I’m in the middle of a crisis…
Posted on August 12, 2026 at 07:49:50 AM by FleetwoodDiner
(edited August 12, 2026 at 08:02:01 AM)
For 73 years(save one when I was at the Pole) I’ve been excited about the start of the college football season. Not so this year, I find myself in a web of indifference. I hate this feeling.
Why do I feel this way? Perhaps I’m just getting older and wiser but probably not(well older). I believe it’s because of the morass that college football has become.
The governing bodies or lack thereof make FIFA look like a bastion of integrity and intelligence.
The landscape of major college sports has become a cesspool created by greed(everyone), the lust for power(Charlie Baker, Greg Sankey, Tony Petitti, etc), and megomaniacal egos( the Ellison’s and Haslam’s.)
I realize all major college teams have their oligopolistic sugar daddies and mamas, and as a fan of Michigan and Tennessee I hope they win their games. But I just can’t be too enthusiastic about teams bought by Larry Ellison and Jimmy Haslam.
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I’m in the middle of a crisis…
- By FleetwoodDiner
August 12, 2026 at 07:49:50 AM
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It seems to me that a progressive person would be happy that the players are now getting paid sums much closer to their market value. (nm)
- By GritsGoBlue
August 12, 2026 at 10:15:48 AM
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Sounds like you should coach the Dallas Mavericks.*
- By Cap
August 12, 2026 at 09:39:39 AM
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What's the pole story?*
- By TBW
August 12, 2026 at 09:12:14 AM
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The Ellison types are a really small piece of the puzzle. The power tripping parasite admins have always been there. It’s pretty much the same thing it’s always been except on the margins*
- By harbaughdyssey
August 12, 2026 at 08:55:50 AM
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Can't wait for season to kick off. (College and NFL) ***
- By Cincywolve
August 12, 2026 at 08:53:47 AM
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I've found that Michigan football, and college football in general, lack the same flavor since Michigan won the playoff. It felt like an emotional journey was completed*
- By ralphie
August 12, 2026 at 08:45:22 AM
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I hear you man. Kyle W. and company shine a bright new light on our tarnished team and make this season must watch for me. There’s room on the bandwagon for you nm
- By sim
August 12, 2026 at 08:13:05 AM
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look at the bright side - it is only going to get worse, so this is the best it's ever going to be!*
- By tem
August 12, 2026 at 08:11:53 AM
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