I have somewhat tongue-in-cheek proposed just going minor league professional sports, where the teams would be privately owned, and rent team names and mascots, rent facilities, and rent stadia for the best deal they could get. Then there could be a transfer portal where teams could switch colleges, the good teams going to the universities that fill the stands with the biggest gate, concessions, licensing potential. Then the teams could hire the best players who wouldn't be students, no entrance requirements, no classroom, even no limit on time on the team. I'm sure that a lot of people would still be saying "Roll Tide," but "I-L-L-"? For me, the passion, even the following, would be in severe jeopardy.