In Bear Bryant's day, there were no limititations on scholarships, and he took every good player he could find, sometimes just to keep an opponent from getting them. He did it because he could, and so did every other big-time football school.

Now, the rules are different. The NCAA always wants more revenue, and spreading the talent around helps make everyone more competitive, which amounts to more people watching and bigger television network contracts. I believe this is a good thing.

The NCAA likes to call it "parity," which isn't the case. Parity in college football is nothing more than a pipe dream. There have always been, and will always be a gap between the traditional top-tier programs and everyone else. Sure, th...

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