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Message: [QUOTE="Bigpetunia, post: 4644973, member: 1772"] I am old…’tis a fact. And, the older I get, the more curmudgeonly I become, so my slanted views are unlikely to be widely shared. But, while I have been a lifelong fan of college athletics, I’m convinced that the elements to which I’ve long been attracted threaten the entertainment value of college sports in such dramatic ways that their long-term appeal lies very much in doubt. I despise the portal, and feel similarly about the NIL. I fear that what we’ve witnessed so far is just the tip of the iceberg compared to what lies ahead. Every time a stellar player from a team starts to look elsewhere for a potential opportunity to earn a ring, or lusts to make a quick buck, or wakes up on the wrong side of the bed, or whose hemorrhoids are acting up, are now likely candidates to jump on the transfer bandwagon. Sure, sometimes this will be to the benefit of team’s we favor, sometimes the opposite, but inevitably to the overall detriment of the game. I may be alone in this, but I think it stinks! [/QUOTE]