All these teams…err, I mean collectives…are shelling out big bucks for players. Even average players are getting paid. Reality is, the vast majority are still gonna be so-so. I know the hope is that if you spend a lot on NIL that CFP appearances will follow, but nobody is spending in a vacuum. Everyone else is spending on NIL as well, so there’s really not much getting ahead to be done. A few teams here and there may excel at it, but it’s really not anything that will allow many middling teams to make the jump to elite.
What will the long-term result be when teams are chucking all this money at NIL, but they’re still going 7-5 or 8-4 every year? Or even 6-6? Do you keep paying?
I guess this is not much different than the facilities wars. Programs were forced to build incredible luxury facilities, simply to maintain their status quo in the sport. In our case, we were told the new facilities would greatly help with recruiting, which would then, presumably show itself in the win loss record. Thus far we have yet to see much result from that.
What will the long-term result be when teams are chucking all this money at NIL, but they’re still going 7-5 or 8-4 every year? Or even 6-6? Do you keep paying?
I guess this is not much different than the facilities wars. Programs were forced to build incredible luxury facilities, simply to maintain their status quo in the sport. In our case, we were told the new facilities would greatly help with recruiting, which would then, presumably show itself in the win loss record. Thus far we have yet to see much result from that.
