OneManGang
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I want to say at the outset that this is not a complaint about fairness. this isn't about winning or losing. This isn't about thinking that my school is now at an advantage or disadvantage.
I foresee a future where sometimes they're on top and sometimes they're not. And I'm ok with that. That's the way it's always been.
But, this NIL stuff. I surrender. The joy I had watching college football.....and I will still watch.....and I will still cheer......I'm not going to be one of those people who says they're through and you know damn well they're still watching. I'll be watching.
But, it's never going to be the same. And it sucks. It truly does.
It will not bring me the same level of joy it once did.
But, as you follow recruiting and the portal, it is utter madness. And one can say it's always been the case with recruits and money, but that's hogwash. It's never been close to this.
You've got portal numbers of anywhere from 10-20 players and recruiting classes of 20-25. Half the roster will be at the school for a year. You can't even get excited about recruiting because no one knows if the player is willing to wait two years to see the field.
It will never, ever be the same. Everyone will adapt because that's what you have to do to survive.
But, this isn't good.
I feel your pain.
I still think this whole transfer portal/NIL thing is going to end in a giant scandal.
The thing that REALLY bothers me is the rise of the sports betting sites and their influence on games. Yes, I know, there has been sports betting since Og bet Ug a turnip that he could run to the tree and back without getting caught by a lion. It's that the guys running these sites (the REAL controlling interests - NOT the ones they parade in public) didn't get where they are by rescuing kittens and building hospitals in 3rd world countries. I've said before though, that I come from a generation that remembers when if you used the words "bet" and "NFL" in the same sentence, Pete Rozell would be in your living room asking questions.