Jim Nantz expresses concern for the future college basketball

“Because the portal and NIL, it’s difficult. And I don’t want to paint it, doom and gloom, I don’t want to say it’s bound to be extinct. It’s not going to be. But what we knew it as, what we grew up with, that model doesn’t exist anymore, and some people have a real problem with that.“

Nantz represents a growing number of the population who don't want NIL being an out of control environment similar to the Wild West. Anyone who has common sense understands the need for regulations. He explains what coach Kelvin Sampson and his staff are doing at Houston and how more programs should adopt a similar model.  

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"As we go into this weekend, we represent college basketball the way we used to know it better than anybody, maybe in America, Nantz said. "Our guys stay. Yeah, we have to play the NIL game. But our guys aren’t racing to the portal. They believe in their coach. There’s a family culture there; they’re all in.” 

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The season has been wild, but fans still are showing up with the same enthusiasm now more than ever. Who cares if there were no true Cinderella teams. The ball went on without them and created a situation with the four best teams making it to San Antonio. Are you not entertained? 

Nantz might be concerned but the game has evolved and will continue to do so over the course of time. Saying 'Things aren't how they used to be' keeps you stuck in the same place over time. There is a solution to make NIL and the transfer portal better. But that doesn't come by going backwards.