It's an issue everywhere and I don't think it's real surprising. The majority of these highly recruited HS kids are not just asking for big NIL deals, they are expecting them, demanding them. Most all of us said it would get out of hand and it has, and look no further than the Florida fiasco with the Rashada kid. Saban sent the message directly to the HS coaches that it isn't going to fly at UA, and good on him for doing it. Meanwhile, a lot of these other schools (like A&M and Miami) are dealing with a house of cards. And a lot of these kids are entering into NIL deals that are not as rock solid in terms of guaranteed money as they think... it is going to make for some ugly situations (and lawsuits) in the near future.
It has been talked about to death, but there were a number of ways to make NIL more fair, more regulated, and more sustainable. The NCAA kicked the can down the road instead of getting out in front of it, then it blew up on them. Everyone shares blame IMO, even a lot in the media who pushed for it and just acted like it would work itself out and in the end everyone would be winners. There are some good things about it, and I think there needs to be a form of NIL for athletes... but what we've ended up with is toxic to college football and college sports in general.
