College Football Needs to Move Back to Campus

I’d much rather watch Florida State play Boise State in Doak Campbell or on the Blue Turf, instead of an NFL stadium.

I’d much rather watch Oregon play Auburn in Eugene or at Jordan-Hare Stadium, instead of an NFL Stadium.

I refuse to believe I’m in the minority about this.

The neutral-site game in college football is not a new phenomenon. The Kickoff Classic at the old Giants Stadium started before I was born. Over the years, there have been different variations of a week one battle played in an NFL stadium. Once upon time, it was infrequent and felt special. Now? It’s overwhelming, overdone, and completely unnecessary.

As we look to the first week of college football’s 2019 season, it’s littered with awful matchups on college campuses and blockbusters in NFL stadium. Heck, some of the games in NFL stadiums aren’t that great either. Do we really need to see Alabama play Duke in an NFL stadium? Is there any reason why Indiana/Ball State should be played at Lucas Oil Stadium instead of a college campus?

The chasm is even greater when you look just a week later when Texas A&M visits Clemson and LSU visits Texas. Now that is what college football is about.

If you’re a Georgia fan, would you rather have Notre Dame show up to Athens this September, or head to Atlanta for a neutral-site game? I think the answer is rather obvious.