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Message: [QUOTE="storrsroars, post: 5142731, member: 2500"] I don't think anyone can really predict what's going to happen. In the past 25 years we've seen use of technology to affect changes to all sorts of things that weren't the original intent of the technologies. We're not even close to done. I recall when the Cowboys were building AT&T Stadium, there was immense concern over the in-game experience because the feeling at the time was the NFL was losing attendance because the home viewing experience had many advantages that would keep people away from going to games. That hasn't really changed, nor will it, because technology will always move faster than any sports league is able to. Who's to say what the tipping point will be regarding professional sports. It could be betting, it could be VR, it could be stuff like that Simpsons simulcast (imagine being able to put yourself and your friends or enemies in the game via deepfake), but it will be something. College football (and to a lesser extent, hoops) at the moment has at least some advantages vs pros. There's a built-in fan base. If a UConn alumnus moves to NC, they don't become a Duke fan. But a Jets fan moving to KC could easily become a Chiefs fan (hey look, they win games here!). College football also has a better social aspect than pro sports (exception of Green Bay and maybe Buffalo) due to tailgating and alumni relationships. And tickets are much, much less expensive. NIL can and likely will continue to thrive in that environment. That said, IMHO, once the generations who didn't grow up on the internet and Madden start to pass on, I believe college sports will begin to suffer as attendance will go down, alumni support will wane, and activities like eSports and non-contact activities requiring no special physical skills will become more popular - and important - to students and alumni. At that point, national interest in things like the CFP and maybe March Madness will also wane, bringing the media value of those properties down significantly. And that will see many schools drop big time football and/or other expensive sports. And NIL will all but disappear, except at programs that will have essentially become a [I]defacto[/I] NFL minor league program with no veneer of amateurism or "student-athletes". That's simply one path to the future. As I said in the first line, I don't think anyone can really predict what will happen. I remember back in the late 90s when social media was the promise to a better world where everyone' would get along, lol. [/QUOTE]

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