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per ESPN:
Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, whose team was an overwhelming preseason No. 1 after winning the first CFP last season, said the all-or-nothing expectations began during the BCS era, and he suffered through it firsthand in 2009 when his Florida team was an overwhelming preseason No. 1 after winning the 2008 national title.
“A very similar season to this [with Ohio State], a lot of players back from returning national champs," Meyer said. "We get to go to the Sugar Bowl. We couldn’t sell the seats and it was a letdown. It was a shame. But you can’t control that. I think the BCS era started that, where the bowl game you play in is a letdown. The playoff just multiplied that.”
That playoff or bust mentality also has multiplied the stress of coaches at top programs. While it's noteworthy that long-tenured coaches posted distinguished seasons this fall -- Meyer's four-year run at Ohio State is the shortest among coaches in the top eight of the final CFP rankings -- longevity is likely to become rarer at the FBS level, where more than half of the coaches have been at their present jobs for three seasons or fewer.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/129140/playoff-or-bust-mentality-shortens-coaching-tenures
Go Gophers!!
Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, whose team was an overwhelming preseason No. 1 after winning the first CFP last season, said the all-or-nothing expectations began during the BCS era, and he suffered through it firsthand in 2009 when his Florida team was an overwhelming preseason No. 1 after winning the 2008 national title.
“A very similar season to this [with Ohio State], a lot of players back from returning national champs," Meyer said. "We get to go to the Sugar Bowl. We couldn’t sell the seats and it was a letdown. It was a shame. But you can’t control that. I think the BCS era started that, where the bowl game you play in is a letdown. The playoff just multiplied that.”
That playoff or bust mentality also has multiplied the stress of coaches at top programs. While it's noteworthy that long-tenured coaches posted distinguished seasons this fall -- Meyer's four-year run at Ohio State is the shortest among coaches in the top eight of the final CFP rankings -- longevity is likely to become rarer at the FBS level, where more than half of the coaches have been at their present jobs for three seasons or fewer.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/129140/playoff-or-bust-mentality-shortens-coaching-tenures
Go Gophers!!