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/c/CFB Poll Top 25
1. Oregon
2. Texas
3. Notre Dame
4. Penn State
5. ~~SMU~~
6. Ohio State
7. ~~Indiana~~
8. Georgia
9. ~~Tennessee~~
10. South Carolina
11. Arizona State
12. Boise State
13. Alabama
14. Ole Miss
T-15. Iowa State
T-15. Miami
17. BYU
18. ~~Clemson~~
19. ~~Army~~
20. Colorado
T-21. Syracuse
T-21. UNLV
23. Louisville
24. Illinois
25. Baylor

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Please just figure out a way to pay kids for 3-5 year contracts. The portal, way more than NIL, is sucking all the joy out of this sport, but I can acknowledge that my interests as a fan only coincidentally and partially align with those of the players trading their services and health for my entertainment.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I think fan investment is still part of the equation. It may not be as important to recruits as say money (and we can argue the merits of fiscal vs spiritual/emotional compensation all day long), but it still means something to say that 100,000 people may be chanting your name some day. I think that if fans want to continue to have any sort of impact, even if small compared to the "good ole days" they need to be extra vocal on social media. This of course will bring out the worst of a fan base (cough cough vol twitter) so it's a double edged sword. As an aside, I find payments made or garunteed upon graduation a tough pill to swallow, though I think there is merit to the idea.