re: Unless you’ve been a college athlete under the NCAA you wouldn’t understand...

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removing authority from a VOLUNTARY association may be a short term benefit for SOME COLLEGE ATHLETES but it will be a long term detriment to ALL COLLEGE ATHLETES. college football is strong because of it's nation wide appeal. start letting boosters bid for the best guys and the sport will dwindle down to about 25 teams give or take a few

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Frankly....I don't see my team (Bama) being in that that cut of schools...probably not LSU either. The driving factorb will be 1) monied boosters that 2) are willing to spend it. Harvard could pay for 85 five star players - IF they wanted to (and by "pay" ...arrange for money making opps) Alabama would have the want to spend the money but cant match...Nike money at Oregon or Stanford (Phil Knights schools) even Under Armour. Maryland becomes the biggest mover in this game because ofb their ability to directly market (pay) with UA.

Though on the flip side..maybe in 10..15 years the alabama lsu game is like....going to wyoming or wake forest game today. Less at stake but still fun to be a apart of