tbh i never understood it. i love sports but i like to watch peak athletes, college players just aren't good enough once you get used to the pros and it's very obvious.
how do you think prediction markets are uniquely affecting college sports tho
not uniquely!! but i bet the higher volume of bets, larger percentage of the population involved in betting, and ability to bet on hyperspecific aspects of the game are affecting more of the players' decisions than ever before. not like they're throwing entire games but things like, they or a loved one bet on a certain score differential so they give up some points on purpose.
Date: November 14th, 2026 1:02 PM Author: barnabyjones
biggest issue with UCLA has always been the stadium. the rose bowl is 180 as bowl game but is a bitch to get to for students/fans. They should build out Drake Stadium to be a 45k seat stadium. theres enough players in socal for them to be competitive if the administration ever started to care.
for sure an issue but i live here, i just don't think anyone cares all that much about college football. people are even lukewarm about the rams. it's just not a football city imo. lakers and dodgers run this town