Local Owl said

My point is, we bring in an 18 year old kid. Spend two years developing him. Then he leaves to fill a void with a larger program. This will be the downfall of mid size and smaller schools. But I will always buy my season tickets

Posted On: Jul 4th 2024, 1:49 PM #425073

Could not agree more.

I said it before:
It is going to be just like Professional Baseball.

FCS are the A league of NCAA Football.
Group of 5 teams are the AA …………..
Power 4 are the AAA ………………….
NFL = MLB

Players come and go through all of the A leagues in professional baseball trying to get to MLB.

GeorgiaOwl said

Schools need BIG ACTIVE Corporate support like Memphis has from FedEx! They should dominate AAC while here!

Posted On: Jul 4th 2024, 2:56 PM #425074

Only caveat…now you have to coach 19 year old kids with bank accounts.

We saw what happened with Memphis basketball last year.

Football is different. The high turn over (as in the current state of college football) is unsustainable. There is a reason none of the feeder (minor) leagues have worked out so far.

IMHO, the future will be contracts like the NFL through the schools themselves with collective bargaining through a players union.