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<blockquote data-quote="Randy Carson" data-source="post: 982706" data-attributes="member: 766"><p><em>[Sent via email to J Batt and his admin, Jacki Agee.]</em></p><p></p><p>J-</p><p></p><p>I'm writing on behalf of a growing number of Tech fans who are fed up with the current state of college football - not at Tech - but across the nation.</p><p></p><p>As if the NIL and transfer portal were not enough cause for concern about the status of so-called "student-athletes," the travesty of FSU being denied a chance to play for the national title is the last straw for many of us. The entire ACC was just told, "Thanks for playing. Here's your participation trophy." If the games on the field don't count when it comes time to select the playoff contenders, what's the point of playing the regular season?</p><p></p><p>Enough. I propose that it's time to switch to the system used in the English Football League; I'm sure you're familiar with it:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]15312[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Specifically, I propose that in Year 1, the SEC and the B1G be assigned to the Premier League and the ACC and the Big 12 be assigned to the Championship League. At the end of the season, three teams from the Premier League will be relegated down, and three teams from the Championship league will be relegated up. Similarly, the least successful teams from the Championship League would move down to League One and League Two while each of their top two teams would move up.</p><p></p><p>In this way, each school with a football program will find its proper level and have a chance to compete with schools of similar size, academics and, of course, financial support. As things stand, it makes no sense for a school with small enrollment (like Tech, Wake and Duke to name the ACC schools) to compete week in and week out with semi-pro factories like UGA, Bama and Texas.</p><p></p><p>If enough coaches, AD's and school presidents get behind the idea, I think promotion and relegation could be a solution to what is clearly a broken system. ESPN will have to live the product that YOU - the school leaders - choose to put on the field. They might even benefit from have multiple playoff series to broadcast.</p><p></p><p>As for the fan base, I do not think that the fans of Harvard or Appalachian State are enjoying their tailgating parties any less than those of Notre Dame or USC. A good game between evenly matched opponents is all it takes to make for a good Saturday afternoon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy Carson, post: 982706, member: 766"] [I][Sent via email to J Batt and his admin, Jacki Agee.][/I] J- I'm writing on behalf of a growing number of Tech fans who are fed up with the current state of college football - not at Tech - but across the nation. As if the NIL and transfer portal were not enough cause for concern about the status of so-called "student-athletes," the travesty of FSU being denied a chance to play for the national title is the last straw for many of us. The entire ACC was just told, "Thanks for playing. Here's your participation trophy." If the games on the field don't count when it comes time to select the playoff contenders, what's the point of playing the regular season? Enough. I propose that it's time to switch to the system used in the English Football League; I'm sure you're familiar with it: [ATTACH type="full" width="415px" alt="1701810232985.png"]15312[/ATTACH] Specifically, I propose that in Year 1, the SEC and the B1G be assigned to the Premier League and the ACC and the Big 12 be assigned to the Championship League. At the end of the season, three teams from the Premier League will be relegated down, and three teams from the Championship league will be relegated up. Similarly, the least successful teams from the Championship League would move down to League One and League Two while each of their top two teams would move up. In this way, each school with a football program will find its proper level and have a chance to compete with schools of similar size, academics and, of course, financial support. As things stand, it makes no sense for a school with small enrollment (like Tech, Wake and Duke to name the ACC schools) to compete week in and week out with semi-pro factories like UGA, Bama and Texas. If enough coaches, AD's and school presidents get behind the idea, I think promotion and relegation could be a solution to what is clearly a broken system. ESPN will have to live the product that YOU - the school leaders - choose to put on the field. They might even benefit from have multiple playoff series to broadcast. As for the fan base, I do not think that the fans of Harvard or Appalachian State are enjoying their tailgating parties any less than those of Notre Dame or USC. A good game between evenly matched opponents is all it takes to make for a good Saturday afternoon. [/QUOTE]
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