^^^ exactly. and why the old system was, in essence, indentured servitude or occupational slavery, where they said you have to stay here for four years no matter what or lose a year of playing time. and even if you have no chance of ever playing because of the talent in front of you, you were forced to stay four years. even if the coach you wanted to play for left after a few months, these kids were forced to stay four years. now they have the freedom (remember freedoms in america, somehow the freedoms of college athletes have been stomped upon for decades by people claiming america is about freedom).
NIL and the transfer portal is the pure definition of the american dream, and pure capitalism. if you do not like it, you do not like what america was founded on, that any person, can go out and find work and negotiate a fair wage. how many of you have a job where you have the opportunity to renegotiate your salary every year, and not only are you negotiating with your current employer, you get to also negotiation with dozens if not hundreds of more potential employers, depending on your sport. if you do not like the system now, it's pure jealously that you're stuck in a job where you cannot improve yourself. but these athletes finally have the freedom that the rest of us have enjoyed. the finalyl get to be americans in a system that says you're free but they've been slaves for decades adn reparations are now happening. it's always been rich people keeping non rich kids in their place. now it's the rich people shelling out their cash trying to bring every kid in now. Fu$k management, and screw anyone who takes management's side.
