College football is hanging itself. Call this for what it is: Professional Football. Separate the haves (professional teams mostly SEC and Big Ten Schools) and have nots (Mostly Big 12, ACC and PAC 12 with some of the other schools not in the power 5). The haves will get all the players that want/can get NIL money. The others play on teams that can’t afford to pay their players. It would make both leagues competitive amongst themselves.
I personally believe Miami is a tweener. Somewhere between big time and the rest. It sucks, but that is reality. Before NIL, it was all about the facilities, now that we have or will have the facilities it’s about the size of your collective. The goal posts keep on moving on us and I am afraid we cannot keep up regardless of the who is coach, AD or in charge of players evaluation/development.