Can CF survive the portal and NIL? We are rapidly descending into a hand full or less college teams dominating football. The havenots will be dumb being the bitch for these guys and should start playing only second tier guys.
The top tier guys will form a new pro league to control the portal and their budget.
The NFL will use them as their "farm teams", and attendance will fall off.
I mentioned something similar to this a while back.
Let those who want to purchase rosters form their own league that can be used a the NFL 'farm teams'. No eligibility requirements except maybe to enroll in any single class just to say they are 'students'.
The rest can form their own organization similar to college football as it was recently, like the NCAA but with rules and enforcement. Bypass anti-trust as it would be a private organizations that schools sign on to. Reasonable and fair stipends regulated evenly.
HS players that select to go to the 'NFL lite' will not be eligible to transfer to the traditional schools if they wash out. They still might have some of the "NFL Lite' money left over to pay for their own education or look for a job on the production line.
Underrated players/those who blow up in the traditional schools that want to transfer to the 'NFL Lite' for the bag, must repay the departed university the cost of tuition, room/board, development and training costs, etc.
Kind of the basics but where would the broadcast money follow? Which casual fans that don't have a vested interest in the 'NFL Lite' teams, want to watch and follow? I am guessing the traditional college football teams.