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(11-16-2020 10:36 AM)BePcr07 Wrote: I’d like to think it’s a positive thing...
Of course you would, and so would we all!
One could argue that, as good as it is for the non-P5, it will even be better for the P5 in the long run.
Why?
Because
the rise of the non-P5 teams will force the P5s to stay fit, so that they will be able to ward off the hordes of competitive non-P5 teams in the coming years.
2020 is very much like 1960, when it comes to organized football.
In 1959, the NFL was alone in the world - - the only professional football league on the planet.
However, in 1960, the AFL sprang upon the scene with these teams, and everything suddenly changed.
Boston Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Houston Oilers, Miami Dolphins, New York Titans/Jets, Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos, Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers, & Oakland Raiders
The new kids on the block (AFL) played a more exciting brand of football, and the red blooded American footoball fan suddenly had a wider range of viewing options...
...and Americans LOVE options!
They weren't everybody's cup of tea, at first, and they were a little 'rough around the edges,' but gradually they started to catch on.
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The same type of phenomenon is taking place in college football today.
Sure, the Boise States and Marshalls and the Tulsas aren't everybody's cup of tea nowadays, but just you wait...
...before long, they will be the sexy teams of the 2020s, with the college football equivalents of Buck Buchanan, Lenny Dawson, Mike Garrett, and the great Jim Otis (Kansas City fans know who I'm talkin' about!)...jes' you wait and see!