PhillyGirl
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http://sec14.com/2014/09/goforth-power-5-vs-puny-5/#more-928
Georgia won big over Troy 66-0 … the most lopsided win for the Dawgs in 56 years, and the most points UGA has scored in a game since 1994. Georgia scored at will on the men of Troy, and led 45-0 before folks even got up for a halftime hot dog.
Both this game and its final score underline the farce that college football has become. And it’s rapidly getting worse.
Georgia paid $900,000 to pick up this home win. When you figure game day revenue generated between the hedges, that fee is just a small cost of doing business for the Georgia athletic department.
Yet it’s a virtual snorefest for the fans. For that matter, how much do coaches really learn?
LSU’s defense had gone 9 quarters without allowing a point … until facing a team with an actual pulse, and gave up yards/points in record-breaking chunks to Mississippi State.
Sure, Larry Blakney and Troy got beat up on the playground, but they found a winning lottery ticket on the way home. Still, why subject themselves to the beating?
Because in order to keep up with the rapid explosion that is Big 5 football, and the revenue it generates, Troy – and programs like it – have no choice.
The NEED the money, or they’ll slip even faster into obscurity.
And herein lies the rub. It’s not that we’re that worried completely about the well being of Troy – the have have always had, and that’s not changing anytime soon. In fact, it’s only going to get worse given how much money is pouring into college football.
But how ridiculous is it that these two programs, separated by 66 points and tens of million dollars, compete for the same National Championship? It’s a farce, why keep pretending otherwise.
The Power 5 conferences control FBS college football, while the “Puny Five” that are left hop from crumb to crumb.
And will take a outrageous beating in the process.
This is not an indictment simply of the SEC … virtually all of the Big 5 programs engage in this dog and pony show.
C’mon college football … split the FBS.
Create two divisions of equal competition. Let them crossover and still play each other, fine, but have a playoff for both levels of competition. And in the process, drive more equity and revenue for the Puny 5.
In the long run, it will be good for all of college football.
Georgia won big over Troy 66-0 … the most lopsided win for the Dawgs in 56 years, and the most points UGA has scored in a game since 1994. Georgia scored at will on the men of Troy, and led 45-0 before folks even got up for a halftime hot dog.
Both this game and its final score underline the farce that college football has become. And it’s rapidly getting worse.
Georgia paid $900,000 to pick up this home win. When you figure game day revenue generated between the hedges, that fee is just a small cost of doing business for the Georgia athletic department.
Yet it’s a virtual snorefest for the fans. For that matter, how much do coaches really learn?
LSU’s defense had gone 9 quarters without allowing a point … until facing a team with an actual pulse, and gave up yards/points in record-breaking chunks to Mississippi State.
Sure, Larry Blakney and Troy got beat up on the playground, but they found a winning lottery ticket on the way home. Still, why subject themselves to the beating?
Because in order to keep up with the rapid explosion that is Big 5 football, and the revenue it generates, Troy – and programs like it – have no choice.
The NEED the money, or they’ll slip even faster into obscurity.
And herein lies the rub. It’s not that we’re that worried completely about the well being of Troy – the have have always had, and that’s not changing anytime soon. In fact, it’s only going to get worse given how much money is pouring into college football.
But how ridiculous is it that these two programs, separated by 66 points and tens of million dollars, compete for the same National Championship? It’s a farce, why keep pretending otherwise.
The Power 5 conferences control FBS college football, while the “Puny Five” that are left hop from crumb to crumb.
And will take a outrageous beating in the process.
This is not an indictment simply of the SEC … virtually all of the Big 5 programs engage in this dog and pony show.
C’mon college football … split the FBS.
Create two divisions of equal competition. Let them crossover and still play each other, fine, but have a playoff for both levels of competition. And in the process, drive more equity and revenue for the Puny 5.
In the long run, it will be good for all of college football.
