MTZehvor said:
Perhaps it once was, but that mindset is changing in a hurry. Opening weekends have consistently been getting more and more stacked as time has progressed. This year has four opening week Top 25 matchups, #5 LSU playing what might as well be a road game in Lambeau against Wisconsin, #16 UCLA traveling to Texas A&M, #2 Clemson going to Auburn, and #10 Notre Dame playing at Texas. In other words, that's basically half of the Top 25 teams playing either against a ranked team or at a Power 5 school. By the end of Week 2, only six of the current Top 25 teams will not have met that description. |
We'll see if that keeps up. I personally hope it does - as much fun as it is for Appalachian State to 1) exist, and 2) beat a ranked opponent, that happens way too rarely - but I suspect the results will discourage some schools from participating, as much like in Highlander there can be only one.
