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(04-23-2023 01:29 PM)DuelingDragon Wrote:  

(04-23-2023 10:49 AM)1BLZR1 Wrote:  

(04-22-2023 12:17 PM)LairDweller Wrote:  I fear the portal and NIL is going to cause me to lose interest in college sports, much like free agency and professional sports

I’ve been thinking along the same lines. I stopped watching pro sports long ago. I’ll never stop supporting UAB because that’s my alma mater, but the idea of NCAA recruiting becoming a matter of “Our boosters are richer than yours” is not a sport that interests me.

How have you ever been a college sports fan then? “Boosters” has always been the game.

Money has never been as in your face and out in the open as it is now. I don’t see how anyone can argue it’s not. Money will usually decide who gets the best high school players and who’s able to keep late bloomers once they excel in college. In the long run, the divide between the haves and have-nots will only increase.
I’ve heard the Kentucky basketball coach has complained that booster money that used to go to facilities is now much more channeled into NIL deals. What’s good for the players may not end up being best for the sport years from now.