The Early Part of FBS College Football Season is Stupid (for the Most Part)

Silly.


Insulting.


Who cares?


Yeah, Texas A&M beat up on FCS Northwestern State last night in Aggieville.  Sure, the alums got to have a few pops and tailgate, the Aggies got to kiss their dates, the home team got a win.  But what does the game mean?


Absolutely nothing. 


Zilch.


Why?  Because no one who counts will give the game any credence when it comes to determining whether premium-paid head coach Jimbo Fisher's team is worthy of a playoff bid.  The opponent was an FCS team; the Aggies were supposed to block them all the way into the cheap seats.  And poor Northwestern State's players.  What good comes out of a game like this?  What character is built or revealed when your school gets paid an appearance fee to help its coffers so that you can be a tune-up game for an FBS team? 


None.


Zilch.


The game is dangerous enough.  The stakes are high enough.  It makes no sense to schedule cupcake games.  Player fewer games if they have to in order to look out for the physical welfare of the players, who are in a plantation-like system with zero leverage and zero post-playing benefits should they suffer injuries that could be debilitating for them.  But playing games like these?  There is no purpose.


Period.