Despite money's corrupting influence through soccer's history, the game endures, exciting fans with incredible matches and stories, showcasing resilience against commercialization.
The College Football Playoff's Shitty First Weekend Did Its Job | Defector
Overall, the playoffs were merely an intermediate step toward reducing major college football to just the SEC, Big Ten, and a few outliers. This redirection abandons a century-long strategy of making the sport national, now focusing only on regions where the most money can be made.