So what you’re asking for is what we had…until we didn’t because the NCAA, coaches and administrators abused the status quo for years until the pendulum swing the other way.
I actually think this is increasing parity. The Pac-12 was far better this year with all the transfers coming from the other conferences. G5 conferences are narrowing…
So what you’re asking for is what we had…until we didn’t because the NCAA, coaches and administrators abused the status quo for years until the pendulum swing the other way.
I actually think this is increasing parity. The Pac-12 was far better this year with all the transfers coming from the other conferences. G5 conferences are narrowing the gap. Alabama already has 19 transfers, most of which are former four or five stars. We’re seeing a course correction to what it was before the four team playoff, and it will only get better once the playoff is expanded to 12 and every conference gets a realistic shot.
I get your POV, and agree in short term there’s a dispersion of talent, Pac12 benefited for sure. I’m just wondering as time goes on and pre-portal collusion grows greater, could teams develop where all the cream-of-the-crop talent repeatedly land on a finite # of teams? Like the Cal Linebacker who entered portal and was on UCLA squad 3 hours later. Could that kind of pre-arranged transfer happen x50 w/ top talent funneled to big NIL/TV programs. Maybe that’s too much to coordinate and an unfounded fear
There’s also the thought of what happens to guys entering portal and are not picked up, and existing school says ‘sorry, can’t come back’ …do those land at the local community college, or drop out of school completely…. I sure hope this free agency doesn’t push schools that are low on endowments to divest from fielding teams that bring in TV $ revenue. That could have negative impact to sports (Title IX) if those non-football athletics are dependent on that $$
So what you’re asking for is what we had…until we didn’t because the NCAA, coaches and administrators abused the status quo for years until the pendulum swing the other way.
I actually think this is increasing parity. The Pac-12 was far better this year with all the transfers coming from the other conferences. G5 conferences are narrowing the gap. Alabama already has 19 transfers, most of which are former four or five stars. We’re seeing a course correction to what it was before the four team playoff, and it will only get better once the playoff is expanded to 12 and every conference gets a realistic shot.
I get your POV, and agree in short term there’s a dispersion of talent, Pac12 benefited for sure. I’m just wondering as time goes on and pre-portal collusion grows greater, could teams develop where all the cream-of-the-crop talent repeatedly land on a finite # of teams? Like the Cal Linebacker who entered portal and was on UCLA squad 3 hours later. Could that kind of pre-arranged transfer happen x50 w/ top talent funneled to big NIL/TV programs. Maybe that’s too much to coordinate and an unfounded fear
There’s also the thought of what happens to guys entering portal and are not picked up, and existing school says ‘sorry, can’t come back’ …do those land at the local community college, or drop out of school completely…. I sure hope this free agency doesn’t push schools that are low on endowments to divest from fielding teams that bring in TV $ revenue. That could have negative impact to sports (Title IX) if those non-football athletics are dependent on that $$
Like Addison to SC. 'Illegal' contact with players and their agents is off the charts.