📝 Lane Kiffin tells @SInow that 100% of high school players are choosing schools based on the highest NIL guarantee.

 

[TerryP]

One of the things I've loved about being a fan of college football has been following recruiting. It's fun seeing kids like Tim Tebow follow in their parents footsteps following school legends. It's fun seeing guys like Evans move away from his parents' roots (Auburn) and decide to wear Crimson. Even in Alabama's down years there's always a story or two to follow seeing guys choose to play for the Tide.

It's reached the point where there's little value found in following kids and their progression through the sport in high school, college, and then on to the league.

This season I find little value in anyone's "lean" because there's no reason to assume anything: recruiting season has now turned into what's happening in November.

These recent moves have killed that past time. A portion, a decent sized one at that, of what I love about the game just isn't there any longer.

How many tune out commentators during the games now-a-day? Literally, watching a game muted. The product has changed.

"I may just stop following this sport." That's become an idea that I've begun to entertain daily. It's borderline depressing: my weekends are changing to the point I can see myself not following college football in the least.

 

[64Tide]

One of the things I've loved about being a fan of college football has been following recruiting. It's fun seeing kids like Tim Tebow follow in their parents footsteps following school legends. It's fun seeing guys like Evans move away from his parents' roots (Auburn) and decide to wear Crimson. Even in Alabama's down years there's always a story or two to follow seeing guys choose to play for the Tide.

It's reached the point where there's little value found in following kids and their progression through the sport in high school, college, and then on to the league.

This season I find little value in anyone's "lean" because there's no reason to assume anything: recruiting season has now turned into what's happening in November.

These recent moves have killed that past time. A portion, a decent sized one at that, of what I love about the game just isn't there any longer.

How many tune out commentators during the games now-a-day? Literally, watching a game muted. The product has changed.

"I may just stop following this sport." That's become an idea that I've begun to entertain daily. It's borderline depressing: my weekends are changing to the point I can see myself not following college football in the least.

Right there with you.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

they ruin everything they touch

 

[BamaFan334]

One of the things I've loved about being a fan of college football has been following recruiting. It's fun seeing kids like Tim Tebow follow in their parents footsteps following school legends. It's fun seeing guys like Evans move away from his parents' roots (Auburn) and decide to wear Crimson. Even in Alabama's down years there's always a story or two to follow seeing guys choose to play for the Tide.

It's reached the point where there's little value found in following kids and their progression through the sport in high school, college, and then on to the league.

This season I find little value in anyone's "lean" because there's no reason to assume anything: recruiting season has now turned into what's happening in November.

These recent moves have killed that past time. A portion, a decent sized one at that, of what I love about the game just isn't there any longer.

How many tune out commentators during the games now-a-day? Literally, watching a game muted. The product has changed.

"I may just stop following this sport." That's become an idea that I've begun to entertain daily. It's borderline depressing: my weekends are changing to the point I can see myself not following college football in the least.

Amen. I have caught myself watching less college football than ever lately. I always had to be by a TV to catch the SEC game of the week or every Alabama game televised. My mother-in-laws birthday is always celebrated right in the middle of the season, and I hated dealing with it because I didn't want to miss a game. Now I simply don't care near as much and would rather celebrate her birthday than rush to find a TV.

I, like you, always enjoyed recruiting and followed it relatively close. I loved getting tidbits after visits, seeing the forecasts etc. Now, I simply do not care. As Kiffin said, it's gonna be about that quick dollar they're chasing, not the prospects of making 100 times that if they get coached up and set up skills that can make them multiple times their money once their playing days are over. It's no fun watching Jimbo pay for a class. It's no fun watching Lincoln tamper with current players to make a team where he can make $10M a year in Hollywood. When people keep making comments about NIL getting The U, Texas, and USC back, it's just sad to know the dollar is behind that, not the love of the game/school/atmosphere/fanfare. This country sold its soul for the almighty dollar, and you can see how it's falling a part everywhere because of that.

 

[Pokitren]

One of the things I've loved about being a fan of college football has been following recruiting. It's fun seeing kids like Tim Tebow follow in their parents footsteps following school legends. It's fun seeing guys like Evans move away from his parents' roots (Auburn) and decide to wear Crimson. Even in Alabama's down years there's always a story or two to follow seeing guys choose to play for the Tide.

It's reached the point where there's little value found in following kids and their progression through the sport in high school, college, and then on to the league.

This season I find little value in anyone's "lean" because there's no reason to assume anything: recruiting season has now turned into what's happening in November.

These recent moves have killed that past time. A portion, a decent sized one at that, of what I love about the game just isn't there any longer.

How many tune out commentators during the games now-a-day? Literally, watching a game muted. The product has changed.

"I may just stop following this sport." That's become an idea that I've begun to entertain daily. It's borderline depressing: my weekends are changing to the point I can see myself not following college football in the least.

It will take some more time, and things will change even more. Everything flows, everything changes. And that's great. It's great to watch these changes happen. Even if they don't go the way we want them to.

 

[TerryP]

It will take some more time, and things will change even more. Everything flows, everything changes. And that's great. It's great to watch these changes happen. Even if they don't go the way we want them to.

Overheard at a Coca-Cola board meeting, circa 1985?

 

[TerryP]

and things will change even more.

Here's where I see this headed; even greater changes that most believed several seasons ago.

At this point there's one path to regulate what's going on and that's through the unionization of players along with a collective bargaining agreement. These changes would enable, somewhat of, a return to a level playing field. Then what do we have?

With the NIL we have a signing bonus.
With the portal we have limited free agency.
With the unionization of players we see adherence to Title IV legislation.
With a CBA they ensure we don't see one school paying 10X as another in their own conference, division, et. al.

What we have is the NFL. The core of the Alabama football fan base and supporters do not want to see the Tide turned into an "NFL lite" team.

Even if they don't go the way we want them to.

It'll end up going the way they don't want it to go...fans hitting the exits.

 

[TerryP]

Napier touches on this:

 

[alabama mike]

If I am an 18 year old young man/woman, I get it. Many of these kids, not all, come from very low income families and they live life in survival mode. As an educator, I see it everyday as I know @UAgrad93 did. Some of these kids are just fortunate to make to school on a daily basis because of what they are dealing with at "home."

 

[Pokitren]

If I am an 18 year old young man/woman, I get it. Many of these kids, not all, come from very low income families and they live life in survival mode. As an educator, I see it everyday as I know @UAgrad93 did. Some of these kids are just fortunate to make to school on a daily basis because of what they are dealing with at "home."

It's a sad situation. This is more a question of the economy and the state system as a whole.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Yep....these few changes in last couple years...
......Its gonna be interesting to see who can step up....have a plan...
Put some sense into things....
While it wont back up to what it was....it can have a level of sense....

And ...college football can do the same!

 

[tider79]

Im just glad I lived thru the glory years of CF starting in the 60's ,,,the game is ruined now with the NIL.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Im just glad I lived thru the glory years of CF starting in the 60's ,,,the game is ruined now with the NIL.

I think it will be a little time to tell how-the game is affected...