how to fix college football
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Better for college football, not from the perspective of a specific school.
Have a draft and salary caps for coaches. Instead of transfers, allow for trade deals. Maybe also have a reduced roster.
With NIL in place, limiting scholarships won’t achieve anything. The big money schools will still sign most of the top players. They’ll just pay them with NIL I stead of scholarships. If that’s the route you’re going, you have to reduce roster size.
Eliminating the immediate eligibility for transfers is the only way to stop the “free agency” model that NIL has introduced to the game.
Eliminating the immediate eligibility for transfers is the only way to stop the “free agency” model that NIL has introduced to the game.
Absolutely, unquestionably the correct answer. Spreading talent around would make college football a better, more entertaining product and keep WAY more fanbases engaged. NiL, transfer portal, whatever, hardly any players are going somewhere where they aren't on scholarship.
Follow the Ivy League model for ALL of College Football, returning to games played between STUDENT-Athletes. Let the NFL create their own a minor league. Of course, shrinking the stadiums back to 30,000 seats and ticket prices back to $20 each!
I mean that's what we have for baseball. Seems to work fine. And it would still be popular. But NIL and immediate transfer would still exist, thus still making it frustrating to watch.
If we're not going to get rid of anything, some practical steps would be to let guys go pro after 2 years of high school rather than 3 (speaking specifically about football here), which would rid the college game of a lot of money players. Of course, some would still take NIL and stay, but they'd be the minority, most will jump at the NFL. I also think the NFL should expand and add a few teams.
Once you open the can of worms, its hard to get them all back inside. Same for college football. If you try to roll it back now its going to be law suit after law suit. Antitrust accusations will abound and attorneys will line up to get a piece of the pie. 17'em all
Quit watching the blue bloods on TV. Watching an Alabama or Ohio State game is like voting for them. ESPN controls college football and they want to maximize their audiences. 90% of those watching are looking for the blue blood to lose which rarely happens. If the 90% quit watching then the blue bloods lose their luster.
These recent additions are good, they just need heavier regulation and stiffer penalties for violators.
Hell, earmark a small percentage of all school's NIL money to go to an independent investigation department within the NCAA that has teeth and doesn't have to answer to monied interests.
Big contributor player suddenly enters the portal one morning and has their destination picked out by lunch? Hope that school is ready for a colonoscopy as they check for tampering!
Maybe also add a rule that they cannot play against their former school during the regular season in their first year with their new school.
Hell, earmark a small percentage of all school's NIL money to go to an independent investigation department within the NCAA that has teeth and doesn't have to answer to monied interests.
Big contributor player suddenly enters the portal one morning and has their destination picked out by lunch? Hope that school is ready for a colonoscopy as they check for tampering!
Maybe also add a rule that they cannot play against their former school during the regular season in their first year with their new school.
This is like trying recycle plastic bottles. Shooting a BB gun at a freight train.
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