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Alabama head coach Nick Saban watches warmups on the field before the Rose Bowl CFP NCAA semifinal college game against Michigan, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, in Pasadena, Calif. | Ryan Sun, Associated Press
The biggest problem in college football is the people who run it.
There are no people who run it.
Nobody’s in charge.
There are a few guys in the Midwest — the once mighty tyrants known as the NCAA — who were formerly in charge and probably still think they run things. They don’t. If you pull back the curtain you’ll find Oz-like characters pulling levers in the back room, but it’s only an illusion. They’re not doing anything.
The NCAA used to get out a measuring tape to determine if a slice of pizza a coach bought for a player was worth a one- or two-year sanction. Now they’re twiddling their thumbs waiting for the basketball season to heat up. They got what they deserve. The NCAA resisted change every step of the way, from televising games (no, really) to holding a playoff of any kind to allowing a few minor player benefits.
So they were pushed aside.
Eventually, their power was usurped by conference commissioners, school presidents and TV.
Welcome to college football’s middle ages, where the kingdom has been divided into various fiefdoms that wrestle for control of their corner of the world, gobbling up each other with hostile takeovers and acting only in self-interest.
What college football lacks — what it needs — is a central government, one that oversees the overall well-being of the game for every school.
What college football needs is a commissioner.
“I think one of the most important things that we can do is, let’s get a commissioner of college football that is waking up every single morning and going to bed every single night, making decisions that’s in the best interest of college…
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Author : Deseret News
Publish date : 2025-01-05 01:00:00
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