College Football Has Gotten Out of Hand

Rules Have Changed

Now that has all changed due to NIL along with the transfer portal. Now don’t get me wrong, the NCAA has had their faults with getting over on the athletes that bring them so much joy along with the most important thing to them, which is revenue. It has long been known that teams would get an advantage with paying players under the table to in turn get them wins that would translate into more net worth, which comes with more students and buildings. Your pedigree grows substantially along with bragging rights.

Going back to around COVID, things changed with the rules and athletes having more say with transferring along with getting paid, which I have no problem with. They most certainly deserve it, and to be honest, which is why they are there. Getting a degree is great, but if you don’t win then no one really cares as much. People can act like the stipend along with the degree was enough, but they were essentially pros going to class.

Now the thing I have a problem with is the slippery slope it has caused. With every new change to any system that is expected along with faults that need to be fixed after the data has been taken. The thing that’s going on now is that it seems to be no sight in end for regulation on this whole experiment. The NCAA doesn’t have as much power as they did, but they still have some. The powers at be need to get together along with athletic directors and coaches to come up with a solution. No longer are the times when we can grow with the players that become heroes to a state or school that we can look back and say “what a time that was.” Everything is about revenue, which I am fine with the players getting but there has to be rules along with accountability. That’s just how the world works.

Teaching the Wrong Lessons

We now have players even getting paid in high school and hiring agents just to commit to a school. It’s all good right? Not a chance. They can graduate early and come into spring ball then just transfer
right after. We are teaching the wrong thing to the kids. There has to be accountability along with consequences either way every decision you make. That is how life works. Everything won’t always
be in your favor. Everyone has to go through some adversity at some point to get where they want to go. It makes you better and stronger as well. No one gets away. It seems that is far gone at this point in college sports, specifically football. When you’re allowed to play college ball for six or even seven years mostly just for money, then we have lost the plot at hand.

We have players transferring four or five times during a career with no consequences along with players declaring for the NFL Draft just to pull their name out and choose a different school. It’s just
completely out of hand along with no loyalty.

Now it’s their life at the end of the day, but isn’t the goal to make it to the top of your profession, which is the NFL? I can’t tell anymore. A lot of folks have seen this coming, but now it is on the powers that be to put some regulations around it. I miss the sport I grew up loving, or simply put, the good ole days. I guess things never stay the same forever, but not like this.