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Message: [QUOTE="DogMania, post: 5236682, member: 21"] It's flat out mind blowing how college sports went from an amature oriented ecosystem to a professional ecosystem on steroids more than any existing professional league that have many controls such as player destination and movement restrictions (I.e draft and year's served free agency constraints), salary caps, taxes for exceeding payroll limits, player salary slotting/bands, etc., while college athletics has absolutely no restrictions or limits other than number of eligibility years. I'm okay with players getting some compensation and allowed to change programs but there needs to be guardrails, contracts, etc. to get this whole mess under control. It's not fun for most of the fans, coaches, ADs, etc. and does not seem sustainable. It's primarily benefitting many of the players, agents, some boosters and a minority of big pockets programs that have unlimited coffers. I guess it does add some post season intrigue as to what players each program loses and/or adds via the portal and is no longer just the marathon high-school recruiting that usually moves at snail's pace throughout the summer and fall. Maybe it's not so bad...tweaks to it could make it more enjoyable for everyone, but who knows how long that will take?!?! [/QUOTE]