Tolerance for college football woes is waning

[Junior]

 I don’t know how much longer I’ll stay invested in college football with all the issues and lack of real leadership and accountability. I quit the NFL 5 years ago for other reasons and never looked back and can see myself doing the same with college if things don’t change. Ratings are at all time highs though, so people in charge don’t feel the pressure to make the hard decisions and are content kicking the can down the road. They are looking out for their own interests or whats best for their conference instead of what’s best for the sport. Why should I spend my limited time, focus and money on a sport that takes us for granted? 

[Jc Dobbs]

1 hour ago, Junior said:

 I don’t know how much longer I’ll stay invested in college football with all the issues and lack of real leadership and accountability. I quit the NFL 5 years ago for other reasons and never looked back and can see myself doing the same with college if things don’t change. Ratings are at all time highs though, so people in charge don’t feel the pressure to make the hard decisions and are content kicking the can down the road. They are looking out for their own interests or whats best for their conference instead of what’s best for the sport. Why should I spend my limited time, focus and money on a sport that takes us for granted? 

I quit the Dallas Cowboys after they were a no-show at home vs the Packers and their rookie QB. And I had been a Cowboys fan since childhood.

I was turned off by the NFL's venture into Wokeness and I haven't watched Pro football since I stopped caring about the Cowboys. I tried to watch but discovered I no longer cared.

I haven't watched an NBA game in many years after following the League since I was a youngster. Same for MLB... last game I recall watching was when the Texas Rangers were one strike away from winning the World Series.

So CFB and the Longhorns have been my refuge. I still watch Nowhere State play Whattsamotta U on TV. Some of the things about the new landscape of CFB bother me but so far I am still caring.

I'm retired now and I realize I'm no longer in the target audience for Pro sports but as College sports moves more and more into the professional mode I will hang in as long as I still enjoy the College games and I'm a Texas Ex, so I will always love the Longhorns.

Hook 'Em!

[Alex Butler]

7 hours ago, Junior said:

 I don’t know how much longer I’ll stay invested in college football with all the issues and lack of real leadership and accountability. I quit the NFL 5 years ago for other reasons and never looked back and can see myself doing the same with college if things don’t change. Ratings are at all time highs though, so people in charge don’t feel the pressure to make the hard decisions and are content kicking the can down the road. They are looking out for their own interests or whats best for their conference instead of what’s best for the sport. Why should I spend my limited time, focus and money on a sport that takes us for granted? 

You’re not wrong. As a rabid lifetime Texas fan it’s hard to even fathom not being “all-in” Saturdays in the fall. But the reality is right now these are mercenary players and no one has any loyalty or patience to grow and develop. Football is quickly devolving into what basketball has become and the product will degrade and suffer at every level as a result. I’m not ready to give up Texas but I’ve given up the rest of college football and all other sports just in the last 3 years because of how little the leagues think of the fans. All the ads, the endless TV timeouts, the horrid announcers, worsening officiating, and outrageous prices for tickets/concessions at the games made it easy for me to spend my time and money elsewhere. 

[Rick]

I gave up on the Cowboys when Jerry Jones sacked Tom Landry and others {not that he fired them, but the disrespectful way he did it). I gave up on the rest of pro sports when they became so mercenary. College sports seem to be headed the same direction. 
I just hope we can win an NC in the next few years while it’s still worth caring about. 

[Burnt Orange Horn]

6 hours ago, Jc Dobbs said:

I quit the Dallas Cowboys after they were a no-show at home vs the Packers and their rookie QB. And I had been a Cowboys fan since childhood.

I was turned off by the NFL's venture into Wokeness and I haven't watched Pro football since I stopped caring about the Cowboys. I tried to watch but discovered I no longer cared.

I haven't watched an NBA game in many years after following the League since I was a youngster. Same for MLB... last game I recall watching was when the Texas Rangers were one strike away from winning the World Series.

So CFB and the Longhorns have been my refuge. I still watch Nowhere State play Whattsamotta U on TV. Some of the things about the new landscape of CFB bother me but so far I am still caring.

I'm retired now and I realize I'm no longer in the target audience for Pro sports but as College sports moves more and more into the professional mode I will hang in as long as I still enjoy the College games and I'm a Texas Ex, so I will always love the Longhorns.

Hook 'Em!

Wokeness????  🤷‍♂️

Do tell us ordinary mortals!

Barry won with Jimmy's players.  After that, with only a few bright spots overshadowed by Jones, it was over for me.

College has always been more interesting on the field, but current trends away from student athletes has all but killed that for me.  Players not getting paid was a raw deal for them, though.

[Orngblud05]

If you don’t like it, don’t get so invested in the behind the scenes.  Saturdays are the same as they’ve ever been.  If you are on these boards you are seeing how the cake is made rather than just enjoying it after it’s served. 

[.45s]

7 minutes ago, Orngblud05 said:

If you don’t like it, don’t get so invested in the behind the scenes.  Saturdays are the same as they’ve ever been.  If you are on these boards you are seeing how the cake is made rather than just enjoying it after it’s served. 

I think for him it is more like seeing the sausage being made.  😅

[Dread-headed Texan]

Fair enough my man, but whatever you decide or even why you decided doesn't need an announcement. Just do it. Those of us who you interact with will notice your absence, but the guys at the top making the decisions won't. We all are equally frustrated, but telling us your intentions is preaching to the choir🤷🏿

[Migas & Fajitas]

Ok, cool. Hook Em.

[Fritztownhorn]

Same as some of the above, gave up on a Cowboys when Jerry took over. Gave up on the other major leagues years before, phantom calls in the NBA no Americans playing baseball. Years ago somebody said they couldn't follow college baseball because all the players were new every year and here we are with the same crap with football. It was exciting to think how a player was going to develop from one year to the next now it doesn't matter cuz they're developed somewhere else.