The Bagman...NIL is out of control

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But is it possible what we are seeing now has been going on for years now, but behind the scenes?

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sure, players were getting paid, but not as much since it was all under the table.

But the real problem is the combination of NIL and the immediate-play transfer. This terrible combo means players can literally go to the highest bidder, and play immediately next year.

The combo of the two is destroying the game.

It was going on, but only for a select few, I suspect. Now that they don't have to hide, these boosters are just going out and buying all the best players on what is now effectively the free agent market. And players don't have to worry about being caught, either, so we're seeing way more than ever. There is no other way that Jimbo Fisher would out-recruit Nick Saban.

I liked it better with skeevy under the table deals. Tennessee happy meal bags of cash come to mind. A more fun era.

For the most part, they were getting paid chump change relative to what they are paid now

Its a bit different as guys can legitimize it as a business expense. I just dont see it continuing at this pace for much longer. There will be little return. I think it is guys that are just playing with a new toy right now.

Been going for many decades.....not years

Not close to the money going out now

The transfer portal is just as bad
Kids can transfer and play right away
Put their services out to bid

NIL is not a NCAA control thing but they can change the portal rule making players sit out a full season

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But is it possible what we are seeing now has been going on for years now, but behind the scenes? I’m positive some of the big donors today were the ones filling the bags in the years past.

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