Football.
I should leave it at that.
No, I want to say more. The countdown has begun for the first week of both my players’ seasons and they are both incredibly jacked to be out there. One is looking to move to the Power 4 after the season and one is looking for his first collegiate offer. Both have the opportunities to do so. More and more we are seeing the FCS do well against FBS teams–especially outside of the power 4. Last year Idaho State went 3-5 in conference play. Today they fought UNLV to the bitter end, falling 31-38. They weren’t a good team. UNLV was a top 25 team last year. So, the FCS is bringing heat. It leads me to believe conference play will be stronger this season and that the week two clash between UNC and Colorado State could raise eyebrows.
The difference between the two D1 divisions is money, but the FBS doesn’t simply have better teams across the board. Some conferences would struggle to beat some FCS conferences. Unilaterally the top schools in FBS are better than the top FCS squads, but that comes back to the money conversation. Michigan’s Freshman QB makes more in NIL than the entire UNC roster combined. He makes more than three Big Sky teams put together. 10.5 million minimum over 4 years, with incentives that could push the number to 12 million. That is one player. That is more than Brock Purdy made on his first contract and that man went to the Super Bowl as the starting QB.
Yeah it is out of control. I just want to see my kid get his share of the winnings before the tide turns against this practice. A fraction of money like that can set him up for life. Throw in his engineering degree and he’s set to be peak. That’s the future. The present is Chadron State in 7 days.
The count is on.