Quote Originally Posted by ArizonaXUGrad View Post
How about we have 8 current final four teams across basketball and 7 #1 seed teams and a #2 (possibly because the #1 had their best player hurt). I get it's happened before, but why in this age of NIL and unlimited free transfers to I expect a lot more of this. Heavily regulated NIL might be necessary to keep some parity in sports.
I agree. There are a couple of issues, though.

How can it be regulated in a way that won't get them sued??

and...

Does the P4, and particularly the P2 within the P4 give any shits at all about a lack of parity??

Viewership is actually UP for both football and basketball, especially during the tournament. This year's tournament has actually kind of stunk. As far as just looking at how exciting the games have been, the NIT has actually been much better. Yet, the ratings and viewership are still up. The P4 may not see any reasons to change anything. They don't care that it's a roster overhaul every year. They don't care that the traditional fans don't like it. They probably think things are as good as they've ever been.