10 Things I Learned About College Football This Year

Edmon by Correspondent Written on December 15, 2008
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7.  That Ohio State’s two straight BCS losses can hurt Penn State’s title hopes.  Everyone outside of the state of Pennsylvania took a deep sigh of breathe when Daniel Murray’s field goal dashed the hopes of Nittany Lion fans waiting and hoping to show that they didn’t have a lot in common with their Big Ten brethren.  Voters and fans rejoiced at the thought of a BCS title game that might be competitive.  Somehow the Big 10 has been relegated to MAC, Mountain West and WAC respect. 

8.  No matter how the season ends, most of the fans on the internet won’t be happy.  You’d of thought I would have known this by now.  The internet is good for a few things; porn, checking scores, anonymous non-stop complaining.  There is a reason you don’t here playoffs talk until the end of the season.  That’s usually when said anonymous complainer writes about the NEED for a playoff.  College football is quickly approaching the NFL on terms of fans and income revenue.  I doubt that it “needs” to do anything to fix its product. 

9.  The race card is used so often, that sometimes we become numb to it.  When I first began hearing about the subject of minority coaches, I passed it off as someone trying to stir the pot.  But after reading this article (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/93013-college-football-its-not-just-racism-its-cronyism), I’ve opened my eyes a little wider to whole subject. 

10.  Hearing the coach talk about another job and the QB state that he’s “50-50” on leaving will give heartburn.  This might be a little bit of exaggeration, but I am sweating it.  With Urban Meyer stating that Notre Dame is still his dream job and that certain Heisman winner, things are a little tense in Florida.  Throw that along with the fact that the Florida Gators play in this little game on the 8th of Jan.  

Did I mention that Florida weighs a whole offensive coordinator less?  Who would have thought the guy that fans wanted out in September was the glue that held Florida together? 

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