Problem with college football

[Extra Point]

The problem with college football is how recruiting works. The game is about which team has the most talented players, not which team has the best coaches and play callers. As it stands, the dynasty schools get more than their share of top recruits. These schools have 5 star recruits sitting on the bench they have so many. I almost feel like there should be a limit placed on the number of 5 star recruits you can get. For example maybe after you get 3 guys you can no longer accept any more that year. Then the other 5 star players have to commit to another school that has offered. This idea is dumb I admit, but it seems to me there should be a way to more evenly distribute the best players. With more evenly powered teams the coach will have a stronger impact on game day because the actual play calling would be more important. As it is a team loaded with great players can call pretty much any play and it works because those players can steam roll over the other team. Watching Texas vs Notre Dame illustrates my point, we will never out recruit these schools.

 

[miket007]

???????????

 

[lakejj]

Before the 85 scholarship limit, your point would have merit. Before it, teams like Alabama and Notre Dame would do exactly as you are suggesting. Recruit everyone and bench the three stars just so other teams couldn't get them.

Also, LSU this year debunks your theory.

 

[tico brown]

Coaches from Stanford, Utah, Northwestern, Michigan State, Houston, TCU, Boise State, Kansas State, Navy, Georgia Tech says HELLO.

 

[RU205]

did you see the Houston game yesterday

 

[superfan01]

I like the lack of parity in college football.

Same thing works in the business world and in real life.
Makes it even more important to become one of the rich teams and build a foundation that keeps paying off.

If you build a solid program, like building a solid business, it can last a lifetime.

 

[Cheesesteak Vegas]

Stars matter now?

Sounds like a personal problem, not a college football problem.

 

[RUinPinehurst]

NFL has salary caps. Maybe College Football needs "program caps." Sure. That'll happen.

 

[LC-88]

Jerry Faust.

 

[LC-88]

Coaching does matter.

 

[tico brown]

There is an 85 scholarship limit. Wht else do you want? Maybe schools like Florida Atlantic or New Mexico State shouldnt be in FBS.

 

[Shimmy24]

Wait this is an actual thread?

 

[Extra Point]

Before the 85 scholarship limit, your point would have merit. Before it, teams like Alabama and Notre Dame would do exactly as you are suggesting. Recruit everyone and bench the three stars just so other teams couldn't get them.

Also, LSU this year debunks your theory.

Didn't know that.

I was just thinking out loud, of ideas to benefit Rutgers. I want to be like Notre Dame instantly, patients is a virtue.

 

[MulletCork]

Success breeds success.

 

[Rokodesh]

OP is Bernie Sanders

 

[pawildcat]

I like the lack of parity in college football.

Same thing works in the business world and in real life.
Makes it even more important to become one of the rich teams and build a foundation that keeps paying off.

If you build a solid program, like building a solid business, it can last a lifetime.

Like real life, works well if you're rich — not so well if you're not.

 

[RUhasarrived]

We need to have a territorial draft of high school players.

The NBA had one for the colleges 50 years ago.

 

[lakejj]

Didn't know that.

I was just thinking out loud, of ideas to benefit Rutgers. I want to be like Notre Dame instantly, patients is a virtue.

No worries... That's what us old cats are here for..

 

[JQRU91]

In theory, college should still be about academics first. Don't think there is any good reason to limit what schools a kid can choose to study at based on football talent.

 

[RUbacker]

The problem with college football is how recruiting works. The game is about which team has the most talented players, not which team has the best coaches and play callers. As it stands, the dynasty schools get more than their share of top recruits. These schools have 5 star recruits sitting on the bench they have so many. I almost feel like there should be a limit placed on the number of 5 star recruits you can get. For example maybe after you get 3 guys you can no longer accept any more that year. Then the other 5 star players have to commit to another school that has offered. This idea is dumb I admit, but it seems to me there should be a way to more evenly distribute the best players. With more evenly powered teams the coach will have a stronger impact on game day because the actual play calling would be more important. As it is a team loaded with great players can call pretty much any play and it works because those players can steam roll over the other team. Watching Texas vs Notre Dame illustrates my point, we will never out recruit these schools.

Sure lets fix it so everyone gets a trophy and everyone gets an exact same number of star recruits and the world will be fair !!!!!! Wtf?

 

[rubaseball78]

NFL has salary caps. Maybe College Football needs "program caps." Sure. That'll happen.

Already have caps, the scholarship limits.

 

[beaced]

Hey ,so it's slogan time? Don't forget E Pluribus Unum,Carpe Diem and that old reliable Mea Culpa.

 

[LotusAggressor]

This is ridiculous. The only way to distribute talent is to have a draft. That isn't happening. The elite programs don't simply recruit based on star rankings. They actually evaluate the players and make a decision to recruit them based on their potential to contribute. You're acting as if these coaches base their recruiting on Rivals rankings. They don't.

The better programs have a process when it comes to building a team. It comes down to talent evaluation, acquisition, and development. Not every player at Alabama is a 5 star recruit. They play like 5 stars after being in the program for a season or so, though. That's because they have great coaches. The SEC supposedly has all this talent stacked up like firewood, yet Alabama has treated the conference like a chew toy since Saban got there.

 

[RULoyal]

This reminds me of my father complaining about bball players players dunking and telling me that they should just put a hole in the floor instead of a 10 ft high hoop so everyone could dunk.

 

[jerseyjustin]

Chris Peterson worked wonders at Boise State getting kids from pop warner.

These "dynasty" schools deserve their recruits for their history of success and should not be penalized for it. Don't discredit them because Rutgers has A LOT of work to do.

 

[batts]

Yes, the rich keep getting richer. Tough for most programs to catch up. They'll never outspend the elite programs like Ohio State and Alabama. They go 3 and 4 deep in superior talent. Once in awhile you can catch lightening in the bottle and build on it. That's the most you can hope for. Too much money involved for the big guys to let their guard slip. Sad but true.

 

[RUcatskills]

How about kids should be able to go to the college that they want and accepts them.

If they play sports, they can weigh the scholarships offered.

If I were to change anything, i'd have the NCAA support minimum academic standardso, and if the NFL was so concerned, they could go out and fund a minor league system.

 

[wheezer]

The problem with college football is how recruiting works. The game is about which team has the most talented players, not which team has the best coaches and play callers. As it stands, the dynasty schools get more than their share of top recruits. These schools have 5 star recruits sitting on the bench they have so many. I almost feel like there should be a limit placed on the number of 5 star recruits you can get. For example maybe after you get 3 guys you can no longer accept any more that year. Then the other 5 star players have to commit to another school that has offered. This idea is dumb I admit, but it seems to me there should be a way to more evenly distribute the best players. With more evenly powered teams the coach will have a stronger impact on game day because the actual play calling would be more important. As it is a team loaded with great players can call pretty much any play and it works because those players can steam roll over the other team. Watching Texas vs Notre Dame illustrates my point, we will never out recruit these schools.

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Last year, Temple vs Penn state.... There are many examples of inferior talent winning the day.

 

[rubaseball78]

How about kids should be able to go to the college that they want and accepts them.

If they play sports, they can weigh the scholarships offered.

If I were to change anything, i'd have the NCAA support minimum academic standardso, and if the NFL was so concerned, they could go out and fund a minor league system.

NCAA already has minimum academic standards. Kids can always go to the college they want but schools get the choice of who to offer scholarships to.

 

[Southern Gentleman]

The problem with college football is how recruiting works. The game is about which team has the most talented players, not which team has the best coaches and play callers. As it stands, the dynasty schools get more than their share of top recruits. These schools have 5 star recruits sitting on the bench they have so many. I almost feel like there should be a limit placed on the number of 5 star recruits you can get. For example maybe after you get 3 guys you can no longer accept any more that year. Then the other 5 star players have to commit to another school that has offered. This idea is dumb I admit, but it seems to me there should be a way to more evenly distribute the best players. With more evenly powered teams the coach will have a stronger impact on game day because the actual play calling would be more important. As it is a team loaded with great players can call pretty much any play and it works because those players can steam roll over the other team. Watching Texas vs Notre Dame illustrates my point, we will never out recruit these schools.

You are full of shit!

 

[andysjb]

If there were a limit on the number of 5 star recruits a team could take Saban would call up rivals and have him chnage some of his 5 star to 4 stars.

 

[MGSA99]

In other news, water is wet, sky is blue. That being said, CF most resembles the EPL. 100 years from now, you will still see the same programs at the top because that is just how it works.

That is what made 2006 so special for us. The sports world acted like we had no business to be up there with the usual suspects. They all breathed a sign of relief when we stumbled against Cincy.

 

[17Q66]

In other news, water is wet, sky is blue. That being said, CF most resembles the EPL. 100 years from now, you will still see the same programs at the top because that is just how it works.

That is what made 2006 so special for us. The sports world acted like we had no business to be up there with the usual suspects. They all breathed a sign of relief when we stumbled against Cincy.

They won't be playing this game 50 years from now, let alone 100.

 

[polecat]

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The problem with college football is how recruiting works. The game is about which team has the most talented players, not which team has the best coaches and play callers. As it stands, the dynasty schools get more than their share of top recruits. These schools have 5 star recruits sitting on the bench they have so many. I almost feel like there should be a limit placed on the number of 5 star recruits you can get. For example maybe after you get 3 guys you can no longer accept any more that year. Then the other 5 star players have to commit to another school that has offered. This idea is dumb I admit, but it seems to me there should be a way to more evenly distribute the best players. With more evenly powered teams the coach will have a stronger impact on game day because the actual play calling would be more important. As it is a team loaded with great players can call pretty much any play and it works because those players can steam roll over the other team. Watching Texas vs Notre Dame illustrates my point, we will never out recruit these schools.

Seems like socialism to me. Some schools will always emphasize football more than others and that is the real reason for the disparity.