UGA, Bama, etc. have been paying players for YEARS. We all know this. It's a 100.0% concrete fact. Literally, this isn't sour grapes, it's not hearsay, it's a ******* fact.
So what I don't understand, is what changed from then to now? These people are acting like NIL has allowed a lowly program like little ol' Miami to leapfrog the traditional bag schools. How is that the case? Did we not just level the playing field, somewhat?
So answer me this....are the NIL deals we're offering kids significantly more than what a school like UGA used to pay kids under the table? Is that why Miami is lapping these fools? Or is it just a flat-out excuse because, with the level playing field, Mario is just better at connecting with kids and selling them than anyone could have ever imagined?