In my humble opinion, turning the college game into the pro model will be the death of it. These new transfer rules are going to kill fan loyalty and interest along with competition. Everyone pays a price for a bad decision. If you chose the wrong school for whatever reason, you used to be able to transfer but you had to sit out a year. Not a totally unreasonable consequence for a scholarship (contractural agreement between a university and) athlete. But because of this woke culture that we have nurtured, the NCAA says they must be eligible immediately or its a violation of the student athletes rights. And let's be politically correct here and not say that he either quit the team or was dismissed from it, let's say...he stepped down. The NCAA and universities have sold out to the big money and become the farm system for the pros. We've always known that but its being rubbed in our faces these days. It"s becoming harder and harder each year to actually enjoy ball games and seasons because of all the drama that surrounds it. That being said, I personally am not a fan of any pro sports today because the way players move from team to team on a daily basis. It's hard for me to identify with them. In the past, college sports offered some continuity that encouraged hope from game to game and season to season anticipating the players maturing along with improving their skills which might give them a chance for success and possibly some type of championship. You couldn't wait for the season to start and when it was over, you counted the days until the next one started. We cheered for the team and players as we watched them develop and improve over their careers. In my opinion, that is for the most part...gone. Personally, I'm real close to being done with college sports altogether.
Now it is a game where the rich get richer and the rest have no chance. If you doubt that, the national championship game is between 4 teams and started back in 2014. During that time, Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, LSU, Oregon, Florida State, Michigan State and Washington have appeared. That's 10 teams out of approximately 135 teams who play CFP football. 9 of these 10 are "elite" programs and are thrown in the mix even before the season starts. The only outlier was Michigan State. So in 8 years there has only been one non-elite team allowed to compete for the championship...calling this a championship is a farce.
As I said this is my opinion, you can damn well do what you want...but for me the end is near.
