If the blue bloods left, leaving a rather large D1, true college football level for the Gophers and others, I would be okay with that. Stick to what worked. If the OSUs, MIchigans, Penn States, LSUs, Alabamas, etc, wanted to way overspend on football, it is their decision. This would allow those...
If the Blue Bloods leave, I think it would be better, actually, for the majority of schools that get left behind. It would mark a return to traditional college football, with reasonable money parameters. The Gophers would do quite well in that, actually, and it might actually "save" college...
Here's the raw facts: During the Mason years, the program suffered because they were so low on the revenue list that they were doing all they could to compete. And, they did ok. Now, since NIL, you are either one of the few schools that can load up on heavy dollars to field what is basically a...
They have been getting beat by a clearly superior coaching staff, which begs the question:
Has Fleck's success been because of Fleck, or because the U has been spending more money on football during his tenure.