Would you be in favor of a CFB overhaul?

[indian rick]

They need to write in the scholarships must play in bowl games

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

ah but thats the problem with pay to play. How do university’s pay all and they would have to with title 9 or they would have to have a set pool of money for each “class” of sex to stay out of title 9 hell.

If the major "owners" of these highly successful "amateur college" teams would simply own up what they're running and create a pro league separate from the actual amateur college sports, but owned by the schools, we can make this work.

Major schools still make ridiculous money. Players get paid (and, yes, unionize and bargain, but that's business) and the non money sports are still scholarship sports, even with NIL.

If the "old heads" at the schools would just admit they've milked this cash cow dry and share the revenue, we can all get back to enjoying football with the same logo, stadium, and high quality players. Sure, it won't be "college" but who really cares...... I like football.

 

[jim pique]

How about moving trucks sent to the headquarters?

 

[87&91ALUM]

If change these days was good, sure. Unfortunately l, change has turned from disaster to disaster. Raise the price of tickets, more complicated access to games on TV, losing heritage and tradition while embracing money and materialism. I do like the Neyland renovations, light show, CJH, and some of the NIL with regards to student athletes getting something for their play.

 

[volfan102455]

If you want to watch college football, go watch TN Tech or Maryville College or whatever.

The SEC and other P5 conferences signed these multi-million dollar TV deals, built these enormous stadiums, started building NFL style practice facilities, started making coaches the highest paid state employee, etc, etc.

The players didn't do this. UT did this to themselves and now the fans want to complain "this is ruining college football!" What have you been watching for the last 40 years? The SEC did this. The NCAA did this.

It's not at all new and has nothing to do with kids whose parents might not have been born when the SEC started making millions off college athletics.

The atmosphere at college games is different than it is at NFL games. If the desire is to create a minor NFL league, go for it - but that league should not be associated with nor tied to any university at all. It is the connection to the college traditions, the campus atmosphere etc. that is part of the selling point of college athletics in general.

 

[PowerT83]

They've overhauled the hell out of it already.

My overhauled system would revert the conferences back to before Mizz and A&M muddied the SEC waters.

Bring a formula similar to the BCS and at the end of the year have a 8 team playoff

Nil can stay, transfer portal will only be available to players who played under 30 snaps during the season.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

The atmosphere at college games is different than it is at NFL games. If the desire is to create a minor NFL league, go for it - but that league should not be associated with nor tied to any university at all. It is the connection to the college traditions, the campus atmosphere etc. that is part of the selling point of college athletics in general.

It's not my desire but I'm not one to stick my head in the sand. I've seen a lot of changes in college football but the last lawsuit when Kavanaugh pretty much told the NCAA that the players were employees of the school should've let us all know the jig was up.

College football I grew up with was pretty simple. Hundred dollar handshakes, well placed envelopes got things done. Then the money for schools became ridiculous, totally ridiculous, and the business of getting players became serious for the coaches, boosters, etc.

It's not tradition that some 5* kid is coming to TN to play for....... it's money. It has been money for a long, long time for some players and now money is involved for most, if not all, the players because it's in the open.

I'm not saying we need to create an NFL-lite because that ship sailed decades ago. We need to admit it and move on.

 

[VolJarhead]

Can we just eliminate recruiting and actually use student athletes? Let the XFL or something take over the NIL package......I know.....won't happen.....just wish players and staff had more attachment to what they represent. Money in sports is almost as bad as watching congressman become millionaires while"serving the public"

 

[beachvol23]

Bye bye NCAA US National Labor Relations Board rules NCAA violated athletes' labor rights; court meetings likely: reports

 

[VOLtaism]

No NIL limitations or caps, untethered free agency thru the portal, no draft, unlimited coaching salaries what could go wrong? Supply demand will continue until CFB implodes. Its not about the school anymore it about the players. This is pro footballs minor league system, who makes the cut?

 

[NeverWe'llSever]

I think NIL and portal favor UT, so no lol. Evens the playing field a bit. We don’t have as good of an instate talent pool to pull from, but we do have $$$.