I'm not sure about the rest of you, but college football has lost its luster, at least to me. Between NIL, transfer portal, lack of leadership, conference realignment, etc., it's just not as enjoyable as it used to be. We were traveling before Christmas and while adjusting our schedule so we'd be somewhere where we (my wife and I are both Hokies) could watch the Mayo bowl, imagine our surprise when the Virginia Tech team we watched all season was no where to be found... Anyway, here are some of my ideas on the different issues. What are yours? 1. Paying the players We need a consistent and fair set of rules across the board. It's the wild, wild west out there right now. Should each conference have their own rules? No. It needs to be across the board. It needs structure. It needs terms and conditions to keep players from bouncing around. Minimum two year contracts. Include an agreement to purchase insurance for players who want to go pro and not playing in the bowl games or playoffs. Amount based on what round they're slated to go in the draft. 2. Conference realignment It's just ridiculous right now. I'm all for breaking it up into tiers and geographic divisions - similar to what the pros do. Maybe two big conferences (think NFC and AFC) with four divisions in each with 8 teams in each division. Total of 64 teams. And a second level for the next 64 teams. Add promotion and relegation between the levels. Does this require breaking football away from the NCAA? Maybe, if they can't get their poop in a group and lead. 3. Portal If we have minimum two-year contracts for the players, that may help. Don't open the portal until after the playoffs/bowl games. Let's stop pretending these are students and have to move programs before the next semester starts in January. Or let them take online classes at their new school until they move at the TRUE end of the season. Or should we make them sit a year before playing? Keep their eligibility, but not play? I would let them void their contract if their head coach leaves. That seems fair. These are just some of my thoughts. What are yours? What are other issues that need to be addressed? Because I think people will quit watching if it keeps going in the direction it is now. And I'll tell you like I used to tell my kids. Don't complain about something or shoot holes in someone's ideas without bringing solutions of your own.