College football has seen sweeping changes over the past 15 years, and not all of it was for the betterment of the sport —quite the contrary. While I firmly believe NIL and other such things have been a massive improvement for the players and the sport itself, the bigger money that has forced a bunch of ridiculous conference realignment is the main cause for the large amount of bad upheaval we have seen over the last few years.
Regional rivalries, traditions, and other things that have been the backbone of the sport for well over a century have been tossed aside for cable markets, streaming rights, and a louder voice for the ever-expanding postseason.