(01-03-2018 11:07 AM)Gamecock Wrote:  

(01-02-2018 04:32 PM)Win5002 Wrote:  Some questions:
1. Do CFB fans in the southeast see this as an issue or do they just want to dominate the sport which could come to the detriment of it?

I think you will find that 90% of SEC fans want their school to win at all costs and don't care much about the sport as a whole.

To your larger point, I think the sport is fine even if it is Southeastern oriented. The SEC and southern half of the ACC will always dominate but the cannibalistic nature of the sport means only 2-3 can be great at any given time. While the Big Ten, Big 12, and Pac 12 have fewer schools capable to getting to the top, there is also less competition every year which makes it more likely that those schools get in (which is why Ohio St is basically a lock for the playoffs or NY6 bowl every year).

More champions and title game participants are likely to come from the south, but it doesn't mean the sport is doomed. The NFL is very heavy with northern teams but still does very well.

To the bolded point above, football is Southeastern-oriented which is fine. Every sport has their "regions." Fortunately or unfortunately, football happens to be the most popular sport in the country. Basketball happens to be a little more spread-out than football but the focus is much heavier in the Metro Northeast. Baseball has its major talent pockets in California, Texas, and Florida. Soccer is oriented to the Pacific Coast and Northeast. Hockey is Upper Midwest and Northeast. Wrestling is focused in the Midwest Heartland. Lacrosse is almost exclusively dominated by the Mid-Atlantic.

Not to say that there couldn't or won't be a shift, but that just happens to be where the talent and youth-focus has been for a while and will be for the foreseeable future.

I don't think its a problem except for when a school gets the benefit of the doubt because of its geographic location. Does it happen? Probably in the polls. However, just because the SEC received two playoff berths doesn't mean Alabama and Georgia weren't two of the best four teams in the country.

I am much more of a fan of putting in the best teams rather than the best team from each conference. I do think there needs to be a legitimate opportunity for non-power schools or else the power schools (plus whoever) need to just split away.