24 August 2010

The Off-Season

Here's my take on the the goings ons since January 2010:

Conference Changes
To my dismay, this is what I saw with the shifting around: schools following the money and not following their heart (tradition). These changes are not better for the precious BCS, the conferences or college football as a whole. They don't bring us closer to a better system of determining a true national champion. Each school just wants more money and they'll do what they have to to get it. That is where the sport is heading and I hate that. The real price of all this? The loss of the rival traditions, the loss of rival games that mean something, years of finding new rivals (that won't come close to the originals), and periodic old rival games that mean jack.

Coaching Changes
Dooley will be good for Tennessee...eventually. Tubberville will clean up things and put TT near the top. Holtz will have continued success at South Florida. Carroll is gone and that is good for college football. Kiffin is already about to outdo his mess-making in the SEC and the season hasn't started.

Sanctions Against USC
Well done, NCAA. These were past due and it resets all the schools...and unfortunately college football needed that.

EndZone
Let the games begin!