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I guess I'd argue that it's been like that for a long time with regard to many of the players , but that the culture and tradition of the college football experience still endures and is beloved by many. That separates it from the NFL imo.

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Do you think that about Aggie football players that play a few years and never graduate?
Did they enjoy culture and traditions of the CFB without a diploma?
Maybe? I'd like to think they did.

The aTm vs tu tradition of alumni sending the winning team to the Chicken Ranch was part of the beloved Texas CFB culture and tradition. Right?

I think you and I believed in traditions and all those things, but only saw a snapshot of the full movie.

If you would have told me in 1980 that in 2020 you could buy beer and wine at a NCAA football games I would have thought you were delusional. But that exists now. Money changed it all.

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I guess I'd argue that it's been like that for a long time with regard to many of the players , but that the culture and tradition of the college football experience still endures and is beloved by many. That separates it from the NFL imo.

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With the transfer portal and "free" transfers it's starting to feel a lot different…and not in a good way. At least to me.

Chicken ranch thing is a whole other discussion but certainly not a part of what I think of as a cornerstone of the pageantry and tradition of college football. That was all over before I ever went to my first A & M game anyway to the best of my knowledge.

Not sure I got your point about those that played but never graduated however in my mind the players were
Making a trade. They got access to a good higher education and in turn they got to put in the work that came along with being a scholarship football player. If they weren't able to take advantage of the educational opportunity that's on them. They definitely got exposed to college football culture. I know a number of former players that got degrees that they otherwise may not have and their lives were certainly the better for it , and most knew they would never have any shot at the NFL.

All I'm saying is it's actually been mercenary for a long time for most of the better players coming out of hs. Agree that the transfer portal does enable less loyalty but if your'e a good running back at Alabama buried in the depth chart behind 3 better running backs who could blame you for wanting to transfer to get a shot at some playing time?

It's been a while since there was a thread where we can all compete to see who cares about football teh least.

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Chicken ranch thing is a whole other discussion but certainly not a part of what I think of as a cornerstone of the pageantry and tradition of college football. That was all over before I ever went to my first A & M game anyway to the best of my knowledge.

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Still part of tradition until that crazy guy from Houston stated the obvious.

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They definitely got exposed to college football culture.

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True that.

I have to limit my F16 posts during football season. I don't want to catch a ban then.