I am not so sure that we aren't headed down that path with the current NIL and a transfer portal open 24 hours a day. I am afraid that this is all going to basically deteriorate into little more than an all star pick up games to the highest bidder in an ongoing world of free agency. Part of the charm of college football is seeing those players hang around for 4-5 years that builds a relationship with the fan base. Afraid those days are over. Drake Maye is an exception. His family is UNC legacy and he will be the #1 QB taken in the draft after next year no matter who he plays for. But otherwise we have the inmates running the asylum. The players can basically put themselves on the open market and sell themselves to the highest bidder. And with all the ridiculous exceptions, we now see guys wandering around being eligible to play for 6-7 years. Terrible incident at UVA with the murders, but I noticed this morning that all on the team have been given another year's eligibility to compensate. Really? It is a bad deal, but an extra year for missing three games? All of this is totally out if hand. The players wanted a cut of the pie (at least legally) and they got that. But business is a two sided deal. The way it is set up right now it is far from that. The players control both ends of the deal. Since they are now pros, let's have contracts. You are still fine to transfer any time you want to. But if you do, you have to pay back every cent of NIL and scholarship monies that the school you are leaving invested in you. If some guardrails such as this are not put in place, the fan base won't know anybody on their team from year to year, and lose interest altogether. At that point, the geniuses in charge will have finally killed the goose that laid the golden egg