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New football league will compete with NCAA for players
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<blockquote data-quote="james81" data-source="post: 1316259" data-attributes="member: 3290"><p>The article is right. This could be very disruptive to college football, especially to schools like Illinois. Imagine new teams in Chicago and St Louis. It may not immediately hurt Ohio State or Alabama, but this league will capture the interest of a lot of players. </p><p></p><p>A few points. (1) Money will not be a problem. They’ll have plenty of investors. (2) They key is their ability to attract players with NFL potential. You can be sure they’ll have coaches with NFL experience. (3) They’ll pitch that they are not eliminating a college education, but are putting the player in control of his decisions, broadening opportunities and providing benefits that the NCAA doesn’t offer. (4) If this league is successful enough to expand to the Midwest, the Big Ten will never be the same conference. The NCAA will have to adapt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="james81, post: 1316259, member: 3290"] The article is right. This could be very disruptive to college football, especially to schools like Illinois. Imagine new teams in Chicago and St Louis. It may not immediately hurt Ohio State or Alabama, but this league will capture the interest of a lot of players. A few points. (1) Money will not be a problem. They’ll have plenty of investors. (2) They key is their ability to attract players with NFL potential. You can be sure they’ll have coaches with NFL experience. (3) They’ll pitch that they are not eliminating a college education, but are putting the player in control of his decisions, broadening opportunities and providing benefits that the NCAA doesn’t offer. (4) If this league is successful enough to expand to the Midwest, the Big Ten will never be the same conference. The NCAA will have to adapt. [/QUOTE]
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