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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 1034803" data-attributes="member: 7261">Bingo!  It wasn't just a few short years ago that some of us said "I prefer watching college sports, they are amateurs and money hasn't polluted the game."  While yes, money was involved, but it went directly to the business (University), which spread it around to improve other programs, both sports and academics.  That ship has sailed for me with the NIL and Transfer portal, now ungodly sums are being paid to "kids" for their "likeness" or should we say "to bribe them to play"?As far as the money involved in the NFL, it has been a slow downhill rolling snow ball for fans, but it seems to be speeding up.  Owners are getting bigger and more TV deals, Players are looking at $20-50M/ year contracts and want more.  Meanwhile, fans are paying increasingly high prices for tickets, NFL gear, concessions and now, to simply watch a game on TV.Fan Strike, Competition, major scandal, nuclear holocaust are about the only things I see stopping that snow ball. What is next, the NFL collection a "royalty fee", anytime we type its name or the name of a team/player?</blockquote>

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