College
How can programs survive consolidation? Remember why we watch
If Texas and Oklahoma's move to the SEC sets up a two-tiered system of college football, don't fret. Instead, double down on what we love about the sport.
I still remember being a student reporter at Baylor back in 2014 when the first College Football Playoff final ranking came out. The weeping and knashing of teeth in the Waco community was overwhelming when the No. 4 graphic flipped and Ohio State’s name was on it.
While dropping one spot out of any tournament will always be frustrating, it hurt for Baylor – and TCU – fans a little extra. The opportunity for the “have-nots” of college football to play for a national championship is exceedingly rare. This was Baylor’s chance. It didn’t happen. It probably won’t ever happen.
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