I'm mostly excited before the start of every season after I get fed all the fake news about how awesome we are. Most seasons the excitement wanes quite quickly when I realize our big NIL fund makes no difference.

All things change eventually, it's inevitable, good and bad. But I definitely don't like the change, but accept it for what it is. Hopefully one day it'll change for the better as well (which it will, albeit a different better). But love college football (a true hobby of mine) so will continue to enjoy it in whatever form its in until the change ceases it to be fun for me. And I can see where that has happened for many people, but not for me yet.

This has been one of the most exciting football seasons overall in a long time. If you can't recognize that past your self loathing, then it must really suck to be you.

Rule#2 said:

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My lost interest isn't because of NIL

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This.

To be fair, I essentially stopped watching all sports a few years ago. There aren't enough hours in the day to spend time with family, do work on the property, lift weights and train, and of course work. So TV overall is limited in priority. But I used to make time to record the game and watch at night a few years ago, but the last few years just don't care (didn't watch a game last year as well which then my Aggie coworkers forbade me to watch later in the season to not jinx it).

The new NIL rules, the transfer portal, and conference alignments have turned major college sports into professional-like leagues. The conference leaders are prioritizing TV network revenue over the welfare of athletes and fans. The athletes are no longer students, and college education has become an afterthought. Many traditions and rivalries have been eliminated. The only sustainable solution is to implement multi-year contracts and penalties for breaking them. Still, I will stay interested in the major Aggies sports until I die. My excitement level fluctuates, but I will never lose interest.

My patience with Aggie football is as thin as our porous secondary. 30+ years of seeing the same goddamm thing, but more money. Of course im still interested but there are a thousand better ways to spend my remaining time on earth.

Once I saw how rigged the SEC is (2019 game at UGA was the nail in the coffin)

I'd watch intently if we were good. Still haven't watched our LSU game or Citadel.

I'm losing interest in people losing interest in CFB so loudly on a college football board. Can we create a special board for people to share their feelings about lost interest?

Ghost91 said:

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2girlsdad said:

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LOL What? Self loathing? Someone loses interest in something and it's due to self loathing??

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The "If you criticize the overall state of college football and/or specifically the A&M program, then you obviously self-loathe" has long been one of the sunshine pumpers' go-to talking points.
It makes zero sense, but they spew it like Pavlov's dogs in response to rational, common sense observations.

It's right up there with telling critics of our chronically underperforming program that they "must have miserable lives."
Uh no, I'm actually quite happy at work, and laughing with friends, and enjoying my hobbies….but that doesn't disqualify me from making observations about obviously flawed aspects of our program that always results in a garbage product.
It's a weird dynamic and the fact that it's been a pervasive response since, oh roughly 2003, speaks volumes on its own.

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The "If A&M isn't performing up to your expectations and you still find anything enjoyable about college football, then you're obviously a sunshine pumper" mentality has long been a favorite of the miserable pot banging crowd.

It makes zero sense, but they spew it like Pavlov's dogs anytime someone dares suggest that college football can still be entertaining regardless of A&M's performance.
Of course, these people will tell you they're perfectly happy. They go to work, laugh with friends, and enjoy their hobbies. But you can see it in their eyes. The bitterness is always there, just waiting for an opportunity to come out. Even a completely unrelated observation about how entertaining college football has been is enough to send them scrambling back onto their soapbox to remind everyone how terrible A&M is and how anyone who doesn't share their misery must be a sunshine pumper. It's almost impressive how incapable these people are of separating their own misery from someone else's enjoyment.
It's a weird dynamic and the fact that it's been a pervasive response from miserable, emotionally stunted pot bangers since, oh roughly 2003, speaks volumes on its own.

I don't watch games any more.
I just visit here and read about the state of the program.

"It looks like we will only attend the tu game this year."


Bless your heart. My prayers go with you.

If we were winning I would be excited about the season. We are losing, though, and it is easy to question why this is so important to me considering the stupidity the NIL has created. It just feels like the NFL lite now with a bunch of kids representing the school that could likely be here just for the money.

$40MM and we're 4-4, with a slim chance of earning 1 more victory.

With a little bit of luck, we end up 5-7 which would make each win worth $8MM.

This is completely laughable stat. We've completely crashed and burned this year.

However, since zero of my dollars are in play, I laugh like the rest of the football world.



Regardless of NIL, the quality of play on the field has caused my apathy.


NIL will continue to be a problem moving forward.

Whether A&M pays too much and the team sucks or A&M pays too little and the team sucks - which is better?

WaldoWings said:

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If we were winning I would be excited about the season.

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This

The big question is what are going to see in 2027 ?

Winning would be great, but not as great as winning with a team of college players that we knew from their freshman year. Sorry, it's just not the same.

We had a record crowd against Arky this year. And we had plenty of fans as a playoff team last year. It has everything to do with on field performance.

They really aren't Aggies anymore. Now, if I want to watch football I will watch what ever might be a good game. That way I don't get irritated at guys passing themselves as Aggie.