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[Discussion] Thoughts on the 2024 season so far (fanaticus.social)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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With all the talking heads on TV proclaiming that this season is unlike any other, I'm curious how the community feels. Totally new landscape of CFB or just more of the same? How do we all feel about:

Helmet communication (for only 1 player on the field per team except on free kicks)
Tablets on the sidelines (up to 18 per team)
The 2 minute timeout
Corporate logos on fields (no longer requires the stadium to be named after the sponsor)
New homes for Arizona, ASU, Cal, CU, Oregon, ou, SMU, Stanford, Texas, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington
Expanded playoff (probably too early to tell on this one)
New TV deals (SEC on ABC, B1G on CBS)
Current season of Fansville (Ewers could be a Heisman candidate but he sure won't be winning any Oscars)

For reference, here are the P4 vs P4 records so far:

ACC: 6-8
B1G: 5-5 (or 5-6 if counting ND)
Big XII: 5-6
SEC: 8-5 (or 8-6 if counting ND)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I would say that although a lot has changed, it feels less like a paradigm shift than when NIL or the transfer portal were introduced. Even the introduction of targeting as a rule or the clock no longer pausing on 1st down felt like bigger changes than some of these, at least to me.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Transfer portal is something I forgot about.

I’m unfamiliar with the details of how it operates but I think it’s a good idea in general. After all, if non-athletes can transfer whenever they want, and if coaches can take a new job elsewhere without having to sit out, athletes should be able to move around too.

I am concerned for the vast majority of athletes who aren’t good enough to go pro, because of issues with getting transfer credits to count toward your degree plan, that they may have trouble finishing in four scholarship years.

I’m also concerned about the potential for abuse of the portal by unscrupulous coaches & athletics administrators.