The real question is this, Is the game of college football better now that they are openly paying the players versus paying them under the table?
Overall, undoubtedly worse, at least if you buy into the notion that any real ties exist between the schools/players/alumni, beyond a superficial level or simple rooting interest. Or buy the myth of the "
student-athlete" in the revenue sports.
In the past, the system put the players at a major disadvantage, but with the various court rulings, the pendulum has swung to the other extreme, where they have the advantage, via the transfer portal.
No wonder that Saban, who had nothing left to prove anyway, wanted no part of this brave new world, and bailed.
Chip Kelly decided that it was better for Chip Kelly to give up running the UCLA program and go back to calling plays for a powerhouse program, before jumping back to the NFL with the Raiders. His hurried replacement at UCLA seems to be out of his depth, no Coach Prime Time, and thus their current malaise.
But for the broadcasters, and the schools that can make the business of CFB work for them, finally having a real playoff system offers potential, which could grow if they call all agree on how much larger they want to expand the postseason tournament.
More games = more money, and though it's been tabled for this year, the NCAA is still mulling an expansion of the hoops tournament.
