That was a great game, with spectacular clouds too. Very tight for a first game.Tell that to FSU.. Note: I think it's way to early to make solid predictions.
Most often youāll see the biggest improvement in a teams play is between games 1 and 2 in a college season , because thereās no pre-season like the NFL .
Enjoyed GT getting the better of FSU.Tell that to FSU.
Bohl was a good coach...
True, but their play was, as I said sloppy. After a sloppy game (we had only one) our Coach said, all I can conclude is you boys aren't in shape, and I promise you that won't happen again. And it didn't. We'd start off with 3/4 mile run, rolling the field, wheel barrows, and then start practice. And then wind sprints after; 10-14 depending on how we performed. Only lost one game, in semis, with a school way bigger.
Iām an OSU fan through and through, but theyāve certainly been at the forefront of mucking up college ball with big money. Hard to not feel some level of ick about the game anymore.We might need to re-name the thread. I've historically loved college football, but we all know it's officially pro football now...
How Ohio State built a $20 million, 'national championship or bust' roster
After watching rival Michigan win a national championship, the Buckeyes went all-in this offseason, ratcheting up the pressure on Ryan Day.www.espn.com
And just to be clear, my comment wasn't a shot at OSU...all the big schools are doing it obviously. Like you, I'm starting to feel the ick factor too
Itās been part of college sports for decades. Itās just above board now which I think is a good thing.
Nah. I know it. Read a book eons ago about money in college ball and itās been on this trajectory for a looong time. I forget the particulars, but OSU and the Big 10 were early leaders in making it whatās its become.
Which do you not follow?
ā¦.. to me , itās still college ball and the same team Iāve been watching for 30 some years , so now some of the kids get paid , big whoop because football destroys your body , and these kids most of them aināt playing in the NFL , and some might only play a few years. So if they can put some money aside for a better life after football good for them. Any given play in football your life can change with a serious injury. And they risk that in college. And at the end of the day itās still Highschool kids transitioning to becoming adults playing the game of football, and some are really freaking good and make the game exciting and more enjoyable than the NFL anyday . But thatās just me.
I was more talking things like booster corruption and TV deals. The kind of money that took some of these teams from being a regional interest to the expansion of a corn-bred Midwest conference that now includes teams from both coasts and every major television market.For me I could care less about the money
The one thing I am pissed off about is it was the corporate greed and Fox TV that broke up the Pac 12, which was my conference my whole life and now Iām in the BIG10 but even though Iām pissed, Iād be lying. If I said, I am not happy that we fell into what is now arguably the best conference in college football however that worked out because my dad is a huge Oregon State fan and they got hosed in realignment and that team may never recover and even though I feel bad for them , and there fan base, it is what it isI was more talking things like booster corruption and TV deals. The kind of money that took some of these teams from being a regional interest to the expansion of a corn-bred Midwest conference that now includes teams from both coasts and every major television market.
Those kids should certainly get paid for the amount of money they bring to these schools.
