re: Bill Snyder: College football has sold itself out to the highest bidder

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Bill rustle you?

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What was it supposed to do, Bill? Stay the same as it was in the 70's...80's?

Things change, evolve, innovate - NCAAFB was/is one of those things.

He says CFB sold out, I think it improved upon the product and made it more available to the fans, which would never have happened if not for TV.

He says the welfare of the student-athlete has not evolved, but I disagree. Look at how the equipment, treatment, and overall care has gotten better from a decade ago, two-decades ago, etc. This is the Golden Age of college football right now - it's never been better for the kids, schools, fans, and networks.

Could the kids get paid, sure, but that's a massive snake pit that needs to be untangled meticulously. But I think they're in the process of doing that.

Bill comes off more as someone that time has pretty much passed-by, and from a program that is largely irrelevant. Besides, those dollars and cents that he preaches about from the pulpit do get distributed to the universities, as well. And those dollars help build student-athlete learning centers, provide for scholarships, and contribute to school funds in general.

Maybe it's Bill that has not evolved...not college football, and Bill is just stuck in the middle of the country, in a state that couldn't really care any less for football, not really knowing how to bring it all to an end

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One has to ask the question: What is the point of college? I would say it's to put yourself into a situation to create opportunities for your future. That can happen in many different ways for many different people.

Let's get off this idea that education is just about studies and curriculum learned. If I go to college and play a sport and am a below average student, but I leverage that opportunity into a multitude of new opportunities and a new network because of my playing experience then I would say that's better then the phd in philosophy who has fantastic knowledge of the subject but can literally do nothing with his education except teach philosophy.

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He moved their game against AU in 2014 to a Thursday for exposure. He is being hypocritical.

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There are mixed views on when the game should be played. When asked about the possibility of moving the Auburn game to a Thursday, K-State coach Bill Snyder last month said, “It’s the last thing in the world I want to do.”

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One has to ask the question: What is the point of college? I would say it's to put yourself into a situation to create opportunities for your future. That can happen in many different ways for many different people. Let's get off this idea that education is just about studies and curriculum learned. If I go to college and play a sport and am a below average student, but I leverage that opportunity into a multitude of new opportunities and a new network because of my playing experience then I would say that's better then the phd in philosophy who has fantastic knowledge of the subject but can literally do nothing with his education except teach philosophy.

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