Is college football on its way out?

[Lost In FL]

Yes. You are right. I was wrong. From the NFL website it says as much.

It is a burden.

My friend, it saddens me to see other posters post about someone's "ignorance of the NFL & drafting" when they evidently don't know the rules themselves. We see that a lot on the other thread lol

 

[satcheluk]

Doesn't the NFL have a rule about 3 years removed from HS?

Yes. That is their rule that they implemented because they were tired of spending draft picks and money on teenagers who weren't ready for the NFL and if they thought things had changed, they would rescind it in a heart beat. The point of my comment was to refute the previous comment.

 

[UKUGA]

There will continue to be changes (a Premier League model has bee discussed), but it is a quality product that generates tons of money.


Plus, the infrastructure is in place to keep it rolling.


NFL doesn’t want 18-19 year olds.

 

[UKUGA]

Yes. That is their rule that they implemented because they were tired of spending draft picks and money on teenagers who weren't ready for the NFL and if they thought things had changed, they would rescind it in a heart beat. The point of my comment was to refute the previous comment.

Exactly. Rules can be changed.

I don’t see them changing this one.


Maurice Claret says hello.

 

[satcheluk]

Exactly. Rules can be changed.

I don’t see them changing this one.


Maurice Claret says hello.

Agreed. The NFL knows what they are doing. It's nearly impossible to evaluate the heart/character of 16/17 year olds, so their anti-trust and collective bargaining arrangement allows them to circumvent labor laws by refusing employment opportunities to anyone less than three years out of HS. This is good for college football, in that so many NFL ready sophomores and Jr's have to stay in college unlike basketball.

 

[sieken]

They don’t like it but I have been listening to people complain about money in sports my entire life. This isn’t anything new. Could college football become a shell of its former self like NASCAR? Anything is possible but I don’t see any evidence of it at this point.

Funny, Nascar came to mind when I was typing, also bubbles busting in the stock market. Nascar was/is a different animal in my eyes, they over regulated themselves into failure, gas mileage winning races LOL.

I don't necessarily think it will be a sudden failure of college football, more like apathy for a while, and then turning into just a casual fan. It could be my own bias clouding my optics, that is exactly what happened to me with one and done. There are parallels between one and done and the wide open portal.

 

[UKat51]

I just saw an interview on CNBC talking about investment firms buying college athletic programs at some point in the future. The thought is that the sports portion of the school will be put in an investment type vehicle that can be bought. That sounds like that will really get the competitive juices flowing for the average fan.

My opinion, if this model holds, inside of five years there won't be much interest in college sports, outside of the minor sports where the spirit of competition still exists, volleyball, women's basketball, baseball, etc.

I wonder how that will work as there are only 25 college sports programs that are profitable. The remaining 100
Power 4 and Gp5 conference lose an average of $16M/$17M annually. (Includes tv revenue)

 

[sieken]

I wonder how that will work as there are only 25 college sports programs that are profitable. The remaining 100
Power 4 and Gp5 conference lose an average of $16M/$17M annually. (Includes tv revenue)

Not sure, I thought the same and also thought it sounded like a terrible idea. It would probably change the trajectory for some schools, making them profitable where they were not before hand, Mark Cuban type owner comes to mind. You could generate money through an ETF type of format. I think it's not a great road to go down but it's probably not out of the realm of possibilities either.