schmellba99 said:And as soon as a stud player gets a high ankle spraign in that scrimmage game, folks like you will be wailing and moaning and gnashing teeth at the stupidity and absurdity of a meaningless scrimmage game that does nothing but expose players to potential injury.AggieDub14 said:
Then schedule a scrimmage or two in August against SHSU and Texas State.
You can't have a schedule full of marquee games, anybody that thinks you can is a moron. There is a reason that pretty much through all of CFB history there are tune up games and the late season R&R game - because the tune up games give you a chance to polish things off in a game environment that cannot be replicated in practice or scrimmage.
The late season R&R game gives the team a chance to essentially back off a bit, gives some players a week to heal up from nicks and dings, gives younger guys an opportunity to get game time in that they probably wouldn't have otherwise, etc.
It really isn't hard to comprehend. The entitlement of some that they think they are owed a prime time powerhouse matchup every single week amazes me. It shouldn't, but it does.
You mistake desire for entitlement. Schools only get to use their home stadiums at most 7 times in a year. 7 days. That's it. As we have seen with attendance numbers for the past decade, fans do not show for non conference games against lesser opponents especially late in the season. If the NFL can satisfy playing top teams for 16 weeks, so can college football players. Did you know that many of those NFL players also played college football? It's a shocking statistic, I know.
If you are concerned with R&R, simply add another off week and start the season at the end of August. Simple solutions. Again, even in tune up games, players can get hurt. It's a violent sport, you can't get around that but to hold their hands and say "you need to pay other teams to play you so you can have a game of rest" is silly. The difference would not be great and an expanded playoff would not warrant their need.
Please understand that the current structure is changing anyway and it's time to make Kyle Field as viable as possible. By rewarding top seeded teams with home games through the playoff run, you would bring about an amazing atmosphere to Kyle Field the likes of which have never been seen.
Simply play the national championship at a neutral site and call it a season. The matchups throughout the year would be incredible and a 16 team playoff would be glorious. Certainly more glorious than paying Utah state to come to Kyle. No thanks, no need to game the system to run the table with a playoff structure like that. We are headed to super conferences anyway. Embrace it.