College football has undergone dramatic changes in recent years, with players being allowed NIL payments, a transfer portal frenzy that mimics free agency, and the elimination of power conferences.
Surprisingly, conference realignment seems to have hurt the sport the most, with programs across the country tending to be the only two remaining conferences, the SEC and the Big Ten. You have to worry about whether or not you'll be in one of the two super conferences. conference. This change has clearly taken us away from the sport we all grew up loving, and while it has always involved money, the underlying motivations have only become more apparent than ever.
With the future of the sport in flux, recent reports include: The Athletic It has been revealed that this is a proposal to change the landscape of college football once again, this time in a way that will save it.
Texas Longhorns wide receiver Xavier Worthy (1) sits in the end zone after a 31-37 loss to the Texas Longhorns.
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A report by Stewart Mundell and Andrew Marchand reveals that a push is underway for an 80-team Super League to change everything once again.
There is a single league in charge of the highest level of college football, zero conferences, playoff berths based on performance, promotion and relegation for smaller schools, and most importantly, players are paid directly. , there will be regulations on the NIL and the transfer portal. . What a concept!
“The current model of governing and governing college athletics is over,” Syracuse Chancellor Kent Syverud said.The Athletic.
Syverud, along with West Virginia President Gordon Gee, is part of College Sports Tomorrow, the 20-person search firm that selects the conference's top commissioner. Their proposal is to take the top 70 programs, including all members of the previous five Power conferences plus Notre Dame and new Power 5 team SMU, to form his seven divisions of 10 teams. The remaining 10 teams are made up of schools that have been promoted from lower-ranked teams made up of 50 or more teams. These 50 teams will be constantly fighting for promotion and relegation in the top flight, similar to European football.
This method also eliminates the need for a playoff committee. Each of the eight division winners will be joined by his eight wild-card teams, selected by tie-break rules similar to the NFL. These schools would own the league, similar to the format used by MLS.
The only hurdle, and it's a big one, is getting everyone to agree on this. This will prove difficult considering the SEC, Big Ten, and Big 12 have not met with this group. Whether this happens or not, it's clear that more changes are coming to college football.
