The problem isn't NFL versus college, the problem is the top of college

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Versus the middle versus the bottom. Some college football programs are barely making a profit if they are breaking even. Others are looking at an $80 million Plus media payment, plus ticket sales from an 80,000 to 100,000 seat stadium, plus parking, concessions, and millions in donations. The NFL couldn't even compete with that for a minor league developmental program. What has destroyed college football is success. And no Central authority to manage that success properly to keep it from getting out of control. ** Edited by wwhokie1 at 7/30/2024, 11:08:20 AM ** Edited by wwhokie1 at 7/30/2024, 11:10:31 AM

Posted: 07/30/2024 at 11:07 AM ET

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On3: House settlement hammers home need for collective bargaining agreement -- Will Stewart

Jul 29, 2024 at 08:52 AM ET

Will Stewart

• 07/29/24 08:52 AM ET

Sounds like they want “no” guard rails for income, no salary cap, nothing. -- Stech Jul 30, 2024 at 07:54 AM ET

Stech • 07/30/24 07:54 AM ET

The most important thing I was saying was “no” guard rails to income, not -- Stech Jul 30, 2024 at 01:16 PM ET

Stech • 07/30/24 01:16 PM ET

Quite right - the NFL should be paying for player development -- Marooned Jul 30, 2024 at 09:48 AM ET

Marooned • 07/30/24 09:48 AM ET

The colleges don't want that any more than the NFL.** -- reestuart Jul 30, 2024 at 05:50 PM ET

reestuart • 07/30/24 05:50 PM ET

The problem isn't NFL versus college, the problem is the top of college ◄ -- wwhokie1 Jul 30, 2024 at 11:07 AM ET

wwhokie1 • 07/30/24 11:07 AM ET

What? They should pay the colleges? If you don't want a program that feeds -- Big12 guy Jul 30, 2024 at 10:30 AM ET

Big12 guy • 07/30/24 10:30 AM ET

Baseball and hockey minor leagues have evolved over 120 years -- PadrosWindup Jul 30, 2024 at 08:50 AM ET

PadrosWindup • 07/30/24 08:50 AM ET

PE firms are buying up minor league baseball teams -- mancunian Jul 30, 2024 at 05:39 PM ET

mancunian • 07/30/24 05:39 PM ET

Exactly, the pro leagues have a vested interest in keeping -- Marooned Jul 30, 2024 at 05:22 PM ET

Marooned • 07/30/24 05:22 PM ET

Just a fancy way of saying if you can get it for free, you won't pay for it** -- Stech Jul 30, 2024 at 11:50 AM ET

Stech • 07/30/24 11:50 AM ET

the best line -- Vippie1 Jul 29, 2024 at 10:48 AM ET

Vippie1 • 07/29/24 10:48 AM ET

If they'd have had some sort of warning ahead of time and time to prepare. -- reestuart Jul 29, 2024 at 01:41 PM ET

reestuart • 07/29/24 01:41 PM ET

The big word missing from this is BOOSTER -- PadrosWindup Jul 29, 2024 at 10:28 AM ET

PadrosWindup • 07/29/24 10:28 AM ET

The NCAA is in danger of chopping off their own legs -- HokieAl Jul 29, 2024 at 09:21 AM ET

HokieAl • 07/29/24 09:21 AM ET

And that’s where Congress and the IRS get interested ** -- Hokie1992 Jul 30, 2024 at 06:43 AM ET

Hokie1992 • 07/30/24 06:43 AM ET

NCAA is not chopping off their legs, the courts have already chopped them. -- Stech Jul 29, 2024 at 03:44 PM ET

Stech • 07/29/24 03:44 PM ET

The Antitrust lawsuit chopped off it's head. The NCAA is no longer -- VTreddog Jul 29, 2024 at 12:50 PM ET

VTreddog • 07/29/24 12:50 PM ET

“Let’s call it a draw” — MP&THG** -- AlaHokie83 Jul 29, 2024 at 12:55 PM ET

AlaHokie83 • 07/29/24 12:55 PM ET