He left off sharing TV money across all of CFBS....
That aint happening so neither is any of the other things he mentioned.
Besides you can't conscript kids to certain schools like pro sports do to players being drafted to certain teams.
The only way you get to what he is saying is by separating the schools and the sport. Create a pro NFL feeder league with teams affiliated with schools but separate from them. Then you can make the rules and pay anyway you like and the kids can declare themselves eligible to the league and agree to the rules the league (and likely players union) have established.
That aint happening either.
Personally I don't think there is a "fix" because I don't think it's broken. The kids should have been able to earn NIL from since leather helmet days. It has always been wrong. So it creates competitive imbalance? So what? They are schools, these are students. Those students are American citizens with the same freedoms as everyone else. Creating a system that forces competitive balance is way less important than protecting those freedoms. Now, if you create a league with a union and the players have a voice and trade their individual freedoms for a say in how the league operates, that's different. I'm not holding my breath that happens.
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He left off sharing TV money across all of CFBS....
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-- QuadHokie
Jan 30, 2023 at 08:18 AM ET
QuadHokie
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01/30/23 08:18 AM ET
He's doing just like Dean Smith did
-- OldRetiredHokie
Jan 29, 2023 at 11:13 AM ET
OldRetiredHokie
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01/29/23 11:13 AM ET
There should be a cap on staff size. He has 75 staffers and most are <20**
-- 3TechFanz
Jan 29, 2023 at 10:56 AM ET
3TechFanz
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01/29/23 10:56 AM ET
There will just be cheating with this & any other attempts at leveling
-- marcbvtgm
Jan 30, 2023 at 11:06 AM ET
marcbvtgm
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01/30/23 11:06 AM ET
Well, if he really means what he says about parity, then certainly he would
-- HoustonHokie
Jan 29, 2023 at 09:04 AM ET
HoustonHokie
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01/29/23 09:04 AM ET
He might believe that. But talk to the ADs and SEC leadership
-- Hokie1992
Jan 29, 2023 at 09:29 AM ET
Hokie1992
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01/29/23 09:29 AM ET
If Saban really wanted a level playing field, he still be in Miami**
-- marcbvtgm
Jan 30, 2023 at 11:08 AM ET
marcbvtgm
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01/30/23 11:08 AM ET
So a 25-28 round draft with 134 picks per round?
-- OrangeHokieFan
Jan 29, 2023 at 03:02 AM ET
OrangeHokieFan
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01/29/23 03:02 AM ET
And don't forget the best teams draft last.....
-- ChrisLords
Jan 29, 2023 at 06:50 AM ET
ChrisLords
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01/29/23 06:50 AM ET
Easier to control with 32 teams. **
-- VaTechHokiesACC
Jan 29, 2023 at 12:32 AM ET
VaTechHokiesACC
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01/29/23 12:32 AM ET
They’ll have that with the Big2 conferences coming **
-- 3TechFanz
Jan 29, 2023 at 10:57 AM ET
3TechFanz
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01/29/23 10:57 AM ET
First, it's the American Way to pick where you go to college. Second,
-- Maroon Baboon
Jan 28, 2023 at 08:00 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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01/28/23 08:00 PM ET
Nothing is the same with NIL**
-- Hsthokie
Jan 28, 2023 at 09:06 PM ET
Hsthokie
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01/28/23 09:06 PM ET