Re your first sentence. No but .

Re your first sentence. No but .
by nDTwice (click here to email the poster) (2024-03-13 12:24:46)

In reply to: Ha, if it wasn't for you meddling kids posted by gregmorrissey

In pro football, for example, there is a LIMITING.or CONTROLLING factor. GB spends a high percentage of its available money on an elite QB, the other positions suffer. It’s this controlling factor, I think, Saban wants to work into the new system in some manner to maintain some sort of balance between teams and conferences.

I also feel Saban’s financial gain from football is of secondary interest. The main focus should be, in my view, on structuring this new financial incentive into college football in as functional a way as possible. Your view on being clearer that it is no loner an armature sport is indeed a promising option.

Salary caps are in place to save owners from themselves

That the salary cap also helps to spread the talent and increase league parity is only a nice byproduct.

I just don't think a salary cap will work in college football as it's currently constructed. Maybe once the Big Ten and SEC form their own governing body and there are only 35 to 40 members with a strong centralized league office and commissioner then a salary cap will be able to work.

If Nick Saban is willing to answer truthfully to his God that he is unaware of any illegal payments made to players he recruited and coached over his career then I'll take his comments about balance seriously. Otherwise, I interpret them as typical old man "things aren't good like they used to be" rhetoric.

I don't know that things used to be "good"

but I do know that things right now are fucked up. Ten years from now, I'm guessing people will look at the changes cfb is undergoing right now and wonder how anyone could have thought it would be good--on net--for kids/players.