Say what we will on the NIL, but the product is now better on the field

Absolutely! It's fun watching these close games.

But somehow it hasn't translated to the big10 having exciting games.

In the sec sure, but big 10 is still ohio state. They sons 25 mill a year on roster. It's like the Yankees, dodgers or the chiefs. It's about who has more money.

Yep there is a ton more parity and a lot more teams have a realistic expectation to make the playoffs then ever before - which is a ton of fun.

It's also why coaches potentially looking to make a move are mostly only going to care about NIL and administrative alignment when considering their current job to a new job offer. Those two things are far more important than anything else in winning today's game.

Agreed

When will fans accept the reality that winning 10 games per year, every year, is not realistic when the conference is basically the NFC North?

We want to run coaches out of town after every loss.

Why is the expectation so much different than the NFL when the product gap inches closer and closer.

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You don't see MsSt, Arky, SC or Auburn fans saying the product is better.

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Not today, but seeing what Vandy, TTU, and others have done overnight, should give them hope.

It is the NFL. No more dominant teams

Need some kind of salary cap to make the playing field level across the conferences.

I liked it better when it was only Alabama paying players openly. At least we all knew who the villain was.

Bum fights were usually much more entertaining than watching a Floyd Mayweather boxing match.

That doesn’t mean the bums were better boxers than Mayweather.

This is just confirmation bias.

It's the same shite as always, and if anything the quality of the games themselves is way down because players don't get developed as much as they did previously.

The entire game is dumbed down.

I don't think DeBoer even gives a shite about field position.