College Athletics Has Changed

[Hay Man]

I'm thrilled and excited with the hiring of Ben McCullom, but the way money and transfers have taken over how all of college athletics functions, I for one don't like where it's headed. There's no loyalty to a program, very little loyalty to a coach and it's basically turned into the only way to win is to have the most money and outbidding everyone else.

I, like most on this board would be doing the same thing as these "student" athletes and would take the money and run to the highest bidder. You can't blame them one bit. The NCAA has lost it's ability to control what they ultimately created from years of not listening to it's own athletes. How does this get reigned in and allow equal opportunity for all schools? I don't think the NCAA can put this monster back in the bottle. What's left is the mighty few schools in particular sports that can afford to compete at the highest levels. Iowa won't be in that group (maybe wrestling for now). Conference realignment probably isn't done and who knows if schools that can't afford to have a competitive sports department will be left behind. Do the bottom feeders find themselves in a lower tier conference, while losing revenue that helped keep other sports programs alive at the school?

Am I being overly dramatic? Most likely yes. But I don't enjoy what's happening to college athletics and fear it's only going to get worse for the Iowa programs.

 

[HuckFinn]

Not overly dramatic, at all. Yes, we have to accept the reality we see right now. However, it is also true that the game faces some significant problems with out of control buying of teams at a rate that was not likely anticipated.

Tighter transfer rules could help. Salary schedules, which are used everywhere, could be implemented. Or, we could just say oh hell. It is what it is…

I really wonder what will happen with fan bases? Maybe they will tire of never knowing who they will watch one year to the next? What if fans can no longer get really involved with their favorite player over a 3or 4 year career?

Will the concept of college sports that has attracted incredible fan support for the long haul lose its identity when NIL essentially controls or even destroys competition?
Maybe the jury is still out. Kinda hope so…

 

[BigD]

Not overly dramatic, at all. Yes, we have to accept the reality we see right now. However, it is also true that the game faces some significant problems with out of control buying of teams at a rate that was not likely anticipated.

Tighter transfer rules could help. Salary schedules, which are used everywhere, could be implemented. Or, we could just say oh hell. It is what it is…

I really wonder what will happen with fan bases? Maybe they will tire of never knowing who they will watch one year to the next? What if fans can no longer get really involved with their favorite player over a 3or 4 year career?

Will the concept of college sports that has attracted incredible fan support for the long haul lose its identity when NIL essentially controls or even destroys competition?
Maybe the jury is still out. Kinda hope so…

Yes to all of your questions if ground rules aren’t developed.

 

[BigD]

Will the Drakes of college sports be come farm systems to the big schools and get reimbursed by the bigger schools when their players advance?