The NIL did two things to the SEC. 1. It neutered their bell cow. An Alabama Saban dynasty may never exist again. The days of selective privateer finance are over. Nick understood that 2. It redistributed talent. With the bell cows gone, more cows can eat at the same trough. The losses you see aren’t because the league is somehow “greater.” It’s that NIL did what it was designed to do. Create parity. So next time you see talking heads say it’s an sec thing, kindly remind them it’s an NIL thing. Nothing more nothing less.