College football these days is a hard sell.
Let’s just start there before piling on Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne.
It has been a rough couple of days for Byrne and Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer. The Crimson Tide is losing more players to the transfer portal than it’s taking in and rival Auburn is making serious moves.
In the NFL, they have free agency. College football, meanwhile, is in the business of “portal combat.” It’s kinda like the old video game Mortal Kombat, but with a lot more blood and far fewer rules.
And Alabama, according to Byrne, is losing the fight.
“Fight back,” Byrne pleaded with fans on Wednesday in a letter that probably did more harm than good
But it’s the holiday season, Greg, and college football, well, it just isn’t what it used to be.
Is it better? Is it worse? Is it broken? That’s all up for debate. Well-heeled teams like SMU, Texas A&M, Auburn and Oregon, for example, are enjoying this new game of chaos just fine.
But Alabama is apparently poor.
In this new world of college football, players have all the power. For schools like Alabama, the old game was a lot more fun.
Alabama wants the transfer portal reduced to once a year so DeBoer and Co. can maintain a competitive roster. But should the rules really be changed so Alabama can stay on top? I’m not so sure Oregon, Ohio State and Texas will be agreeing to that anytime soon.
What happened? Where did all the money go, Greg? Is Roll Tide Willie not giving enough to the fight?
Byrne’s NIL brainchild is called Yea! Alabama. I encourage all Alabama fans to visit the website and pay up. Byrne is even selling online retail. Fans can plunk down $175 for a “youth performance polo.”
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