Watching that Matthew Stafford clip about playing in Australia and I cannot help but think about what college football has become. That man was the last real deal quarterback we had who stayed all four years and actually cared about what it meant to wear the G between the hedges. Now you got kids transferring after one spring practice because the depth chart isnt what they wanted.
I remember when the Cocktail Party was about two teams who hated each other and the game meant something. We would drive down to Jacksonville and you could feel the tension in the air three hours before kickoff. Now Florida is scrambling to find a quarterback in the portal while we are sitting here with a 5-star tight end coming in and the whole rivalry just feels different. The SEC isnt the same with all this conference realignment nonsense and the portal turning every roster into a revolving door.
You watch Oregon stack five 5-stars and I just think about the 1980s when Vince Dooley would find a kid fr...