The current system lets a bunch of those middling P5 schools

think they have good programs. Iowa and Wisconsin, for example, can schedule two guaranteed OOC wins and play 2-3 guaranteed wins in conference. If they can then go .500 in their 5 or 6 competitive games and occasionally upset one of the big boys, then they're winning 8-10 games every year and playing in bowl games. The fans are happy and will continue packing the stadium and turning on their TVs. My question is once there's a super league and Iowa and Wisconsin basically cap out at .500 ever year, are their fan bases going to slowly degrade? It won't be like the pros where bad teams get an infusion of excitement via draft picks.

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Our scheduling approach is indistinguishable * - ACross 2021-07-30 21:35:34
- We're basically a conference member - jt 2021-07-30 21:46:44
  - You mean like one halfway in the oven. * - SWPaDem 2021-07-31 08:03:36
    - Just the tip * - IrishLep 2021-07-31 08:41:45
      - Still counts * - ndstein04 2021-07-31 21:45:40
      - allegedly (at least as it relates to Swarbrick) * - jt 2021-07-31 15:40:14
        Jack wanted to see how it felt * - IrishLep 2021-07-31 19:31:53
        nobody would care if we would of won more games * - jt 2021-08-01 23:14:08
But isn't it likely that if the new "super" division were, - VaDblDmr 2021-07-30 19:29:09
- I see fewer 15-0, 14-1 type of seasons, but I don't see more - Tex Francisco 2021-07-30 20:32:23
I think you are referring to Michigan, not Wisconsin * - fontoknow 2021-07-30 09:57:33
- In 130+ years of college football, Wisconsin has literally - Tex Francisco 2021-07-30 10:17:36
  - I think the national championship focus has hurt the equity - BuckeyeJohn05 2021-07-30 10:45:44
    - Nonsense. Big two and little eight ring any bells? - cmhirish 2021-07-31 10:45:05
      - That was mostly a 70s thing - BuckeyeJohn05 2021-07-31 14:17:40
    - 1000% agree with you - sullivan79 2021-07-30 11:24:03
    - Agreed. - Tex Francisco 2021-07-30 11:17:45
    - the "arms" and facilities race didn't just heat up in the - jt 2021-07-30 11:12:57
      - The NC versus bowls didn't have anything to do with it - NDAtty 2021-07-30 11:37:40
        The Knight Commision addressed these issues - ACross 2021-07-30 20:22:02
        I'm not sure why this response is directed at me * - jt 2021-07-30 12:27:24
        Didn't mean to direct at you. Just adding to the sub-thread * - NDAtty 2021-07-31 10:48:01
        no big deal - jt 2021-07-31 12:00:36
        It certainly contributed. Alabama drives the market - BuckeyeJohn05 2021-07-30 11:59:47
        Correlation is not causation. - cmhirish 2021-07-31 10:40:35
        Oregon * - GolfJunkie17 2021-07-31 07:11:26
        Maybe, but I think the huge media rights money - NDAtty 2021-07-30 13:00:40
        TV money now dwarfs everything else. - Tex Francisco 2021-07-30 13:35:14
  - Michigan does exactly what you accused IA and WI of - fontoknow 2021-07-30 10:28:33
    - They do have some titles from before the forward pass - daviehamsufferer97 2021-07-30 10:32:13
      - And Michigan has been at least quasi relevant - Tex Francisco 2021-07-30 10:41:44
  - Don't Worry - Michigan will post a lot of Ls in a 25 team - NDAtty 2021-07-30 10:21:01
  - As a Marquette Alum, I endorse this post, wholeheartedly! * - Irish Warrior 2021-07-30 10:19:22
Not just middling teams - NDAtty 2021-07-30 09:39:07