Cynical

I assume you got heat sheets to back that up?

You are right. I stand corrected. Their first year was 2023 in the Big 12. But I stand by what I said. If i had to choose between Army or UCF, UCF would be out.

So much to unpack here. As of the end of 2023 season, there were 133 teams at the FBS level. The proposed Super League will be comprised of 130 teams total. That means 3 teams will be left out. Which 3 teams are willing to take one for CFB? The 70 teams with a fixed position are all the teams in the 2023 P5 conferences plus ND and SMU. I seriously doubt any of those teams want to leave. (SMU was playing in a G5 conference in 2023. Why does SMU get a pass?) Between the remaining G5 teams and the independents that leaves 63 teams. I do not see any of the G5 conference teams willing to give up their spot. The 3 remaining independents are Army, Uconn, and UMass. If Army is one that has to be left out, I can easily pick out numerous teams from the G5 schools that should be tossed in favor of Army. (Start with UB, UCF, Appalachian State, and Jacksonville State) Quite frankly, the entire G5 programs and some of the P5 programs need to be left out. If the NCAA goes away (which should of happened 10 years ago), what about the rest of the collegiate sports? Will BB get it's own Super League? Of course, there is the issue with the SEC and Big10 holding all the cards and money to CFB. Why would they want to release any control? They have already threatened to leave the NCAA and start their own set up. Grab some stragglers to even up the 2 conferences, and set it up like the MLB. Each conference plays against its own teams, and the 2 conference winners meet for the NT.

Hard Knocks has been airing since 2001. Not a single team has made it to the SB when the were featured on HK. The closest was the 2010 Jets. They made it to the AFC CG where they lost to the Steelers. This belief "we get to see what goes on behind the scenes" etc,,, is all BS. HK is like every other reality TV show. Media manipulated to drive "drama". If somebody needs that kind of fake drama, go watch Wrestling. I am a Hard No on Hard Knocks.

Stupid. Just f***ing stupid. In order to save the KO, they made onside kicks essentially obsolete. Can't wait until the NFL decides they need to fix punting the same way.

The NCAA became irrelevant the day they allowed Cam Newton to continue playing even when his dad admitted to shopping his kid. I could understand if the father and son were estranged and dad was looking to use his kid to make money. This was not the case for Cam and his dad.

UCF went 6-7 and lost to GT Tech in the bowl game. They knew who UCF was. They overestimated themselves. Rat poison will do that. By the way, welcome to Gus Malzhan football. I see it has only been 3 years. You probably still think he will turn it around. Give it 2 more years, and you will understand why Auburn fans were ready to move on from him.

Whether you liked the Bowls or not, they were unique to CF and only at the Div 1-A/FBS level. No other sport had something similar. Yes, they became irrelevant once the BCS took hold, but at least they existed as something separate. The bows are included as part of the CFB playoffs like they mean something. We had to have playoffs, because that's better. Until it wasn't "fahr". And it needed to expanded. Hell, they couldn't even play 1 postseason with 12 teams before they decided it needed to expand to 14 teams. The NCAA is now looking at adding a two minute warning and helmet communications just like the NFL. What's next? 2 feet in for a reception? Pass interference at the spot of the foul? Can't wait for the halftime shows during the CFB NC game. Or the reviews of all the commercials. The money pouring into college football is nuts. FCS schools signing papers and affidavits saying they meet the requirements to play at the FBS level. Verification not needed or done. Why? In hopes for a bigger chunk of the money. There are very few, if any, restrictions regarding NIL or the portal. Athletes can now become mercenaries. Playing for one team this year, another team next year, and yet another team the following year. As long as the important color is "green", the uniform color is irrelevant, and always correct.

I am trying to figure out if you are delusional or ignorant due to being misinformed. Have you not been paying attention to what's going on? It is a massive S*** show at the moment, and none of it is good for UB, the G5 schools, or "college football" in general. It can be argued college players have it better than the Pros. NIL contract are 1 year deals, and unfettered free agency from the time they are eligible to play at the college level. There is no salary cap, and very minimal roster restrictions. Tennessee and Virginia have sued the NCAA and blocked the NCAA requirement that NIL money cannot be used as a recruitment tool. The NCAA has recently said there are no longer going to investigate any kind of NIL money allegation. Expect lots of tampering. UB does not have the resources to compete in this kind of market and without some kind of parity. The PAC-12? is gone. The only option for that conference to survive is to raid the G5 conferences. The PAC 12 originally had a TV deal offer of $23M per school via Apple. That was with USC, UCLA, etc. If the conference does somehow survive, kiss that deal good bye. There are only 4 Power conferences left, and 1 of them is on shaky ground. The Big 10 and the SEC have been talking together. It has been reported, for the CFP expansion to 14 to happen, the SEC and Big 10 want all the guaranteed byes to go to them. The ACC and Big 12 would be shut out. And if they don't get it, they are willing to tell the NCAA to go pound sand and will leave. If the SEC and the BIG 10 leave the NCAA, it will be a massive shake up in all collegiate sports, including Basketball. I suspect the ACC will implode at that point, and all hell will break loose. Will the bigger schools in the ACC attempt hook up with either the SEC/Big 10? Or will they merge with the Big 12 and try to salvage what's left of the NCAA FBS Division? Heck, will the Big 12 survive?

Only in America can we put storage tanks affixed to the ground inside a building and call it "portable".

I saw this coming when they first started talking about having a playoff period. There is never going to a number that will satisfy everybody. Might as well expand it 64 teams. College football has lost a vast majority of it's uniqueness that made the sport what is was.

Don't know if they will have anything worth getting. Isn't the majority of their best players graduating seniors?

Looks like somebody else's recruits will suddenly become fair game.

My condolences. BOB was brutal at Bama.

HC retired. It was expected some players will leave. Right now, the portal is open for players exiting Bama, Udub, etc only. Have to wait until Spring when the portal opens for all. It appears the center from Udub is following Deboer to Bama. He will be an upgrade.