Now that we're more than halfway through the first season of the super conference era, how have super conferences impacted your team? What are your thoughts?

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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/MysteriousEdge5643 on 2024-10-22 00:05:55+00:00.

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Well, I can’t believe it, but we are halfway through the first season of the new normal for CFB. The Big Ten now has 18 teams, the Big 12 has 16 teams, the ACC has teams from states on 3 different coasts, and the Pac-12 has… 2 teams now, but it will have 7 (technically 8) soon. Here are my thoughts, specifically as a Washington fan.

PROS:

-Washington gets much better TV exposure and higher profile games more frequently. The Michigan game was a huge deal here and has gotten the B1G alumni bases more interested and invested in CFB with a local team in the conference.

-Big Ten marketing is miles better than Pac-12 marketing was. The amount of behind-the-scenes content the Big Ten Network posts is unreal. The Pac-12 would never have shown the UW football entrance and tunnel walk, for example.

-Desert voodoo is dead. Need I say more?

-I’m kind of getting used to this, but it feels incredibly weird and the Pac-12 was WAY more fun

CONS:

-I miss playing Pac-12 teams. Washington should play Oregon State, Stanford, and Cal every year. And if we’re going to be stuck in the Big Ten with USC and UCLA, those should be annual matchups as well.

-I couldn’t care less about playing Big Ten conference games outside of OSU, UM, PSU, MSU, and the former Pac-12 schools. I find it much harder to get invested for a road game at Iowa or Rutgers than at USC or Utah.

-It’s impossible have fun bantering former Pac schools you don’t play anymore.

-I miss the conference championship games being in Las Vegas. It feels like a natural fit.

-GIVE ME MY NORTHWEST ROUND-ROBIN BACK GOD DAMNIT! AND PUT THE APPLE CUP ON A SNOWY NIGHT THANKSGIVING WEEKEND!

-College football as a whole feels a lot less fun without the Pac-12. Some of the magic has worn off for me.

Anyway, I’m sure that even for fans of teams that didn’t change conferences, playing new teams like Oklahoma and SMU can feel unusual. I’m interested in seeing multiple different perspectives on this.