The past day has shown that we are now dealing with an absolute mess of a system. It is truly a perfect storm where you have young players making life decisions for hundreds and millions of dollars being influenced by all kinds of dark operators and money. We have no idea what's going on behind the scenes and you overlay that with a culture of monetized influencers, message boards and "independent journalists," it is a recipe for disaster, devoid of responsibility. There seemingly no checks and balances to the promotion of false information and narratives. No editors, legal review or financial assets to sue for in the event of an injury. There is nothing keeping an "agent," operative or zealous fan/booster from vomiting any rumor out there or paying an influencer to di the same to sway a player away or towards from a specific school. The damage is immediate and could be long-lasting with so many suitors. Why take a chance when 4 schools are offering you a big NIL deal? When you are dealing with the size of the payments these transfers are getting, the potential for absolute f**ckery is very real. Since little if any of this is public record, there is way to verify any of it.
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