Group of Five Conferences are planning their own dedicated Top 25 Polls

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Perhaps they'll even come up with their own "bowl game system", etc. Stick a fork in it -- college sports is done.

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I'm not advocating for what's happening to college football, but isn't it a bit of an overreaction to say college sports are "done" because the G5 is making their own top 25 poll? We're talking about a sport that has been absolutely dominated by a handful of programs since World War II. It's not like we're suddenly creating a system of haves and have nots, it has always been this way. If you can name one school that is currently in any of the G5 conferences that you want Georgia to put on the schedule, I'll drop this argument entirely.

I assume if they create their own poll they will be excluded from the current coaches poll. They will lose exposure. No one talked about d2 top 25 and no one talk about the g5 poll. Some of these smaller schools get exposure when included in the polls. I never knew of liberty until they were winning and ranked in the polls. No one will pay attention to the G5 poll

It won’t get talked about a lot but i imagine towards end of the season when a 9-3 sec team vs 9-3 big ten team vs 10 win acc/big 12 team conversation starts about last one or two playoff spots, ppl will care quick

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Group of Five Conferences are planning their own dedicated Top 25 Polls

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If they were smart business people the G-5 would have started their own playoffs years ago. Instead of begging for Power 4 leftovers and some semblance of recognition they could be guaranteeing national titles and trophies every year and having a network like ESPN, who would jump at the content.

G-5 has always allowed their vision to outrun their grasp. Why not celebrate mid-tier football instead of sulking every time they were left out of the party?

I honestly think this could be a great thing. Too many G5 teams with weak schedules are given attaboy rankings. While that may seem all well and good there are plenty of P5 teams that play brutal schedules and accrue losses but would murder those G5s. That stuff meaningless to fans of top teams but it matters a ton to everyone else and it matters to coaches trying to rebuild. It affects a lot of coaches and their pay.

BUT there’s also no doubt that there are G5 teams who have proven something on the field by schedule and winning. They deserve recognition but maybe not over those with worse records against better competition. Then there are the G5s that have special seasons even if it is against dreadful competition as well as just G5s who are in the top of the G5 (many of those could take some mid level P5s.

Hopefully it helps everyone but it also needs to encourage G5s to add P5s to their schedules if their goal is to enter the regular polls.

I don’t have a problem with it.

If they really want to make some noise they should stop playing the big conference schools and schedule among themselves. No more cupcakes for the big boys.

Sure they will miss the big paychecks, but they can return to what college football is supposed to be all about.

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Sure they will miss the big paychecks, but they can return to what college football is supposed to be all about.

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Not being able to afford the staff and upkeep of a stadium, and cease to exist?

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They can generate enough interest and income to exist.

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I don't think they can. I don't like it, but it's where we are.

Every one of those G5 teams needs at minimum a 3 game out of conference schedule with a P5 payout rent-a-wins to exist as any kind of athletic program.

That's just how it is.