COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S PUBLIC ENEMY #1?

Who is it?

1. Rich Rodriguez
2. Jim Delaney
3. Tim Tebow
4. The SEC conference
5. Notre Dame
6. The BCS
7. Other

No voting here. Would like to here your replies.

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2 conferences that keep their bowl to themselves?

I'd say the Rose Bowl has lost its flare.

Jim Delaney and Thomas Hansen

Plus, stupid premadonnas who don't think they law applies to them becuase they play college sports.

I'd say the Rose Bowl has lost its flare.

I think all the bowls are losing flare.  The Rose's ratings are down, but less so than the Sugar, Fiesta and Orange. 

As for who's CFB's public enemy #1? - I say it's the almighty dollar...

If you look at the Rose Bowl over the past few years, you will find that the Pac 10 and the Big Ten have not played the majority of games together.

2002  Miami vs Nebraska

2003 Oklahoma vs Washington State

2004 Usc vs Michigan

2005 Texas vs Michigan

2006 Texas vs Usc

2007 Usc Vs Michigan

2008 Usc vs Illinois

Georgia could have played Usc but the SEC tied them up, by mutual agreement,  to another bowl game. Let's get off the Rose Bowl hatred mentality. Conferences are tied to many bowls and we all know that.

The BCS is the problem with CFB.

As for who's CFB's public enemy #1? - I say it's the almighty dollar

I think I know what you're getting at, but I don't necessarily agree that it's an enemy. Even with the problems it has caused, without CFB being such a revenue source we wouldn't be able to see nearly the number of games we do and be forced to watch Notre Dame or State U every week.

Plus I think it has been a great equalizer. CFB was dominated by very few programs long ago and it was mainly tradition based. Since CFB has become so profitable more colleges have taken it seriously and increased the number of relevant teams which is great for the sport. Also, people might complain about little programs not being able to compete with big-time schools monetarily, but this era is so much better to be a small-time school than years ago as they'd never get the exposure and money that they do now.

I mean even 20 years ago was it ever possible for a team like App. St. to go into Ann Arbour or win? Or could teams like BSU or Hawaii stay competitive for years at a time?

And lastly, I don't know the numbers, but high football revenues trickle back down into scholarships for non-athletes and keep tuition rates less ridiculous than they are already which is the best reason that money has been a good thing for CFB.

So overall I think money has a more positive effect on CFB than negative.