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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru
Plus the payment of their athletes. It reminds me of what turned me off about the Olympics (aside from the commercialization, the phony emotion, the rabid patriotism, etc.) when they allowed paid athletes, professionals, to participate.
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But, okay; it's either paid athlete sports or no sports. (I go to a local college and high school game occasionally, but it's hard to get excited with that. Besides, sooner or later, all colleges will be paying their athletes and money will even enter the ream of high school sports. Money! Nobody does nuttin for no money dese days!
) So let this thread get me into the college football game now, as I have been intending for years.
"As of the 2025 season, there are 10 conferences and 136 schools in FBS." 28 teams "making the playoffs" as it were, would by a bit more than 20% of schools. Compare that to 50% and 53% for the NHL and NBA respectively, and perhaps come to the conclusion that it doesn't seem outlandish.
But two things come to mind: They're going to try to shoehorn this into three or four weeks of December? And, never hesitate to gorge yourself on a tasty treat. The 12-team CFP has been around only for a year. Why not wait a while to see if it continues to be successful?