r/CFB • u/Thomallister1291 Oregon Ducks • Alabama Crimson Tide • 21h ago

News [Pete Thamel] Per sources, the amount Fox is expected to get back for the cancellation of the Big Ten title game, which it owns the television rights to, is estimated in the $50 million range annually.

https://x.com/PeteThamel/status/2111241297298387030
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u/AKAD11 Washington State • Santa Monica 17h ago

I promise you that it’s possible. I used to structure my Saturday around college football and since we got relegated I basically just watch Wazzu.

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u/Foxmcbowser42 Michigan State • Saginaw V… 8h ago

This is the slow death of the sport

I do the same, used to be a season ticket holder, now with hazing enabler Pat Fitz in charge, I don't really even care to watch the Spartans

The next generation is gonna be full of people with parents like us who just didn't care, and then they won't care

So it's gonna grow or stay steady for now, but over the next decade it's just gonna fade

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u/kcknuckles Notre Dame • Nebraska 6h ago

Yeah, this is something people aren't really grasping. When I was a kid, I followed college football so closely because my parents did, and it was really fun. Now, I'm rapidly losing interest with the conference realignment, unchecked NIL, erosion of regional rivalries, playoff-or-bust fixation, less importance on bowl games, 4-hour games with commercial breaks after every snap, CTE, constant gambling pushes from ads and talking heads, and, of course, the loss of the Carquest Bowl.