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I think the most important change is an ability to sign contracts now that ADs will be able to pay players directly.

2 year contracts would be perfect. If both sides agree they can transfer earlier. But it would also give the smaller schools a little protection when they find a recruit who blows up
 
Honestly just contracts and enforcement of tampering rules.

I wouldn't let contracts be voidable outside of very narrow circumstances by either side and I'd incentivize resigning with your current team. Probably figure out a way to incentivize actually, idk, graduating players

I don't really care about the format of the playoff.
 
Here's a start...

Football only
Sign from high school = 2 year minimum contract
Sign from portal = 2 year minimum contract, assuming he has enough eligibility remaining (if not, 1 year)
Sign from JUCO = 1 year minimum contract if you played 2 years at JUCO
Sign from JUCO = 2 year minimum contract if you played 1 year at JUCO
Grad transfers = 1 year minimum contract

IDGAF if a coach is fired, resigns, takes another job or dies - a player must fulfill their contract. Same for the school, regardless how bad of a player he ends up being in college. The only way someone is released of their contract is if they break University (team) rules. And flunking doesn't give the player an out, but it does a school.

If professional sports can have minimum requirements then so can the NCAA. Or whatever the next governing body is named.

We have to do something to give the schools some protection.
 
Structure - 60ish teams in power conference football with 6 regional conferences (no more coast to coast retard geography). Play 9 conference games. Each conference winner is in playoff plus 2-4 at large, don’t really care. The other 60ish G4 teams would form their own division, players could transfer up and down between divisions.

Players, NIL, Portal:

Contracts and rev share. 1-4 year contracts. If the university breaks the contract, they would lose a scholarship (go down to 104 from 105), but the player doesn’t lose eligibility and can transfer immediately.

If the player breaks the contract, he can transfer but loses a year of eligibility but can go wherever. If it’s his second transfer, he loses a year of eligibility regardless, unless he transfers down a division (FCS, D2, etc).

Rev share with university and players with cap for all 60ish teams on max total. The university determines payout per player. No cap on NIL endorsements, but they’re much stricter regulations and have to be true endorsements in that players have to show proof they are endorsing a good, service, product, etc. Can’t just be a booster funds transfer.
 
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First off the B1G and the SEC break their football programs away from the NCAA. The B1G and SEC poach a few more teams like Notre Dame, Clemson, Notre Dame, bumping the B1G football conference to around 24 and the SEC to 21.

The B1G and SEC organizes into 3 or 4 divisions for football. After the season the B1G and the SEC will have conference tournaments with the 3 or 4 division champions and an at large teams if there are 3 divisions. That will happen at higher seed's home stadium and the title game at a neutral stadium during the first 2 weeks of December. 3rd week all the teams except those involved in the conference title games will play in a B1G SEC challenge type bowl week, (3rd B1G vs 3rd SEC), any extra teams can play some Big 12 scrub. Jan 1 is the college superbowl between the B1G and SEC champions.

Transfer portal would open after the 3rd weekend in December when all but 2 team's season is finished. 12 game regular season, no FCS teams allowed, as many conference games as the individual conference wants. Rankings don't matter as playoff spots are tied to division standings not polls, computers or committee.

Another portal window after Spring football. Spring football can finish with a scrimmage against another team.

Recruits can commit anytime once their Senior year starts. All players are required to sign a contract and join the B1G/SEC player's union in order to get paid. The contract will help limit transfers but also give the players robust health/career insurance. Players can sign their contract for any length that they and the coaches agree to, from 6 months to 5 years. Players are free to transfer if they are not currently under contract, players can not be cut if they are under contract and take up a roster spot. Players can transfer early but it incurs a one season ineligible penalty. NIL is allowed but has to go through a clearinghouse to ensure fair market value for the NIL, no more pay for play, monitored by somebody that has some real punishment authority, similar to how the NFL doesn't allow maneuvering around the salary cap.

Both the B1G and the SEC agree on a maximum amount to spend on football "revenue sharing", which will effectively act like a salary cap. The B1G/SEC also agree to a roster limit, maybe 120 or so. 5 year clock with 4 years of eligibility, no more 4 game RS years. Only exception is post season games won't cancel a RS season, current medical hardship rules for a RS year, but no more 6 year players.

No limits on staffs, travel rosters etc. Players can have agents. Players can go to the draft and come back, as long as they haven't used up their 4 seasons in 5 years clock and have remained academic eligible. Don't like where you were drafted then play another year in college.
 
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