Vespidae
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Better? Meh.Heck yes today is better. At least now we know the going rate to buy a player and the champion actually earns it on the field. In other words - today everything is above board. You may not like it but at least everything is out in the open.
Compare that to the old days where sports writers were told how to vote by AD’s or their access would be cut off. Or when guys like Herschel were bought on the black market. Or when bowl invites were given out quietly in October (see ND 1990).
I simply can’t understand how any GT fan can long for the past 60 years where our program fell from a top 10 program to an afterthought today because of the underhanded and uneven system, let alone the inconsistent investigative portion of the NCAA. We finally have a system that can benefit our team and you guys are bashing it. Key’s use of the portal and NIL has us poised to finally be a consistently winning team and you guys are whining.
And all the proof you need is that guys like Saban and Kirby hate the portal and NIL because now they can’t lie to high school kids and own them for 4 years and stack 4 stars on the depth chart and their use of the under the table NIL they’ve had going for 50 years is now void. I love this new era. And I didn’t even address how much I love the expanded playoff where a school like GT has a much higher chance to get in than they ever did previously.
Tech 60 years ago was 1964. Still a great program but … withdrawing from the SEC. And before integration which dramatically changed college football. Was Tech ready for that? No.
Almost every player and team captain I’ve spoken to HATES the new system. Why? Nobody plays for school, tradition or development anymore. No playing time? Just transfer. It’s hard to build a team today. My neighbor played for a national championship team in the 80’s and loves football but wouldn’t want to play in today’s system.
I don’t think today is better. Its ok. But what we need is a tiered system. That will equalize competition. I rea like the Premier League approach.