Even if the other schools aren't talking to the players, the players will talk. "did you hear, player XYZ just got $$$ from a school" is a heck of an incentive for a teenager to try their hand.
Would I rather watch CFB over an NFL game? Yes, and all day. But based on ratings of college games vs. NFL games there is no competition, the NFL slays college in viewership. In fact, the playoff games specifically have had pretty low viewership numbers which is disappointing given the outcry for a playoff system. But an Indiana vs. ND match on a Friday evening is a pretty tough sell.
I agree. Also, if the team is "active" as in still playing in the post season players should be off the table unless they enter the portal. And if they do enter, they should no longer be on the active roster for their current team.
Did your team lose or something?
I have to say I am surprised to hear you say this. I am not disagreeing but I always got the impression you were a major CFB fan
I agree. So back in the dark ages, you would see players transfer but it was after the season concluded for their current team. They would transfer between the academic semesters. If you think about it, once spring ball concludes that it pretty close to the end of the spring semester so allowing for another transfer window would make sense.
I’ll always be a UGA diehard, but I’ve became more of an NFL fan the last few years. Mega conferences and free agency don’t sit well with me
Bah. The Ducks never lose. It was stolen. He's the Trump of college football.
I am too but the NFL is converting me because this out of control NIL and portal are making me care less about CFB. You can’t run any kind of sport with no salary cap and complete unrestricted free agency.
There are restrictions to fa. You just dont like what they are.
In reality there aren’t. They are trying to create some that are effective but it’s not going to work.
I’m not interested in playing your game of semantics so accept my comments or don’t.
The NFL is more money hungry than college football...which is saying quite a bit. Both the NFL and the NFLPA seem to be selling players health down the river for the dollar. No way anyone can convince me those players don't need 6-7 days to fully recover from the previous game. They play on Sundays/Mondays all year long. They could give up Saturdays in December and January.
The data proves this. First consider the average career is a little over 3 years. Next, look at the long term health issues most of these guys deal with after football. The lineman alone are walking test cases for experimentation. 6'1 325? That isn't healthy and then add the physical trauma they experience in a game.