College sports summed up in a single sound bite

KingWard

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Hopefully, NCAA D-II & D-III, and the NAIA do not get similarly infected.
They won't be in the bidding game. I think their problem will be keeping the few outstanding players who surface in those classifications.
 

Piscis

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They won't be in the bidding game. I think their problem will be keeping the few outstanding players who surface in those classifications.
There aren't many players in FCS that make the jump to FBS and no D-III players I can remember. The mid majors in FBS are where the few outstanding players get picked from. The P4 teams don't miss out on many players who can play at that level coming out of HS.
 

KingWard

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There aren't many players in FCS that make the jump to FBS and no D-III players I can remember. The mid majors in FBS are where the few outstanding players get picked from. The P4 teams don't miss out on many players who can play at that level coming out of HS.
It's not the number, it's the quality. The true high-quality outliers from lower classifications will be snatched up.
 

atl-cock

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I get the sense that generally speaking what may separate top talent in lower divisions from "average-to-good" talent in D-I is size.