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walkingman

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3. Not a bad idea in theory but tying the team to a college is the real attraction for fans.

Reply to Casady1 (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 20, 2022, 10:32 AM

Jul 2022

I think the merging of teams that is happening today along with NIL will destroy the game at some point. With even public universities becoming more and more about profit and then segregating the sports $$$ from the college general funds is just wrong. These "super teams" could and should be able to eliminate the student tuition costs but instead they build NFL type stadiums and pay mega salaries to coaches.

Leave it to capitalism to destroy everything in its path.

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College Football lunacy (conference mergers) [View all] DinahMoeHum Jul 2022 OP

for many years people speculated about a 'super conference' of the elite of the elite rurallib Jul 2022 #1

end the charade Casady1 Jul 2022 #2

Not a bad idea in theory but tying the team to a college is the real attraction for fans. walkingman Jul 2022 #3

It's not about NIL Jilly_in_VA Jul 2022 #4

You can thank ESPN for this bullshit Sewa Jul 2022 #5