I think 2A is mostly a non-issue
by gordonbombay (2019-05-15 16:26:05)

In reply to: There are a couple of different issues at play here.  posted by WilfordBrimley

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The obscene level of talent inequality in CFB (see: Alabama, Clemson, and what they've done to pretty much everyone in their path since 2015) can't possibly get much more obscene anyway.

And playing time is still finite. Even if Joe Blow's Dealership in Tuscaloosa or Baton Rouge decided to bankroll every backup for some reason (and I'm not sure they would; money is still money), kids want to play, and that reality will probably still keep such things from happening to any great degree.

It can get much worse.
by WilfordBrimley  (2019-05-15 23:27:41)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

It would make the equivalent of a college football Gini coefficient go from 0.5 to 1.0.

The inequality problem isn't with the Alabama's and Clemson's (who doesn't even recruit anywhere near the level at which Bama does and only a bit better than ND does). It's calcifying the top 10 to 15 programs to a level that would be absurd even compared to now. There is still a pretty good amount of flux in that 5 to 40 range year-over-year in college football. That would pretty much disappear.