I think I’m done with college football

[polyduck]

Uhhhh......watching the IMPLOSION of the Pac-12 before our very own eyes when it didn't have to be this way, thanks to Larry Scott has been painful. It'll be interesting how this all plays out with realignment and maybe even our own beloved Ducks leaving the Conference of Champions. That's why I love ME some of my other favorite sport......Rugby anyone!?! ScoDucks!!!!!

[DuckBomb2]

It's not the game it used to be, that's for sure. I think fan engagement is going to decrease. If ratings drop, it could be trouble for the networks behind the big money TV deals. I guess I'm mostly worried about how many more ads they'll cram into a game to make their money back ...

[Bigwaved]

Meh…College sports has been this way for quite a while. It is just more pervasive now. Over time, I have adjusted. Some due to these changes, most due to my life, priorities and perspective not remaining the same as I age. At this point in time, I watch sports for entertainment, not much more. If the sport/event does not achieve that, I do not tend to invest time into it. It is not worth it, to me, to allow it to influence me beyond that.

As far as the current state of conferences go, I want the Ducks to end up in the best position to remain highly competitive. The title of it matters little to me. Whatever increases the odds that I will have a product worth investing time into following them during the season is my hope. Professional sports are no different, imo.

[Kimber45]

> Ps. Before you say "OK Boomer". I'm Gen X.

The boomers were duck fans in the late 70s. If we survived that, we'll survive this era for sure.

Have a Metamucil and sit down. You're not sort some of war hero from Iraq or Afghanistan because you watched Oregon football in the 70s.

I watched Oregon football in half empty stadiums in the 80s as well.

The game that you watched and loved is going to hell in a hand basket. Pro tip.

"All I wanted was to watch the Civil War every year."

Sorry, not to pile on, but "Civil War" isn't allowed any more.

I hate that the woke-tards have captured the institution of sports media.

Somebody, somewhere decreed that '"Civil War" is offensive to somebody, somewhere for some reason that isn't explained to us and now we are all supposed to believe that a ~100+ year rivalry needs to be renamed.

Where are the men pushing back on this?

I'd guess they congregate in Walnut Creek where they sip chardonnay and sniff each others farts.

I'm sad about the implosion of the PAC, and have no joy about the Ducks going to the B10, but I really feel for the Beavers program that is lost in the CFB wasteland.

[buckmarkduck]

> Ps. Before you say "OK Boomer". I'm Gen X.

The boomers were duck fans in the late 70s. If we survived that, we'll survive this era for sure.

Have a Metamucil and sit down. You're not sort some of war hero from Iraq or Afghanistan because you watched Oregon football in the 70s.

I watched Oregon football in half empty stadiums in the 80s as well.

The game that you watched and loved is going to hell in a hand basket. Pro tip.

"All I wanted was to watch the Civil War every year."

Sorry, not to pile on, but "Civil War" isn't allowed any more.

I hate that the woke-tards have captured the institution of sports media.

Somebody, somewhere decreed that '"Civil War" is offensive to somebody, somewhere for some reason that isn't explained to us and now we are all supposed to believe that a ~100+ year rivalry needs to be renamed.

Where are the men pushing back on this?

I'd guess they congregate in Walnut Creek where they sip chardonnay and sniff each others farts.

I'm sad about the implosion of the PAC, and have no joy about the Ducks going to the B10, but I really feel for the Beavers program that is lost in the CFB wasteland.

It was Dennis Dixon who decided he didn’t like the name. And a bunch of lemmings went along with it.

[Everythingsducky]

Loved DD when he played. Does he financially contribute to the progrum in any way? Shouldn’t have any say in the historical naming. I could give a crap, and myself, as well as my Duck and Beav friends still call it the Civil War. Will always be that.