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StickierBuns · (This post was last modified: 08-23-2025, 05:16 AM by StickierBuns.)

(08-22-2025, 10:11 PM)JimmyinSD Wrote: If the game survives, I found myself watching much less cfb the last couple years and really feel no draw to it at all this year.

I think its going to do more than fine. This playoff format grabs those oh so important casual fans that the football providers love. I don't like this system at all, but I'm a Michigan fan so it doesn't really impact me per se. If I'm following a non-top 25 college football program than yeah, I'd hate it too. Larry Ellison's wife (his 5th by the way and only 47 years younger than him) is a U of M alum and hardcore rabid Wolverines sports fan, so now that money is funneling into the program to get talent. Not every program has a guy worth $277 billion to help secure talent like Ellison.

*JimmyinSD* · (This post was last modified: 08-23-2025, 10:44 AM by JimmyinSD.)

(08-23-2025, 04:04 AM)StickierBuns Wrote: I think its going to do more than fine. This playoff format grabs those oh so important casual fans that the football providers love. I don't like this system at all, but I'm a Michigan fan so it doesn't really impact me per se. If I'm following a non-top 25 college football program than yeah, I'd hate it too. Larry Ellison's wife (his 5th by the way and only 47 years younger than him) is a U of M alum and hardcore rabid Wolverines sports fan, so now that money is funneling into the program to get talent. Not every program has a guy worth $277 billion to help secure talent like Ellison.

I am wondering though how long the fans of the non top 10 to 15 programs stick it out, like you say, if they dont have billions bankrolling them, they likely dont compete and become less interesting. I dont think top 25 make it, to many teams in that 12 to 25 range historically move in and out, but there is a solid top 12 or so that will have the deep pocket donors and that becomes the show.

To clarify, im not predicting imminent ( spent to much time fighting eminent domain in the last ciuple years) death, but i think Nascar shows that a giant can become a shell of its former self if they ignore their fan base.

JustInTime · 08-24-2025, 08:09 AM

Just curious. How did NASCAR ignore their fanbase?

StickierBuns · 08-24-2025, 08:31 AM

Fun game to watch yesterday between Iowa State and Kansas State. A little sloppy early but then good. Becht is a gamer.

*JimmyinSD* · 08-24-2025, 12:05 PM

(08-24-2025, 08:09 AM)JustInTime Wrote: Just curious. How did NASCAR ignore their fanbase?

went further away from stock cars as time has gone on, went to their goofy playoff format, dumped traditional, unique race tracks in favor of the cookie cutter tracks ( largely owned by the France family), more recently adding more road races to the season, made changes to the cars that made them less drive-able leading to follow the leader type racing, among other things that led to fans becoming less interested.