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<blockquote data-quote="Thaillini22" data-source="post: 2015446" data-attributes="member: 746046"><p>That's perfect. And it makes the contrarian in me wonder if a lower tier of CFB emerges (maybe like the non-colossal or independent studios), which becomes akin to spending one's sports-leisure calories on minor league baseball or hockey. I think one of the coolest sporting experiences I've ever had was sitting along the glass at a Phoenix Mustangs game (WCHL).</p><p></p><p>Granted, this discussion is largely about televi$ion, and no minor leagues are gonna impact the CFP one iota (just as the Marvel Universe is seemingly impervious to its detractors), but I do find the idea of the Illini being in a second tier somewhat attractive.</p><p></p><p>At least in FB, I think I'd rather be in a division with teams that are "on our level," like, say, Texas Tech, Indiana, Oregon State, Wake, BC, Cincinnati, ASU, BYU, Iowa State, TCU, NC State, Minnesota, Pitt, etc. etc., with new rivalries developing, new traditions, etc. That seems cooler than getting smoked by OSU, USC, Georgia, PSU all the time, for the privilege of being able to say that we're a top program (by virtue of having enough money to be in the “Big Two Association” as Orange Roughy calls it).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thaillini22, post: 2015446, member: 746046"] That's perfect. And it makes the contrarian in me wonder if a lower tier of CFB emerges (maybe like the non-colossal or independent studios), which becomes akin to spending one's sports-leisure calories on minor league baseball or hockey. I think one of the coolest sporting experiences I've ever had was sitting along the glass at a Phoenix Mustangs game (WCHL). Granted, this discussion is largely about televi$ion, and no minor leagues are gonna impact the CFP one iota (just as the Marvel Universe is seemingly impervious to its detractors), but I do find the idea of the Illini being in a second tier somewhat attractive. At least in FB, I think I'd rather be in a division with teams that are "on our level," like, say, Texas Tech, Indiana, Oregon State, Wake, BC, Cincinnati, ASU, BYU, Iowa State, TCU, NC State, Minnesota, Pitt, etc. etc., with new rivalries developing, new traditions, etc. That seems cooler than getting smoked by OSU, USC, Georgia, PSU all the time, for the privilege of being able to say that we're a top program (by virtue of having enough money to be in the “Big Two Association” as Orange Roughy calls it). [/QUOTE]
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