The big 12 on any given week , you could win or lose. Byu beats ND then loses to UCF. Cincy beats tech. Kentucky, a bb school, is winning. This is good for us also.
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Not sure I agree.
Come playoff time, I’m guessing we’ll see many of the same familiar names.
The G6 went a combined 3-73 against the P4.
Rich getting richer.
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Bro, Indiana just won the CFP… FREAKING INDIANA!!!
Yes, there is more parity across the P4.
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A full shares B1G member with a major sugar daddy.
A “have” if ever there was one.
$36-$40 million dollar roster budget.
If only WE had such a budget.
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Ucla , kentucky , byu over ND then losing to UCF that we beat. Cincy over tech. More than any yr I recall , there were more upsets of undefeated teams top ranked teams. I don’t see a dominant blue blood team out there like decades past.
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Yes, NIL made them competitive…
That’s the point!
If it wasn’t for NIL then they’d still be a B1G patsy…
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The parity is within the P4. The top of the B10 is UCLA, Ohio St, Indiana, and NW. The SEC has no undefeated conference teams and only two 1 loss teams and it’s not even November. Pretty much anyone the B12 can beat anyone. The ACC has Miami that seems like a cut above but Clemson and FSU have fallen into the pack. The 2nd best team in that league right now is either SMU or WF.
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Feels like the sec is less top heavy this season, Big 12 is any given Saturday, Big 10 kinda mid as the kids say, ACC…not sure outside Miami.
It does feel a little more level across the board.
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Like Brian Kelly said, there are closer game scores and less blowouts. It’s more like the nfl. Overall, this helps UH and the big 12 vs the other p4 leagues. The big 12 might get 2 or 3 in the playoffs. I’m thinking 2 worse case.
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NIL AND B1G revenue sharing, which is the best of any conference.
Again, no full shares B1G or SEC member should be considered much of an underdog.
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That’s not what did it…
Mark Cuban and their other NIL streams did it… they’ve talked about it many times…
Strong NIL + Cignetti
We’re at decent NIL + a coach similar to Cignetti
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Sugar daddies help of course.
That’s why I dispute that Cignetti did it alone. A lot of people on this board once STUPIDLY tried to make that case.
But even with Cuban, I doubt they would get the same results as a G6 school.
Full shares B1G plus a sugar daddy is the ultimate “have” situation.
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Yes, you are right… NIL made them a champion.
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Isn’t that basically acknowledging parity though, if no one in those leagues should be considered underdogs?
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Only among the richest is there arguably more parity.
A true underdog would be a non-p2 doing the same thing that Indiana did.
We haven’t seen that yet.
Until then, there isn’t parity in college football.
Just the rich (P2) getting richer.
The fact that the rich people that are on top are changing does not truly indicate parity.
The richest (P2) have been widening their gap.
Likewise, the P4 have been widening their gap with the G6.
See the G6 3-73 record against the P4.
That’s hardly close to parity.
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Ummm Miami… 
I know they’ve historically been good but they haven’t been the U again until NIL.
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Pretty sure there’s 6 B12 teams ranked and the #1 team in the country is from the ACC. The divide is definitely between the haves and have nots but that line includes all of the P4.
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They didn’t do what Indiana did.
No national title.
And with four natties during my lifetime, they aren’t exactly an underdog either.
Again, wake me up when a non-P2 school does what Indiana did.
At best, there is more P2 parity than before.
But there isn’t more parity in college football more generally.
Notwithstanding the parity argument, I think the B12 shot itself in the foot this past weekend hoping for three teams in the CFP. Had UH won in Utah and BYU and Texas Tech won their games, we could have a conversation of which three teams have the best chance to qualify for the CFP. Now, it appears the B12 will be lucky to get two in the CFP.
I take the approach that the CFP Committee will look for ways to qualify SEC and B1G teams, and conversely, look for ways to downgrade ACC and B12 teams.
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