rjd970
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Where was this era where the power-sharing was so much more equal? When was this era when the power that be turned over once every few years? When was this era when teams did what Clemson has done all the time? When I think of 90s and early 2000s football, I think of 3 programs...Nebraska, Florida St, and Tennessee. All of them suck right now. USC had a great run after those 3 schools did, and they suck right now. LSU emerged, Alabama re-emerged, Ohio St re-emerged, and Clemson came from totally outside the club to join it. If you're looking for widespread turnover every few years, not only are you not going to get it, but it has never happened like that in the entire history of the sport. You keep pining for a version of the past that never existed. College football has always been a dynastic sport.
There is one thing we could do to return to the past...no scholarship limits. That would help parity...right?
Alabama re-emerged is an understatement. Has there ever been a dynasty like this? Maybe, but how far back do you have to go to find a team winning the NC 6 of 12 years? Even in your 90's and 2000's, Tenn only managed it once, FSU twice, and Nebraska three times (and one was shared). Each time, how long did those runs last? 10 years, max? In any other era UGA would have even won one by now. OSU won the title in 2002 and 2014 and they have a seat almost every year in the playoffs. In fact, how many of the same teams are we seeing in the playoffs every year?
Yes - there are dynasty's. Yes, there are runs. Yes the history of the sport is littered with multi-year dominance from teams. But no - in no other time in college football has the ability to win a championship been closed to so few.
Perhaps it is a product of the playoffs themselves - and maybe if the playoffs were around in the 90's and 2000's it would be more clear. However, as it stands - I see no reason other than "it has always happened in the past" to see that anything will be changing moving forward. If that is your argument then more power to you. To me - this is a different era and a different game and we won't see the change like we have in the past.