The Rest of College Football

[froot loops]

The unlimited transfer thing cannot go. The NCAA cannot restrict transfers due to getting their ass kicked in court. It was an anti-trust violation where the outcome in court was less in doubt than an Alabama/Mercer football game. The settlement was finalized this year.

I'd agree about getting one free transfer with no sitting out and then have to sit out the next transfer but that can't be implemented without some sort of players union so the rules can be collectively bargained. That gets around the anti-trust issue. Even then I think that is a longshot, what is in it for the players to have a union?

The pro athletes don't have unlimited free agency because they have signed contracts with the team they play for and the pro leagues in the US all have collective bargaining agreements where it allows the leagues to set work rules. Anytime one of the strike/lockout situations gets a little too long, the union will start to file for decertification which would make unlimited free agency a possibility.

[froot loops]

The problem is the portal + the players getting paid for NIL by third parties that officially have no connection to the college. Neither of these things are going away and in the case of the NIL they cannot be restricted.

[iam416]

Yeah, it’s the reality.

[Da Geezer]

The mechanics of a 16 team playoff and the time it takes to get all the games in, given academic schedules, aren't entirely smooth but, I agree, we're clearly headed toward 16 teams each in the BIG and SEC. For now, missing a decent organizing agency for a football playoff, the CFB Playoff Committee will do as that organizing agency. I don't particularly care what happens to the bystanders in the other conferences. The Presidents (including ND for now), or some other organizing agency, will independently have to get their heads together and figure out how they might want to proceed collectively

I agree Jeff. And I propose the Las Vegas bookies as the "organizing agency". Vegas odds give the best test of which team(s) are best because money is on the line. There would be none of the selection committee's "well, SMU did have a nice comeback when the game was out of reach". Rank the teams 1-8 and let 1 play 8 in a normal quarterfinal round. Reseed after the first round. Then run it like the 4-team national championship.

We are looking at PSU (a #6 seed) being favored by 10.5 over a #3 seed. Texas (#5) is favored by 14 over ASU (#4). This is nonsense.