I've actually found a fair number of the bowl games competitive and fun to watch, and the same for the FCS playoffs. The reason is some players and some teams still playing hard, and caring about playing. Same with the fan bases in some cases, and bands, etc. The tradeoff is the level of play at the FCS and "mid-tier" games is a noticeab…
I've actually found a fair number of the bowl games competitive and fun to watch, and the same for the FCS playoffs. The reason is some players and some teams still playing hard, and caring about playing. Same with the fan bases in some cases, and bands, etc. The tradeoff is the level of play at the FCS and "mid-tier" games is a noticeable step down, even though the effort generally isn't.
College sports have always been a different viewing choice from pro sports, and it still is, but within college sports there is now getting to be more of a tier effect. And its magnified by the difference in watching on tv and watching live on scene.
I've actually found a fair number of the bowl games competitive and fun to watch, and the same for the FCS playoffs. The reason is some players and some teams still playing hard, and caring about playing. Same with the fan bases in some cases, and bands, etc. The tradeoff is the level of play at the FCS and "mid-tier" games is a noticeable step down, even though the effort generally isn't.
College sports have always been a different viewing choice from pro sports, and it still is, but within college sports there is now getting to be more of a tier effect. And its magnified by the difference in watching on tv and watching live on scene.