(04-23-2014 05:15 PM)The4thOption Wrote:  I think that the BIG news out of this is that we are going to essentially lose our voice in most or all rule changes.

If they are allowed to make all the rules without our input then they are certainly going to use that to maintain every advantage they can.

If we begin to be able to compete with them, and wind up landing big recruits based on the success and growing of our programs? Well - they just raise the "allowed" pay outs per athlete to a level we cant afford to "opt" into. An amount that no high school kid is going to say no to. The programs inside their own conferences will be covered with the pools of money created and already divided by bowl games/TV contracts etc.

I don't believe for a minute that the welfare of the student athletes is their number one priority anymore than I bought Nick Saban's claim that slowing the game down for his defense was needed for player safety. In this area to - they will be allowed to make any rule changes that give them any advantage. We don't have their size, but use a fast pace offense to offset that? - They slow it down. Now hopefully enough of them will use the same tactics that such rules wouldn't get passed, but Alabama would vote for it TODAY! You can bet that they will all agree on some though.

Transfers? Well, if the kill the sit out rule = we could become a recruiting field/training ground for the P5 if they eliminate penalties to transfer. After all - shouldn't a player be allowed to change his mind, move to another city, pick a new major, play for another program if he wants to? Other "employees", and all other students can! (Note: I don't agree that this should be allowed unless a Coaching change occurs).

We will all fall in step for step with what ever they offer if we can scrape up the money. This is why we need to raise the cost of playing us by 1Million per game. And they should gladly accept the new price for a product that is going to cost more to produce!