I don't care about blame. There's enough to go around.
I'm fine with college football players being paid and them getting more transfer opportunities, but the way both of those things are currently implemented has been a Hindenburg-level disaster for college football.
Uncontrolled and unaccountable money from boosters and a transfer portal during the season are terrible ideas.
Valid point that will have to be weighed against the level of coaching and the facilities available to develop them at the juco. They will not have the same level of fitness training and access to nutrition programs. But I believe you're correct in that sum will take that route to try and develop themselves.
I think effective immediately, Juco will become the attractive route to take for many kids and college recruiters. Why go straight out of high school to a 4 (or 5) year university only to sit and redshirt. Go to Juco for 2 years of development, start from day 1 then take advantage of 4 additional years of eligibility at the U?
College recruiters can pickup up "ready to play" juco kids that now have 4 years of eligibility left. Obviously, the current 4-5 star high school recruit will continue to go directly to the U to take advantage of the largest NIL deals.
Anyway, just a thought
I'm not smart enough to understand how college athletes can be treated like pro athletes when convenient but not treated like pro athletes when inconvenient.
Apples to oranges. Any pro athlete can't jump from team to team under contract unless it's bought out in some way. They want to be paid like pro athletes but not treated like pro athletes when it's an inconvenience or detrimental. By all means, pay them, but bring all the other baggage as well.
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