I struggle to understand how the current use of the transfer portal + NIL hasn’t seriously harmed demand.
The never ending carousel of mercenaries that is today’s collection of college athletes is far less appealing as a time and money consuming hobby. There are other things to do.
I have season tickets for football. Not sure how excited I am about that. After this season, barring an extremely surprising positive outcome, I am not sure I see myself renewing for another round of the modern day college football circus.