[Uteanooga]

I’ll be contrarian and say yes the system is sustainable. Given that it all started with judicial intervention rather than planned policy, it will take time for changes (hopefully improvements) to catch up. I suspect there will be formalization of the NIL deals with some type of time commitments for players accepting deals.

The system will allow players to get paid and place a premium for great college players who may not become great NFL players. Guys like Quinn Ewers and Shadeur Sanders who would have made a lot more money staying in college may be more likely to stick around rather than bolt early.

The system will allow big money programs with huge fan bases to thrive- which will keep the big money and big fan bases involved.

The playoff will allow teams like Boise St, AZ St, and SMU to have a shot- which gives legitimacy to the playoff and keeps the legislators from interfering. I suspect they will expand to 16 teams so that the P2 can get more teams in.

As for whether Utah’s position in the food chain is sustainable, that is a different question all together. We have moved downward compared to the P12 days. Development of diamond-in-the-rough players has been a big part of Utah’s recipe for success and for this to continue working they will have to find a way to retain their best players. But Utah should be able to compete for B12 championships and playoff bids.

On the other hand, drastic change to a new system would not be surprising. The top programs could bolt from the NCAA and start over. Would it be the top 20 or the top 40? Who knows. I’ll not lose sleep worrying about it. I’ll hope to see some quality games this fall. Perhaps Utah’s offense will score, the defense will stymie, and we will get a shot in the playoffs. That would be fun.

[Uteanooga]

I suppose some management teams just don’t want to deal with the spectacle- they would rather focus on getting ready for the season. Apparently his talent has not been deemed spectacular enough to outweigh the circus.

He will get his shot and if he is good enough he will be just fine. Perhaps he will refrain from continuing the Prime pageant- or perhaps his dad will want his jersey retired after his rookie season.

[Uteanooga]

I think you are probably right here. My question is how many people would shed tears over Cal dropping football? I don’t think that many. None in Georgia and Ohio, and probably not that many in the Berkeley area.

I am not trying to say whether it would be good or bad for Cal to drop football but it would certainly not destroy college football if they did.

[Uteanooga]

Are you suggesting that Whitt should trust an offense where the QB has an equal TD/INT ratio?

[Uteanooga]

Riseas that is a fine post- but your profile pic is not so pleasant. Not sure what is going on there but it makes me wish I had not noticed it!

[Uteanooga]

Truth

[Uteanooga]

Don’t be silly. Everyone wants to have an effective passing attack, and when we had such a passing attack we won the P12 sending us to the Rose Bowl- twice. Or perhaps you forgot about that.

As I remember, those teams caught forward passes. But don’t let anything get in your way of a false narrative.

[Uteanooga]

Nah. I’ll watch him play next year and will be rooting for the entire team to succeed.

[Uteanooga]

My expectation is that they will find a way to limit the overly frequent and spontaneous transferring but they will not be able to prevent Ohio State from paying more than Utah.

It is all new and occurred due to judicial intervention rather than an actual plan. It will improve. Just don’t hold your breath waiting for a level-playing field.

The good news is that Utah has had success without a level playing field before and I think they will again.

[Uteanooga]

The varsity-Ute version, sadly, did not exist.

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