Post by veerwego on Apr 26, 2023 13:22:08 GMT -6
I sure hope not, but...
I could see how maybe in 20-40 years it is much smaller or basically gone.
Here is what I'm scared of.
1. It basically becomes NFL jr. Nobody watches XFL or USFL b/c they are not nearly as talented or polished as the NFL.
College has a niche b/c it is different. I went to school there or mom/dad did. Bands, traditions, rivalries, bowl games.
We have already lost some rivalries and paint is peeling off the bowl games at a rapid rate. Now with paying players and free agency, it could quickly be about the same as the NFL, just with much less talent. Maybe people watch because of tradition or to see who their NFL team may draft, but I could see viewership dropping substantially.
2. Colleges are getting so expensive and increasingly less required for jobs. Jordan Peterson is working on an online university that will get the price of a Bachelors to $4000. Surely others must be too. My guess is states create their own online u and make it really cheap for in staters. At some point soon, the amount of people going to college for partying into debt will drop off substantially and then their will be less students on campus and less people connected to the universities to raise up their families with a connection to good ole state u. Fan base could be greatly depleted by my grandkids generation.
Don't watch the NFL, love college football. Hope not, but wanted to get your thoughts.
I could see how maybe in 20-40 years it is much smaller or basically gone.
Here is what I'm scared of.
1. It basically becomes NFL jr. Nobody watches XFL or USFL b/c they are not nearly as talented or polished as the NFL.
College has a niche b/c it is different. I went to school there or mom/dad did. Bands, traditions, rivalries, bowl games.
We have already lost some rivalries and paint is peeling off the bowl games at a rapid rate. Now with paying players and free agency, it could quickly be about the same as the NFL, just with much less talent. Maybe people watch because of tradition or to see who their NFL team may draft, but I could see viewership dropping substantially.
2. Colleges are getting so expensive and increasingly less required for jobs. Jordan Peterson is working on an online university that will get the price of a Bachelors to $4000. Surely others must be too. My guess is states create their own online u and make it really cheap for in staters. At some point soon, the amount of people going to college for partying into debt will drop off substantially and then their will be less students on campus and less people connected to the universities to raise up their families with a connection to good ole state u. Fan base could be greatly depleted by my grandkids generation.
Don't watch the NFL, love college football. Hope not, but wanted to get your thoughts.
