There is absolutely no paritiy in the sport anymore because of money and resources. This post has nothing to do with the butt whooping Clemson gave ND last night or what Bama will do to ND in 2 weeks.
If you're on this board, you love college football. We all love it and even with its number of flaws I think its still everyone's favorite sport.
Here are some things that would without quesiton make the sport more competitive:
1. Lower the scholarship limit to 77. The trickle down affect from every team having 8 less scholarsihp players would help even out the talent gap
2. Only allow teams to sign 22 players per recruiting class, no matter what. Giving schools like Bama the ability to sign 30 players every year and then "push out" players is bad for the game.
3. While i'm not a fan of the immediate eligible transfer rule, there is no stopping it, but there needs to be a limit on how many a team should be able to take. Set it at 4 total players a school can have transfer in per year.
4. Make sophomores elibigle for the NFL draft. This should have been done years ago anyway. These kids deserve an opportunity to make money and they are physically ready to play in the NFL. Heck, some are ready after their freshman year.
5. This is the one no one talks about, but there needs to be a limit on the off the field coaches. Bama literally has an army of coaches. I don't know a fair number, but something has to be done here and the easiest of the 5 changes to implement.
6. With the scholarsihp limit cut, teams will look to the walkon option to sneak in players. There would have to be a limit put here as well or Bama would simply start taking 20 walkons a year.
7. Headsets in the players helmets. The NFL has allowed one player on offense (and I think defense?) to have a headset in their helmet to call in plays for years. It's time for the college game to have this. This will help with sign stealing and get rid of all of these crazy ways to get plays into the players.
8. Scheduling. There will never be a fair way to do scheduling, but at worst can't we start with teams not playing FBS schools? Playing 10 conference games and then 2 games against teams out of the MAC, AAC and Independent schools just makes too much sense. Speaking of scheduling, can't a simple "preseason" system be setup in late August for some scrimmages against "local" teams with NCAA refs to prepare for a season?
If you're on this board, you love college football. We all love it and even with its number of flaws I think its still everyone's favorite sport.
Here are some things that would without quesiton make the sport more competitive:
1. Lower the scholarship limit to 77. The trickle down affect from every team having 8 less scholarsihp players would help even out the talent gap
2. Only allow teams to sign 22 players per recruiting class, no matter what. Giving schools like Bama the ability to sign 30 players every year and then "push out" players is bad for the game.
3. While i'm not a fan of the immediate eligible transfer rule, there is no stopping it, but there needs to be a limit on how many a team should be able to take. Set it at 4 total players a school can have transfer in per year.
4. Make sophomores elibigle for the NFL draft. This should have been done years ago anyway. These kids deserve an opportunity to make money and they are physically ready to play in the NFL. Heck, some are ready after their freshman year.
5. This is the one no one talks about, but there needs to be a limit on the off the field coaches. Bama literally has an army of coaches. I don't know a fair number, but something has to be done here and the easiest of the 5 changes to implement.
6. With the scholarsihp limit cut, teams will look to the walkon option to sneak in players. There would have to be a limit put here as well or Bama would simply start taking 20 walkons a year.
7. Headsets in the players helmets. The NFL has allowed one player on offense (and I think defense?) to have a headset in their helmet to call in plays for years. It's time for the college game to have this. This will help with sign stealing and get rid of all of these crazy ways to get plays into the players.
8. Scheduling. There will never be a fair way to do scheduling, but at worst can't we start with teams not playing FBS schools? Playing 10 conference games and then 2 games against teams out of the MAC, AAC and Independent schools just makes too much sense. Speaking of scheduling, can't a simple "preseason" system be setup in late August for some scrimmages against "local" teams with NCAA refs to prepare for a season?
