NCAA/B1G Football

[Eli]

College football is kind of dumb.

This, a million times. Unless you're a fan of the top 5-7 powerhouse schools, why bother getting worked up over which mediocre, pointless bowl game your team will play in?

Blind squirrels, nuts, etc.

Right, they won the Orange Bowl. So what?

Well, I think they get a trophy.

Edit: Confirmed, they get a trophy.

Seriously, though, are you're saying it's not possible to enjoy sports if your team of choice doesn't win the championship?

I'm being a little over-the-top, of course.

Sure, it's possible to enjoy a season without a championship. But I think it'd be hard to enjoy a season without the possibility of a championship, which is the case for the vast majority of college football teams.

[PenFoe]

College football is kind of dumb.

This, a million times. Unless you're a fan of the top 5-7 powerhouse schools, why bother getting worked up over which mediocre, pointless bowl game your team will play in?

Blind squirrels, nuts, etc.

Right, they won the Orange Bowl. So what?

Well, I think they get a trophy.

Edit: Confirmed, they get a trophy.

Seriously, though, are you're saying it's not possible to enjoy sports if your team of choice doesn't win the championship?

I'm being a little over-the-top, of course.

Sure, it's possible to enjoy a season without a championship. But I think it'd be hard to enjoy a season without the possibility of a championship, which is the case for the vast majority of college football teams.

I don't get this argument at all - it looks like football is pretty serious here.

[Chuck to Chuck]

College football is kind of dumb.

This, a million times. Unless you're a fan of the top 5-7 powerhouse schools, why bother getting worked up over which mediocre, pointless bowl game your team will play in?

Blind squirrels, nuts, etc.

Right, they won the Orange Bowl. So what?

Well, I think they get a trophy.

Edit: Confirmed, they get a trophy.

Seriously, though, are you're saying it's not possible to enjoy sports if your team of choice doesn't win the championship?

I'm being a little over-the-top, of course.

Sure, it's possible to enjoy a season without a championship. But I think it'd be hard to enjoy a season without the possibility of a championship, which is the case for the vast majority of college football teams.

The real reason to hate college football is the rank hypocrisy in the game. Everyone makes a boatload of money except for the guys getting their brains permanently damaged.

[Eli]

College football is kind of dumb.

This, a million times. Unless you're a fan of the top 5-7 powerhouse schools, why bother getting worked up over which mediocre, pointless bowl game your team will play in?

Blind squirrels, nuts, etc.

Right, they won the Orange Bowl. So what?

Well, I think they get a trophy.

Edit: Confirmed, they get a trophy.

Seriously, though, are you're saying it's not possible to enjoy sports if your team of choice doesn't win the championship?

I'm being a little over-the-top, of course.

Sure, it's possible to enjoy a season without a championship. But I think it'd be hard to enjoy a season without the possibility of a championship, which is the case for the vast majority of college football teams.

I don't get this argument at all - it looks like football is pretty serious here.

I'm just amazed they aren't down by 50 in that shot.

[Tony]

College football is kind of dumb.

Don't start backing down now from the BIG NIU/Ball State showdown on 11/13, Tony.

Is that when it is? I spent most of my Saturdays in Muncie watching Notre Dame play on my crappy little TV. And I still do that even though I think college football is kind of dumb. At least I have a nice TV now.

But if Ball State had the same kind of success NIU does I would go full Cardinal meatball and claim they deserve a BCS bowl too.

[Quality Start Machine]

Sure, it's possible to enjoy a season without a championship.

Pretty ballsy statement in a room full of Cub fans.

[ChuckD]

College football is kind of dumb.

This, a million times. Unless you're a fan of the top 5-7 powerhouse schools, why bother getting worked up over which mediocre, pointless bowl game your team will play in?

Blind squirrels, nuts, etc.

Right, they won the Orange Bowl. So what?

Well, I think they get a trophy.

Edit: Confirmed, they get a trophy.

Seriously, though, are you're saying it's not possible to enjoy sports if your team of choice doesn't win the championship?

I'm being a little over-the-top, of course.

Sure, it's possible to enjoy a season without a championship. But I think it'd be hard to enjoy a season without the possibility of a championship, which is the case for the vast majority of college football teams.

If you're not in one of the major conferences, sure. That's why everyone wants the playoff format -- if that's what you're saying is stupid about college football, far be it from me to disagree. But, if your non-powerhouse team happens to play in one of those major conferences, all you need to do is win and you'll have a decent shot of playing for the title. It's hard, but it's not entirely impossible. Iowa was a 5-point loss away from a perfect season in 2002. Ten years ago Alabama finished 4-9 and followed it up with a 6-6 season. It's not impossible to go from bad to not bad to really good. Ole Miss is an also-ran in the SEC but apparently has the best recruiting class of anyone and should be really good in a few years. I enjoyed watching the Cubs this year even though there was no chance that they'd win a championship. And the Red Sox had a 2012 that equaled the Cubs' in shittiness. Something something that's why they play the games.

TL;DR: I follow my non-powerhouse college football team on the hope that they'll be in the running at some point down the road. If I only followed them when they were actually in the running, I'd be no better than Apex.

[Tony]

The dumb thing is that the regular season has so much importance that the post season is meaningless. And you can be a fan of an awesome team that plays an awesome game against another awesome team but happens to lose a close battle... and then you might as well forget the rest of the season because you're done if you're not undefeated. Meanwhile some mediocre teams runs up the score on a bunch of tomato cans for the right to get their ass kicked in the championship.

[Internet Apex]

The dumb thing is that the regular season has so much importance that the post season is meaningless. And you can be a fan of an awesome team that plays an awesome game against another awesome team but happens to lose a close battle... and then you might as well forget the rest of the season because you're done if you're not undefeated. Meanwhile some mediocre team runs up the score on a bunch of tomato cans for the right to get their ass kicked in the championship.

Go Irish?

Also, Chuck's reason for hating college football is the correct reason. That and the fact that the team my dad told me we were supposed to root for when I was a kid is irretrievably awful.

Go Heat.

[Eli]

Sure, it's possible to enjoy a season without a championship.

Pretty ballsy statement in a room full of Cub fans.

You didn't enjoy 2003 or 2008? They ended in total, epic disaster and major disappointment (respectively), but I would still take those years over the past five seasons.

[CT III]

Sure, it's possible to enjoy a season without a championship.

Pretty ballsy statement in a room full of Cub fans.

You didn't enjoy 2003 or 2008? They ended in total, epic disaster and major disappointment (respectively), but I would still take those years over the past five seasons.

I even enjoyed 2004.

[Internet Apex]

Sure, it's possible to enjoy a season without a championship.

Pretty ballsy statement in a room full of Cub fans.

You didn't enjoy 2003 or 2008? They ended in total, epic disaster and major disappointment (respectively), but I would still take those years over the past five seasons.

I even enjoyed 2004.

I was a big Cubs guy in 2001.

[Tony]

The dumb thing is that the regular season has so much importance that the post season is meaningless. And you can be a fan of an awesome team that plays an awesome game against another awesome team but happens to lose a close battle... and then you might as well forget the rest of the season because you're done if you're not undefeated. Meanwhile some mediocre team runs up the score on a bunch of tomato cans for the right to get their ass kicked in the championship.

Go Irish?

Also, Chuck's reason for hating college football is the correct reason. That and the fact that the team my dad told me we were supposed to root for when I was a kid is irretrievably awful.

Go Heat.

Yep.

But Eli is right. I really enjoyed Notre Dame football last year because they had a shot at a title.. until the title game started. I'm also enjoying this year somehow, but not as much. But I don't really care about watching other college football because the whole system is weird.

[Chuck to Chuck]

Sure, it's possible to enjoy a season without a championship.

Pretty ballsy statement in a room full of Cub fans.

You didn't enjoy 2003 or 2008? They ended in total, epic disaster and major disappointment (respectively), but I would still take those years over the past five seasons.

After 2008, I'm not ever going to be satisfied again by anything less than a league pennant. Give me a World Series berth or a protected draft pick. 100 wins, 100 losses. Either one is fine.

[SKO]

I watch college football because it is is football.