I have such mixed emotions on the portal and NIL. I'm all for it in premise, but I don't like the Wild West state of things right now. The reason that I've loved college football was that I could watch my favorite team with an eye to my favorite young players and watch them develop ON THE TEAM over a 2-4yr span. Now the rosters are so different from year to year and it just doesn't have the same appeal. This offseason was predicted to be the worst year for movement that has been seen yet, and that prediction has come true for sure. It has nothing to do with winning or losing, and everything to do with a feeling of personal attachment/loyalty to the players on the team that has been lost in the fray. Also, the public airing of grievances has made this so hard to watch.
Oh well, old man rant over.