We have been a very fortunate fanbase over most of our lifetimes

[donniesyracuse]

I know plenty of families that would kill for a free higher education for four to five years

and I know plenty of families who would prefer to be compensated in currency rather than education.

 

[Dave]

I am with Two3 on this.

My interest level in the game has also markedly deteriorated.

However, despite this, I am still a strong supporter of the changes that have taken place because I believe they finally also benefit the individuals who drive most of the economic value that coaches and universities have benefitted from.

So, yes, I want all these things that have destroyed my interest level.

Destroys your interest level as well as likely killing the Golden Goose? Think about it! You and many others have a declining interest level. How does hat play out long term and nationally? A “strong supporter” of those things which will impair the economic base?

 

[Dave]

I am not saying it works.

I am just saying that sharing the economic benefits with the individuals who, in my opinion, drive most of the economic value is fair and just.

My guess is that coaching and administrator salaries will have to decline (or be subsidized by donors) and other expenses will have to decrease as well (or be subsidized by donors).

Having read the articles about both Rutgers and Maryland and the sizeable budget deficits they amassed, I doubt they are alone in that regard and I would speculate that expense control has not been a high priority in intercollegiate athletics.

That will have to change unless universities can figure out a way to unload all that excess expense onto boosters and donors.

As Karl Marx said……

 

[djcon57]

Destroys your interest level as well as likely killing the Golden Goose? Think about it! You and many others have a declining interest level. How does hat play out long term and nationally? A “strong supporter” of those things which will impair the economic base?

CBS, Turner, Extend NCAA Deal Through '32; No Changes to Final Four

The NCAA Tournament is staying put an additional eight years, and with no immediate changes to the Final Four scheduling format. CBS and Turner Sports

www.sportsmediawatch.com

Sounds like the sport is doomed

 

[Forza Azzurri]

Destroys your interest level as well as likely killing the Golden Goose? Think about it! You and many others have a declining interest level. How does hat play out long term and nationally? A “strong supporter” of those things which will impair the economic base?

I think the concept that there are "many others" is an assumption with no proof. Perhaps there are. Perhaps there aren't.

If there are, you are correct, it could kill the "Golden Goose".

Two3 and I are old enough to remember the age of the four-year All-American and we pine for those days. I suspect that fans not old enough to know anything other than one-and-dones and mass migration are likely not as disturbed by it as I am.

Regardless, for as long as it lasts, sharing the economic benefits with those who produce the bulk of the economic value is still the right thing to do.

 

[Dave]

I think the concept that there are "many others" is an assumption with no proof. Perhaps there are. Perhaps there aren't.

If there are, you are correct, it could kill the "Golden Goose".

Two3 and I are old enough to remember the age of the four-year All-American and we pine for those days. I suspect that fans not old enough to know anything other than one-and-dones and mass migration are likely not as disturbed by it as I am.

Regardless, for as long as it lasts, sharing the economic benefits with those who produce the bulk of the economic value is still the right thing to do.

Pulling so many into the lifeboat that it capsizes is “the right thing to do”.