sports are ruined going forward. I’ll still watch the Vols but it’s just meh at this point. There’s no team loyalty, it’s just about money now.

It’s not the same. With heavy use of portal. NIL. And 12 team playoff it’s barely recognizable. And when Vols got knocked out. I really lost interest. I only wish both champ teams could lose!

 

[allstar34bd]

Pre-Covid Era, I’d watch any game at anytime. Now I’ll catch a game if I have free time. I used to plan my Saturdays around SEC football games. Now I’ll catch the Vols and maybe a few series of a rival game.

Just doesn’t have that same draw to me anymore. Same happened with MLB and NBA post Kobe. I think the Covid dead period without sports showed me that being constantly tuned into a game isn’t necessary.

I spend more time on VN and Forums than I do watching the sport