The college sports model has become more chaotic, more money-hungry, and more untenable as the years have gone by, a direct result of the NCAA‘s stubborn refusal to change.

NBA legend Charles Barkley was one of the latest to note this fact, remarking on how stupid (his words) it is that alumni are expected to spend millions on their college sports teams to ensure that they are good. The current model of the sport is athletes being paid by “NIL collectives,” organizations funded by alumni to funnel money to athletes at particular schools for particular sports.