Coach Saban influencing Executive action on NIL limitations.

[Valley View]

The sport is dying! The greed and expectations of the players is unrealistic, and the current trend is not sustainable. Something must be done to save what's left of college football. I agree politics does not need to be involved, but someone has to step up and be strong enough to stop the madness. I'm almost to the point of not watching. I missed a few games last year for the first time in years for lack of interest. Just like the NFL and NASCAR, college football is losing its appeal. I love the University and the way it used to be, but it is just not the same anymore. When the players don't care about anything but money and have the same respect for the game as I do it's hard to stay tuned in.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

I know most people are disgusted at the NIL, but the transfer portal is what's doing the real damage. The transfer portal is so pervasive that it is negatively impacting HS kids to get scholarships. Deion alluded to it last year that he's not looking at as many HS recruits because he can go in the portal and get a kid who's already college football ready and experienced. And it's not just football that the portal is impacting. HS baseball players are finding it harder and harder to get looked at by colleges because they can now fill spots with transfers. I imagine softball and other "non-football" sports are experiencing the same thing.