re: How long will the SEC last?

This is really 2 topics. The first is dealing with how paying players will change things and that's a good discussion. The second somehow thinking that NFL teams will use college teams as farm clubs though is so bad I don't even know where to begin. That will simply never, ever happen because it doesn't make sense for anyone.

I do think the SEC is built to last better than any of the other leagues followed by the Big 1G and then a significant step back and followed by the Pac 12. The ACC and BDF are both very fragile and neither is built to last.