College football — the tradition remains

Its worst traditions

Look folks, life ain't fair. Same goes for the game of football.

College football is broken. Still exists, of course, but it is a broken sport.

Quick reminder: the "covid" season of 2020 saw universities and conference panic writ large because of what turned out to be a giant nothingburger.

Some small college conferences moved their seasons to the springtime. The Big 10 played a 6-game season. Many teams, including Michigan, decided to quit. Whatever games they had left on the schedule, they simply abandoned.

Bowl games were cancelled. "Rivalry" games were not played in large part.

Consider. How important—really—are "traditional rivalries" in college football in today's landscape?

When iterations of “The Game” (Ohio St – Michigan & Harvard-Yale) and the main intersectional rivalry between USC and Notre Dame are never contested, how important could it re…