This might be the death nail for the NCAA

[Bulldog Bruce]

It won't happen, but I'd like a relegation format. Consistently compete in the lower league while we're there with a chance to compete at the top every once in a while. Don't think the scheduling/TV money would work, though

Relegation and promotion makes no sense in a sport that has a limitation on the amount of years a player can be part of a team. For example when a Mississippi State gets lucky to get a talented player like a Dak Prescott or Auburn gets Cam Newton and they are in a lower level, they have no chance to win at the highest level that year. They earn promotion because of these special talents but then those talents have to leave. So they are now at a higher level with less talent than they managed to put together in the one "special" year.

 

[goodknight]

That’s one way to absolutely kill college sports and opportunities for athletes.

 

[ZombieKissinger]

Relegation and promotion makes no sense in a sport that has a limitation on the amount of years a player can be part of a team. For example when a Mississippi State gets lucky to get a talented player like a Dak Prescott or Auburn gets Cam Newton and they are in a lower level, they have no chance to win at the highest level that year. They earn promotion because of these special talents but then those talents have to leave. So they are now at a higher level with less talent than they managed to put together in the one "special" year.

That happens in Premier League too, where only a few teams have players on their teams for more than three years on average. It wouldn’t make sense if everyone played in college for one year, but they play more. Also incentivizes you to play hard to not get relegated in a down year, so you can be in the better league when the good players come through.

 

[DAWGSANDSAINTS]

Whatever comes after the NCAA - I’m nervous MSU is on the outside looking in.

Football and college athletics like you have known it for the past 50 years is dead!

 

[Bulldog Bruce]

That happens in Premier League too, where only a few teams have players on their teams for more than three years on average. It wouldn’t make sense if everyone played in college for one year, but they play more. Also incentivizes you to play hard to not get relegated in a down year, so you can be in the better league when the good players come through.

But they don't lose a Beckham or Harry Kane or Marcus Rashford. Yes the whole team doesn't stay the same, but the best players aren't forced to leave. Marcus Rashford has been in the Manchester United since he was 7.

What would happen to the KC Chiefs if Mahomes was force to leave this year? Truly your statement was just dumb.

 

[mstateglfr]

Relegation and promotion makes no sense in a sport that has a limitation on the amount of years a player can be part of a team. For example when a Mississippi State gets lucky to get a talented player like a Dak Prescott or Auburn gets Cam Newton and they are in a lower level, they have no chance to win at the highest level that year. They earn promotion because of these special talents but then those talents have to leave. So they are now at a higher level with less talent than they managed to put together in the one "special" year.

Way to describe many of the teams that bounce back and forth between leagues in relegation style format.
They strike gold and the good players leave, or the team trades/sells players to get money and the team's existence in the top league is short lived.