it is absolutely true, Mary. I think there are two concerns. The first is that the NCAA and schools want to keep the cash cow as long as possible. So I think they are trying to manage their exit. Secondly, when you pay them they become "employees" and are entitled to all the legal benefits of employees. They'll unionize and then a collective bargaining agreement will have to be negotiated and ratified.
I see millions of fans staying home and turn off their TV. There are hundreds of wonderful things to do here in Central FL within 100 miles of my home. IMHO the sport is past redemption. It is all down hill now.
Cf football hasn't been amateur for quite a few years and that includes PSU, Michigan, OSU and Notre Dame
Maybe some older fans will, but they will be replaced by younger fans who don’t know anything different. College football will continue to grow.
You and me both. I hate the changes, but I still love to watch and will continue until I physically can’t.
Exactly. Mary is 80 years old. Not exactly the demographic that’s going to matter going forward.
INot only will college football decline but universities themselves are at serious risk. Why pay a qtr mil,or more when you can take classes online? Why spend 4-5 years spending huge bucks when you can work for a corporation, make money, and have tuition reimbursed? How many jobs will go *poof* with AI, robotics, additive printing, exporting jobs overseas, and more? Birth rates are plummeting….far fewer students in the next ten years.
Ha ha. College football is not growing. It has peaked and the trend will be going down down down as Bruce Springsteen likes to say.
Actually that is what the NFL needs. It is ridiculous when you lose a game because your, punter, kicker, snapper or both quarterbacks get injured.
