Post by jg78 on Feb 5, 2023 19:48:29 GMT -6
Fans want to watch teams of players who chose to play for a certain program.
Fans are weird. Many don’t like NIL because they want players to play for a school and love it like they do. But there’s too much money in sports right now and too small a window for elite players to cash in on it for any of them to worry about anything but their own self-interests.
But fans are hypocritical. They sure as hell aren’t loyal to a coach or player who isn’t producing. And the fans will want the coaching staff to sign a 5 star from another state over the 4 star from the local state any day of the week.
Coaches and players experience a very conditional love from the fans who are supposedly so big on loyalty. The real equation is fans want to win and coaches and players want to make money and put themselves in the best position possible for their careers.
Loyalty in big-time sports is an illusion.