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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 1035061" data-attributes="member: 7261">Money and greed took over the NFL years ago.  While it has always existed at the College level, it is just now hitting at full force, for all to see and in larger amounts of money.  Gone are the days where certain colleges and programs were secretly backed by big donors.  Gone are the days when an athlete committed their services and loyalty to a University, because of everything that School had to offer, excluding money.I have no issue with a student athlete getting some compensation for the use of their name and likeness, but those amounts need to be capped at a reasonable rate.  Those amounts can't become incentives for a student athlete enrolling in or jumping ship to, a university.  The transfer portal can't just be an open door without some obstacles.  I preferred the old TP, where the athlete had to sit out a year, before being able to play.  I would also prefer that programs get capped each year on the number of transfers they can take.It is the Wild West in College Sports now.  It is no longer a place where Amateur Athletes compete.  Instead of making the NCAA better, the TP and NIL has sent its product tumbling downward, to a point where most of us are ready to throw in the towel.</blockquote>

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