Dr Winston O'Boogie;1527501 wrote:I just thought of one of my most hated sentences:

"When (fill in the blank team) is good, it's good for college football." I absolutely despise that since it is the most meaningless, unmeasurable thing that can possibly be stated. It usually said in reference to Notre Dame, but I've heard it applied to other traditional powers. Someone trots it out after said power has had multiple years of sucking. It's a way for that team's fans to feel good about their program even though it's in the toilet. College football ratings seem to go up every year regardless of who is vying for top spots in the poll. So the fact of the matter is that college football doesn't give a rat's kiester whether your team is relevant.

Dr Winston O'Boogie;1527501 wrote:I just thought of one of my most hated sentences:

"When (fill in the blank team) is good, it's good for college football." I absolutely despise that since it is the most meaningless, unmeasurable thing that can possibly be stated. It usually said in reference to Notre Dame, but I've heard it applied to other traditional powers. Someone trots it out after said power has had multiple years of sucking. It's a way for that team's fans to feel good about their program even though it's in the toilet. College football ratings seem to go up every year regardless of who is vying for top spots in the poll. So the fact of the matter is that college football doesn't give a rat's kiester whether your team is relevant.

"It's good for the state of Florida, it's good for the ACC and it's good for college football," Fisher said.

Fly4Fun;1527508 wrote:I've heard that phrase in reference to both FSU and Miami (Florida) this year.

Edit:

I wrote this post then went over to see what's on ESPN today:



[/FONT][/COLOR]http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9911490/rivalry-miami-hurricanes-florida-state-seminoles-returns-national-spotlight

GOONx19;1528081 wrote:^ Every Indians fan I've heard say it does it tongue in cheek. It's funny.