I felt my interest slipping all year (granted, there was some stuff happening in my world, cancer was the least of it TBH), but last night, I didn't even watch, which would have been an impossible idea two years ago. I found myself not being interested in the video game anymore, either.
I've felt this before. But not on this level. But I loved college basketball before it was dominated by one-and-done. And I felt a lot more strongly about baseball before the Dodgers weren't playing the same game and the playoff became a crapshoot. My feelings about those sports have permanently changed, so I know that what I'm feeling about CFB, isn't just an in-the-moment thing.
It's about familiarity ultimately. CFB didn't make the necessary adjustments over time and a windfall of overcorrections made the sport feel unrecognizable in the span of a couple years. I miss it, badly, but not enough to pretend it is or ever will be remotely the same. I hate to say it, but I'll likely become a casual. One of the people I couldn't stand before. A person whose interests will fluctuate based on whimsical factors... because the fanatic in me (a lifetime of dedication) got killed off with too much, too quick.
I've felt this before. But not on this level. But I loved college basketball before it was dominated by one-and-done. And I felt a lot more strongly about baseball before the Dodgers weren't playing the same game and the playoff became a crapshoot. My feelings about those sports have permanently changed, so I know that what I'm feeling about CFB, isn't just an in-the-moment thing.
It's about familiarity ultimately. CFB didn't make the necessary adjustments over time and a windfall of overcorrections made the sport feel unrecognizable in the span of a couple years. I miss it, badly, but not enough to pretend it is or ever will be remotely the same. I hate to say it, but I'll likely become a casual. One of the people I couldn't stand before. A person whose interests will fluctuate based on whimsical factors... because the fanatic in me (a lifetime of dedication) got killed off with too much, too quick.
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