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Message: [QUOTE="gocraz4dasu, post: 5236711, member: 1109"] I there’s definitely been a massive change these last several years. That’s a lot to pay for an unproven commodity but it’s their money, not mine. The NCAA, conference commissioners, athletic directors, and university presidents had decades to put in place some sort of equitable system but they punted the problem down the line to maintain a status quo that disproportionately benefitted them until the courts struck them down. The blame falls solely at their feet. The players deserve to compensated for what they bring and there wasn’t a system for that until everything came crashing down, after those other parties fought so hard to prevent the players from reaping many of the benefits. I do hate that the college football we knew and love is essentially dead but I’m hopeful that a new system will eventually emerge that is enjoyable. I can’t say that I’m confident that system will be perfect, or even great, but I’m hopeful it resembles some sense of decency and normalcy. When that occurs though is the question. It does feel like the current set-up is destined for a crash at some point so I am confident in that there will eventually be changes, but who knows when that will be. How it’s set up presently is predominantly at the expense of the consumer without much guaranteed return. I don’t know how viable that is if/when there is a negative shift in the economy. Fans are already feeling the hurt and it’s when the stock market is at record highs, inflation rate slowed (albeit right after a period of high inflation), and near full-employment. Does the NLI system function efficiently when everyone is pinching pennies? To be determined. But, I’ll hazard a guess and say no. Tickets aren’t cheap and fans are now directly footing the bill for the players. For the rich teams with massive fanbases, it could survive, but the rest will flounder. Someone needs to be working on an equitable system but there are too many greedy parties to where progress could be paralyzed. The SEC and Big Ten certainly aren’t helping the sport as a whole, they are more so focused on themselves. It’s an understandable mindset, but it’s not great for the long term health of the college game itself. [/QUOTE]

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