Sadly, there is going to be no middle ground, I’m afraid. Tech will either commit to play “Big Boy Football”, with NIL money buying the best players we can afford to try to keep up with the rest of the Big Boys, or we are going to play with the Less Than Big Boys, under the old “amateur” model...
It’s a little ironic when “amateur” college football, where players are getting paid (tuition, room, board and now cash), has a wide-open, contract-free free agency aspect that professional teams wouldn’t stand for.
Money (NIL) is driving this and the factories with the BIG money will outbid the have-nots for talent. The have-nots will develop some talent, like the minor leagues in baseball, but will get nothing in return for the cost inputs made to develop the talent that departs for good NIL paydays. If...
You have to wonder what that would look like. We have already seen what happens when we put a poor product on the field. If we put a lesser product on the field, will fans still support the program?
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