re: So basically, from now on, every kid who can't crack the starting lineup will transfer.

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If they can’t enforce those rules, it’s going to eventually crash and burn then. NIL will cause ticket prices to skyrocket over time and less people will attend and people will get tired of all the transfer madness and just quit watching. Then there would possibly be changes once the profits for the big dogs gets drastically reduced.

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You aren't wrong.

In VERY general, two things have to happen:

1. It has to be accepted that, at minimum, college football (and men's basketball) are NOT scholastic extracurriculars with "amateur" athletes. They are multi-million/billion entertainment BUSINESSES and the players are professionals/employees within those businesses. This isn't the 1960's where it costs $3.00 to attend the games, few games were on TV, and the schools really were just happy to break even on the sports or, perhaps, make a nominal profit.

2. Players (future players) have to be willing to acknowledge the current marketplace is not sustainable long term. The schools, starting with the mid-majors and lower levels first, will begin getting out of the (at least) football business because it will become too cost prohibitive. That will eventually trickle up. Yes, the players have a ton of leverage now. The trump card for the schools/conferences is simply going out of business. That eliminates the marketplace because there is no other lucrative marketplace for the business of college football/basketball. If your options are negotiate regulations of the marketplace and accept more structured rules/salaries or earn nothing because there is no marketplace for college football, you have incentive to come to the table. Unfortunately, the new massive TV deals that have just kicked in will keep the schools from going out of the football/basketball season any time soon.

There is little demand for "minor league" football. People will fill a 100k seat stadium to watch LSU vs Alabama because of the 100+ years of goodwill built into those brands. Change that to the Baton Rouge Tigers v Tuscaloosa Crimson Tide and attendance/demand quickly plummets. It will be almost as lowly attended as minor league baseball.

I mean, LSU got two Heisman winning QBs from the transfer portal.

It works both ways. If you don't like your job, nothing is stopping you from getting a new one.

There is nothing that stops a coach from changing teams or leaving.

I think there could be an argument that the first transfer has no restrictions, but a supplemental transfer without graduating could require a year to sit out?

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. I have less of a problem paying player than I do with the transfer rules.

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^^^

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Look at the parody in the SEC this year.

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Indeed.

It clearly affects the team chemistry and quality of play in football. I think it's less of a problem in baseball and basketball.

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You’re correct that he meant parity, but both things were true this year.

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Yeah, I think you might be right.

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I mean, LSU got two Heisman winning QBs from the transfer portal.

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yes, but Burrow and Daniels only transferred once (and both were grad transfers).

Both played 4 years (actually Daniels played 5 years due to Covid).

What Burrow and Daniels did via the portal was just fine - nothing like the nonsense we're seeing today.

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If they can transfer to a team where they get to be a starter earlier then good for them.

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Then your garbage arse shouldn’t have committed to a school you knew you couldn’t play for

My problem is when someone on here lists a potential transfer prospect, I go to Google the guy and it pulls up pictures/video of the guy playing at 2 or 3 colleges already and he's in the portal again. Nah bro, you made a bad choice of school twice already, stay where youre at or give up football.