Sneakylong Now with the NIL for example a college like Indiana University (thanks to Mark Cuban et al) can compete with an Ohio State etc.. SEC was dominant and college football was becoming too regional.
As someone said they used to have to go in the back door with the money, now with NIL they can go in the front door. lol Now there’s transparency.
Still a little too Wild West, but they’ll figure it out. And again, love that the talent (players) are getting a piece of the pie. Only above board now. Lol
Honestly, I think it's most difficult for me and my geezer friends to adjust our thinking to "modern times". So many positives for the kids who were literally "Meat on the Hoof" (a book about Darrel Royal and Texas football). Now, the actual athletes get to benefit from their efforts rather than the NCAA and respective universities - this includes obscure and other sports including women's sports! I think we struggle with the lacking degree of "loyalty".
But I also remember parking cars at my part-time job while attending Pitt. At the gas station I worked at on Forbes Ave. we'd stop pumping gas and rent-out the entire lot for parking. I didn't quite understand why poor kids from Florida, like Hugh Green and Ricky Jackson were driving Eldorado's. Hmmm, how's that happen?!
