In no particular order.....
1) Fake injuries. Don't believe it's a thing? This season of NCAA football has been beyond brutal for this infraction, with today's UCF versus Memphis game living proof. If I had a nickel for every time a Memphis player dropped just to stall the clock, I'd be able to retire right now, and quite happily. The NCAA really needs to look at this, and force some repercussions on teams that do this constantly. There should be no place in the game for nonsense like this, and if the coaches of the teams are behind it/sanctioning it, then they need to be dealt with accordingly. Suspensions even.
2) Over-dramatic crowds. I can understand freaking out and looking bleak if your team was about to win and got scored on with less than a minute to play, but when people in the stands are acting like the world is fucking ending while still in the first quarter, perhaps they shouldn't go to a game in the first place? Some teams need to get rid of jitters in an important game before they start rolling, so everybody in the stands PLEASE calm the hell down until the second half. Thanks. No Oscar for you!
3) Zebras. Yeah, the refs are always on my hit list, and even moreso in college football, where most crews of officials seem to be complete airheads/clueless/have no idea what they are doing. Too many blown calls, too many missed calls, phantom pass interference plays......I could go on, but no one has that kind of time. NCAA reffing has slowly gone downhill, and this season is no exception. The game need cleaning up, and first and foremost are the officials. Clean 'em up. Clean 'em up real good.
4) The fix is in. College football is not rigged you say? Really now. The only reason Alabama remains on top year after year is the script everyone in the committee reads from. The SEC received $2.1 billion (yes BILLION) dollars from Fox Sports recently to make sure that the SEC (and Alabama) remain on top, in primetime, and making everyone a LOT more money in the process. Alabama's football program alone is worth a staggering $1-billion dollars. Let that sink in for a moment. Add to all this that they always get the weakest schedule, occasionally play a good team that lays down for them, and are almost ALWAYS assured to win even when they are down by thousands (slight exaggeration) of points, and voila.
NCAA football is so dirty, it makes soccer look clean and pristine. Never mind the fact that the players don't get a penny of the billions of dollars going around in the NCAA, and Lord knows they deserve some of that pie.
Just blown your minds, haven't I? Thought so.
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