Josh Pate Calls Out the Worst College Football Take of 2026

The "Worst Take" on College Football

• 🎯 Josh Pate identifies a submission from "Curtis from Charlotte" as the worst college football take he's seen in a long time.
• 💡 The take suggests college football should emulate March Madness, questioning why fans resist adopting successful models from other sports.

College Football vs. Other Sports

• 🏈 Pate argues that college football is "one of one" and comparisons to other sports, including the NFL, are inherently flawed (apples to oranges).
• 🏀 He specifically refutes the comparison to college basketball, stating that March Madness is a great product but detrimental to the overall health of college basketball's regular season.

The Value of the Regular Season

• ⏰ The urgency and importance of the regular season in college football are paramount, making every game vital from week 1 through week 13.
• 📉 In contrast, college basketball's regular season is rendered irrelevant by its postseason tournament format, where teams can be unknown until the tournament begins.
• ⚠️ Pate emphasizes that college football should aim to increase, not decrease, this regular-season urgency and the associated emotional investment from fans.

Playoff Expansion Concerns

• 🚀 While acknowledging that a larger playoff format like a 2014 proposal might be a "must-see television product" in isolation, Pate argues it ignores the impact on the preceding regular season.
• 📉 He fears that playoff expansion would devalue regular-season games, leading to a scenario where teams can afford multiple losses without consequence, diminishing the sport's inherent drama.
• 🤔 Pate concludes that the desire for playoff expansion, often framed as a simple improvement, is a "bumper sticker logic" that doesn't hold up to scrutiny when considering the overall health and excitement of the sport.