re: At what point does NIL just completely ruin College Football?

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They may have not proven a thing at the college level but they have proven they have talent. I get most of these kids are natural athletes but in order to be a top recruit you have to work to get there also and they have proven they are better than their peers.

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A regular student may have proven they have talent with their ACT scores & testing out of classes, but they can't just step out of high school and start practicing engineering and raking in a paycheck. They have to be certified.

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How is that different than the NFL giving a college athlete millions of dollars when they haven’t proven they can play at the NFL level?

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Their "certification" was biding their time for 3 years in college & proving themselves on the field, while receiving scholarships, room and board, and stipends - just as a regular student has to bide their time for 4 years, prove their talent while receiving scholarships, room and board, and stipends.

And the usual response is, "the athletes make more money for the university than the regular students". But plenty of regular students graduate, start companies, and actually give back to the university & athletics.
Most of these athletes (besides Mathieu & few others) go on to the NFL, and never give back to the university.

Imo, if you want to support NIL, they shouldn't be called "student" athletes. Regular students don't get paid $3 M, a house and a car for their "talents" while in school.

CFB is now a minor league with free agency and no cap. And if that's the case, shite might as well change the names, the colors, the mascots, move the venues off campus.
If these guys are going to be receiving 2nd round draft pick money for their "talents", there's no need to be walking the same campus as the students when they're there for completely different reasons.
In the famous words of Cardale Jones "We ain't here to play school"