that’s exactly right about the playoffs. It used to be there were a lot of things to play for, rivalries, conference championships, major bowl games. Now the only thing that counts is being in the final four, and you can pretty much predict two of the four before the season starts.
I mean, who cares about college basketball until the NCAA Tournament?
I watched a lot of college football on Friday and Saturday (after 3 NFL games on Thursday. I am a football addict, please show some mercy) and saw many empty seats at most of the rivalry games (exept for Columbus). It just seems weird to see empty seats at what should be one of the biggest games of the year at these stadiums. Watching my Huskers playing Iowa on Friday, one of my buddies remarked on how many empty parking spaces near the stadium that were visible from the blimp shots. I realize it is an expensive pain in the butt to attend a college game these days but that was surprising.