A lot of the things I've been saying. Some who don't want change want to maintain their power and hold which has become harder to do with all the changes in CFB. IMO opportunity is as good as its ever been.
From the article:
The pro-like changes are having significant impacts on the industry. Whether they are positive or negative is up for debate. But one thing is becoming clear: There is parity in the game for the first time in years, if not ever — another staple of the NFL.
That parity? It is a result, coaches and administrators believe, in players having the freedom of movement.
Even Swinney believes that to be true.
“What’s the most important position in football? Quarterback. Everybody has the ability to go get a quarterback,” Swinney said. “These kids don’t sit. Or the kids played really well and they’ve got an opportunity to move somewhere else, and financially, it’s a no-brainer for them. You can go from an inexperienced quarterback to a great one in a heartbeat. That’s a game-changer for a lot of programs.”
Five of the 12 playoff teams have a first-year starting quarterback.
The Mustangs are a shining example of this new age model. They lured away backups and role players from more historical football powers, and put them in position as starters.
“They weren’t
the guys at their last school,” SMU coach Rhett Lashlee said. “Those schools didn’t want them to leave, but they had the chance to make an impact.”
With the new transfer rules, Lashlee contends that the blue bloods of college football can no longer “load up, create a monopoly and dominate over and over again,” he says. Players, previously restricted to one school and penalized for transferring, are now free to move. They are leaving schools for starting jobs and, in some cases, bigger paychecks.
“They transfer so they can play and it spreads the talent out more,” Lashlee said.
Kind of like free agency in … the NFL, no?
But it’s not all bad, he finally admits.
“It has created more opportunity and it’s going to keep (expanding), but it’s just changed the focus to the playoff. It’s all about the playoff. That’s probably not a bad thing,” he said.