It's not only the cheating, but the violent crap they let slide over and over again. Baylor rapers, Mixon, Tyreek Hill and on an on. Yes, football is a violent sport, but that doesn't mean off the field antics like that should be condoned just to keep that player on the field.
Baylor should still be climbing out from under the rock a death penalty ruling would have sent them under. Fuck the hypocritical NCAA.
Saban is good, no doubt. But he grey shirted his way into building this dynasty with some pretty shady moves. If the NCAA would have been for real and actually been intent on enforcing their own rules, we would have more parity.
But they don't. And it's probably too late at this point, unless the majority of the schools rise up and demand some serious changes in rules and enforcement. Problem is most of those schools are already working in the red athletically, so where would the money come from to add the additional personnel to administer and enforce? That should be figured into every broadcast contract. And as long as the NCAA does it's job, then they keep them. But not this sham we have now.
What Saban is doing right now is akin to what DKR was accused of concerning stockpiling scholarship players just to keep them from playing for other schools. So scholarship limits were instituted, and scholarship reductions were substantial parts of NCAA punishments. The difference is that back then is that most players saw college ball as the pinnacle of their career and not a stepping stone into the NFL. It will be interesting to see how NIL plays into all this. But I think even with NIL the playoffs need to be expanded.
NCAA has done some pretty shitty stuff when it comes to basketball too. They do pretty well in the sports that aren't basically farm leagues for higher up professional leagues.
Get the idea I think we should either push for the NCAA to do it's job, or just drop the pretenses and go fully wild, wild west?