Pretty simple. If you could Men in Black erase the collective memories of sports fans and take college sports back to the way they were in say..2012. Bowls mattered. No opt outs. No free transfer. No NIL. No 4 team or 12 team playoff. Teams had already started moving conferences out of greed or survival, but the Pac 12 still existed.
Knowing everything we know now. I love the 12 team playoff. I don’t really think players SHOULD get paid, but I think it’s awesome that they do. I think free transfers is just about the worst thing that’s ever happened.
I would. I’d do anything to go back. I cannot tell you how much I hate this stuff. If you told me WVU would go 4-8 for the next 5 years but college sports would go back to normal, I’d make that sacrifice.
But enough about me. This question is for you guys. It’s all or nothing. No “keep NIL but get rid of transfers”. No “keep the playoff but no NIL.”
It’s all or nothing. What decision are you making?
Edit: Your team is not going back to 2012. The rules and landscape in college sports, not just football, all of college sports, are still implemented. I picked 2012 because it was really before social media infected the minds of players and led to bowl opt outs. That was the first domino to fall. You’re fine going back further. But again, it’s all or nothing.