Changes were afoot before covid and I think it will speed these up. As with any global event, pandemic, war etc changes impact culture, sports our way of life. No telling where these changes will pop up but I am hoping that it tones down the greed and the caste system that the "current direction" seemed to promote. In my view sports and in particular non professional sports (college) should be about completion, opportunity and education and value system that honors accomplishment over cash. Is this a perfect world view, maybe but I never could get into Johny 4 stars signing a with a school, only to go pro after 1 season or players opting not to play in a bowl game because their agent advises against it. Sports has always held my interest by the stories of athletes, teams overcoming odds, working for 3-4 years to get the chance to shine. The Larry Birds who worked on a garbage truck while waiting for a 2nd chance or Gus Baily who overcame polio to became a starting guard at UTEP and being drafted by the Rockets. These stories have always have kept my hope and interest up about sports, what it's evolving into the last 20 years or so, I could care less. I can find enough of the greed, excess, selfishness, injustice on a daily basis, I don't need to spend my afternoons getting an extra dose. Million dollar dorm digs, churn and burn coaches, shoe contracts for 8th graders, top secret selection formulas and BCS bullshit just not doing for me.
