Pollard is one of the best, and longest tenured ADs in the country. He knows what college STUDENT athletics was meant to be. Money has absolutely destroyed the fabric of college athletics. Yes, it benefits LSU to a degree, but when players are chasing the bag every year, it sucks for the fans.

ChineseBandit58•2 days

"Money has absolutely destroyed the fabric of college athletics. Yes, it benefits LSU to a degree, but when players are chasing the bag every year, it sucks for the fans."
This has been a very sad development for me - I LOVE amateur athletics of all kind, but to me baseball just has to be fully amateur until the pro level.

I cannot fall in love with a gaggle of merchants - I want to see young athletes playing for the love o the game and the university they attend. Since this NIL crap came up, I have lost my intensity for the game - if they start playing like crap, I just turn them off.
Back when they were all student-athletes, I'd stay with them til the very end, good or bad.

SoFla Tideroller•2 days

He ain't wrong. The SEC and B1G have never heard the phrase, "Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered".

RelicBatches86•2 days

the NCAA is the only thing stopping the Big 10 and SEC, and their FOX, ESPN media money from ruining college football

grizzlylongcut•2 days

It’s already basically ruined.

YStar•2 days

Uh it's primarily the B1G with the SEC being a weak resistance due to it being ran by a B1G shill

airlarry•1 day

Hahaha. Check out Iowa State’s basketball roster, which under his watch, signed a pro euro player. Is it within the rules? Sure. Is it “amateur athletics”? Heck no.

It must be fun being a hypocrite.

Diego Ricardo•2 days

he right you know.

Luckydog•2 days

Well said

DeafVallyBatnR•13 hours

How does he think that will change Iowa St situation. Coaches will still leave for better

Datbayoubengal•2 days

Take the current 67 Big 4 conference teams and Notre Dame, and make a league. Your 3 OOC opponents are outside of the 64 teams, but no playing FCS or HBCUs. Have that same 12 team play off with first 2 rounds on home team's campus.

Jdillard343434•2 days

I agree tell the sec and big 10 to eat my shorts 20 woukd be cool with me

jrobic4•2 days

Iowa State shouldn't even be in a power conference, so perhaps they should just join G5

chalmetteowl•2 days

Should they go to the Mountain West?

Gnash•2 days

Funny he mentioned baseball and his school doesn’t even have a baseball program

BeepBopBoop•2 days

Guy is a moron. No one is dying to watch Iowa St. vs SMU pal. The only reason anyone would is hoping their team can make it to the playoff to play an SEC or Big 10 team. Take that away why would any one watch.

Jdillard343434•2 days

You are the.moron probably a dumbass lsu fan who would normally feel the same way but since sec is involve loses a.moral. ompass

UnclePat76•2 days

Another day drinking Gator fan. Bwana drink much.

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