College football is currently broken. Good leagues find ways to create both a “level playing field” and the opportunity to rise above your competition. Right now the vast majority of programs have to feel like there is no way they can win … that is proven by TCU and Cincy getting run off the field.
When Syracuse best defensive freshman transfers to LSU the game is broken. Every year the elite teams are going to pass their bottom third players down to mid tier teams while they pull up the top third of players from those same mid tier teams. Great coaching can’t overcome that … these guys find and develop hidden gems only to have them grabbed away by the top few teams. The days of Miami going from perennial mid tier team to elite and repeat champion are currently over. We should all be rooting for Coach Prime … if he succeeds if would prove that it is possible to climb out of the pit of mediocrity.
When Syracuse best defensive freshman transfers to LSU the game is broken. Every year the elite teams are going to pass their bottom third players down to mid tier teams while they pull up the top third of players from those same mid tier teams. Great coaching can’t overcome that … these guys find and develop hidden gems only to have them grabbed away by the top few teams. The days of Miami going from perennial mid tier team to elite and repeat champion are currently over. We should all be rooting for Coach Prime … if he succeeds if would prove that it is possible to climb out of the pit of mediocrity.