Darn right it was a turbulent offseason for college football. So many changes. Let the Pac-10 henceforth be known as the Pac-12, the Big 12 as the Big 12 Lite and the Big Ten as Delany’s Dozen. And the fasten-seat belts sign is still illuminated. Superconferences are on the horizon.
While these changes — actual or proposed — may leave some partisans disoriented, disappointed and disgusted, none of those alterations can undermine the premise of this essay: that college football reigns supreme over the NFL. With its ancient rivalries and revered traditions, its oversized passions and colorful characters, the college game is this country’s most compelling sport, warts and all.
Of course, even transcendent beauties have flaws. (You’d be surprised how many of the SI swimsuit models smoke.) And in this case the flaw is avarice.
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