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NIL is coming...

The wall has fallen, and college football powerhouses have barely noticed. Should we be surprised that a group of men so narrow minded in their exploitation and exhortation of their non-wage slaves has spared nary a thought for the implications of this?  You could see it in the recent debate of the college football expansion. With Alabama/SEC#2/OhioState always occupying 2-3 slots of the four, what was the point of expansion? The power is concentrated in about 3-4 football schools these days. Well of course that is the pro-Alabama stance, a fine reflection of modern america's economy: control the narrative, allow no competition. Of course that concentration seemed to worsen with the current four team format. If you're a recruit at the five star tier, do you go to Oklahoma, Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Michigan, Wisconsin, any PAC-10 school, any ACC school besides Clemson, or do you go to Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, or Georgia if you want to get on national television? Playoff e...