But what we have now is neither. It's a middling, dystopian purgatory of sorts that screws over long-standing traditions, athletic programs and conferences in perpetuity. Ya see, no one really has the stones to make the college football system into something futuristic and competitive. They just want the short term cash-grab without regard to the future of the sport. It's about shutting people out (see: Oregon State). There are also people in power in the schools, the conferences and the media who want to preserve their power and importance. Sure, I will still attend VT games and enjoy them. But I'm not gonna whistle past the grave in the interim.

A lot of changes have been to make things demonstrably worse. Don't kid yourself.

Some good, some bad. It has nothing to do with "grumpy old folks" or the "good ol' days". As a child, I disliked change at times. The present state of college conference realignment is a change that is for the worse. It is based on fear and greed and neither is the way a healthy change should occur. JMHO.