UCF'S GEORGE O'LEARY: "I THINK COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS IN REAL TROUBLE"

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"They sound like the South during the Civil War, if they don't get their way they are going to secede and start their own country"said UCF's George O'Leary, speaking to a reporter at the Orlando Sentinel on Tuesday.  These comments come in response to the SEC's latest statement about the creation of  a so called Division 4 in College Football. The SEC threatened  to create a Division 4 last year as well.  What is different  this time, however,   are the comments made by  UCF head coach George O'Leary in response to the latest SEC threat. O'Leary , in the interview, also stated that  college football is in trouble largerly because of statements like the ones made by the SEC and its  commissioner Michael Slive.

O'Leary's thoughts  no doubt reflect the opinion of thousands of fans who support G5 teams. Fans who believe that the new landscape of college football has taken a drastic and damaging turn  for the worst.  While it seems likely that George O'Leary's words will fall on deaf ears among the P5 policy makers as well as the NCAA, it is hard not to  applaud Coach O'Leary for speaking his mind about the current state of College Football .

We are in the midst of an unprecedented grab for power and money in College Football. Some in the  P5 continue to push for and demand  rules and regulations they claim will  help their student athletes. This sudden concern for the welfare of these student athletes ,  athletes who have made millions for their respective universities ,  seems dubious at best.

Simply put,  if something is good for a student athlete or fan in a P5 conference, then it should also good for a student athlete or fan in a G5 conference. O'Leary's willingness to vocalize his displeasure with  the current state of college sports, especially College Football is refreshing. At this point anything that sheds light on the dark cloud that is hanging over a sport that millions of fans love to watch and support is a step in the right direction. Stay tuned

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