College football is trying to figure out its future. Lawmakers have been busy trying to figure out the proper bills to oversee the largest collegiate sport. Even former Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer was on Capitol Hill giving his opinion on how the landscape should be.
Most recently, some ADs, conference commissioners, and ex-coaches were in Washington, D.C., talking to lawmakers. The idea of a Super League kept coming up, which is not something fans of the Buckeyes should want. One prominent athletic director claims he doesn't want one, either.
Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua talked about what would happen if a Super League came to be. He even mentioned that the Ohio State Buckeyes would take on Notre Dame frequently if such a league ever were to happen, instead of the current conference system there is now.
Notre Dame AD thinks Ohio State would play the Fighting Irish often in theoretical Super League
While speaking to lawmakers, Bevacqua laid everything out on the table.
"If you wanted to maximize media value around college football, I think you would take 24 to 30 teams, create unbelievably competitive scheduling. Where a team like Notre Dame would play Alabama, Georgia, Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan, and start to get a number that more closely resembles an NFL number."
If Bevacqua were right about that, the Buckeyes would have to play some of their rivals not just once, but twice a year. That would certainly make things less meaningful, especially when talking about The Game. That game is sacred and should be considered when Ohio State makes future decisions. Also, Notre Dame has lost three straight to the Buckeyes, so they shouldn't want that, either.
There is a bipartisan bill that was created and is going to be set for a vote at some point. It is one that the President supports, but the Big Ten and SEC do not. That's mainly because of the possibility of media rights being pooled, which would mean less money for each conference.
The Big Ten is trying to ruin college football
Pretty much every move by Tony Petitti has been wrong when it comes to the future of college football. Not only does he not support this bill, but he wants the College Football Playoff to be expanded to 24 teams. That is not good for the sport and not good for the fans.
Ohio State has been mostly silent about this issue. Ryan Day did mention that expansion might be good for the Big Ten, but he was unsure if it would actually be good for Ohio State. He's right about that. Quite frankly, it would ruin the sport that everyone currently loves.
Even the expansion to 12 teams has made things less dramatic from a regular-season standpoint. Now teams can afford to lose two or possibly even three games and still make the CFP. When it was at four teams, a loss at all was considered a possible nail in the coffin.
That sense of pressure and the need to play well in every game is what makes college football better than every other sport. It seems Petitti wants to kill that for more money.
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