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It will tighten, then the bottom will get mad that they are going 2-10 instead of 8-4, and it'll tighten again, same.  Then they will realize that no alums care anymore, and nobody grew up going to games, and all they have is minor league football.  Ask the USFL/XFL how that goes.

We (or maybe just I) thought transfer portal would = talented players leaving top programs to get actual playing time at lesser programs, BUT....it's more like transfer portal = top programs filling in gaps by picking and choosing the best from lesser programs.
Oh, and NIL = $$$ = advantage top programs 

It could have an opposite effect some dude portals in makes impressive scratch from NIL. Thus pissing off other starters maybe portaling out to get the same

LSU this season is said to be great on O and terrible on D.  Are elite teams today filling gaps via the portal more than recruiting?

Incidentally, there is "rumor" (by highly placed insiders etc.) that both Bowers and Beck may come back next year, speaking of an NIL impact.  If you can make a million plus in college, would you wait?  (I think any first rounder should go.)

Not just said to be...they really are.  To your question, LSU filled in the most important spot with a portal transfer (Daniels), although he transferred in before last season.  So on the side of the ball LSU is elite at, a portal guy is the biggest reason for that.  On the side of the ball they suck at, there are also portal guys--also who came before this season--guys who had been decently good at other schools, and guys who were decently good at LSU last year.  In that case the portal didn't mean a hill of beans.  They still sucked.  

According to Aaron Murray, if Beck comes back it will be because the NILsters came up with $4 mil for him.  Not merely "a million plus."  I mean, technically it is a million plus, but the plus is a lot bigger than the million there.  

Not just said to be...they really are.  To your question, LSU filled in the most important spot with a portal transfer (Daniels), although he transferred in before last season.  So on the side of the ball LSU is elite at, a portal guy is the biggest reason for that.  On the side of the ball they suck at, there are also portal guys--also who came before this season--guys who had been decently good at other schools, and guys who were decently good at LSU last year.  In that case the portal didn't mean a hill of beans.  They still sucked. 

According to Aaron Murray, if Beck comes back it will be because the NILsters came up with $4 mil for him.  Not merely "a million plus."  I mean, technically it is a million plus, but the plus is a lot bigger than the million there. 

If Beck gets paid that much, it’s going to be a little funny.

One of the problems with CFB economics is that prices tend to match institution/position rather than ability. The main reason he is even talked about that number is because he’s already at Georgia. And with a number of quarterbacks out there, the Bulldogs could get more and pay less. (this problem is also rampant in the coaching space)

I feel the rich are getting richer

and more so, the poor are getting poorer

and its's going to get worse

This is the reason why you'll never hear any talk about kicking out Vandy, Rutgers, or Northwestern. Conference losses have to go somewhere. 

So, we may reach soon a day when say Ohio State plays six teams with effectively zero chance of competing.  I'm not talking about 35-13 kinds of scores, but more 65-7, routinely.  Then three teams with an outside chance on a good day, and three actually competitive teams?