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[QUOTE="Ward, post: 1752746, member: 1958"]
I agree, we already have the haves/have nots, but the have nots can still compete. Villanova isn't sniffing a national championship in the system you pushed forward. I'm not a proponent of the current structure by any means but at least now Villanova can win a national championship with inferior facilities and a smaller local fan base. Like I said, it wouldn't be a problem for the players because they'r being compensated. The same number of wins and talent will exist but be redistributed to a much more concentrated set of schools that have the superior resources.

Next bolded part, do the crowds keep coming to the Dome the way they are if we aren't competing at nearly the same level as we have the past ~10 years? Look at the attendance decrease this year after just 1-2 years of a dip in success. What do we do to fund facilities upgrades, pay top level coaches, etc. if our revenue from attendance and just overall in general drops? The gap widens.

You already see Kentucky get the top guys every year who are sold on playing at a big time brand with exposure and playing against the best every day in practice. The lottery picks aren't going to stay in school to collect ~$25-50k in Lexington if a multi-million dollar contract is waiting for them so the next crop will come in. The difference is the guys who are late first rounders/second rounders stay because they can afford to wait and still gather pocket change in school. In football, it's pretty widely accepted that guys will wait their turn at the big time programs.
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