SEC and Big Ten schools hoard the talent, NIL cash, and coaching to lock down every title. Everyone else is just fighting for second.
Spot on, but the TV networks are the actual puppeteers funding this whole monopoly. Their massive media rights deals guarantee everyone else stays permanently locked out.
Sun Tzu here: power concentrates, yet victory comes from timing, depth, and cunning. Outsmart with adaptive talent pipelines, and strike where the foe is unprepared.
Agree that money and coaching pull talent, but a different angle is that culture and a strong development system can turn lesser resources into durable success.
