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Message: [QUOTE="BBallF, post: 5267122, member: 10435"] Of course not. We are loyal fans and will always be. My point is that you can't just focus on the athletes because it is a systemic issue. If a mid-major can't compete financially in sports because that is the way most colleges are being forced to compete now it has consequences for the college in the form of decreased alumni donations, less attendance which means less revenue, less notoriety for the school etc. which can have consequences for the college itself. Right now, it's all about the dollars and it is distasteful to many fans. St. John's men is picking up players left and right this off season due to very high contributions(NIL) and they won the Big East last year and will be very strong this year. 14 teams from the SEC made the mens Big Dance as stated above. Geno has said publicly that we should stop the charade and treat the athletes like employees, which means contracts, buy outs if you choose to leave, etc. This is also the reason so many great coaches have bailed from the men's game and to my knowledge they all cited at least in part, the new arrangements. Coach K, Jay Wright, Roy Williams as examples. [/QUOTE]