The money being paid was always there...Of course, the amounts are higher, and more schools have the ability to pay 10+ kids a year vs 2-5...other than most of it being somewhat above board now, vs being alot shadier then.. Let's not kid ourselves into thinking alot has changed.. Without NIL...The Kaleb Brown's/Nick Jackson's/Erik All's/Case McNamara's/Seth Andersen's/ R. Parker's...etc..wouldn't be at Iowa...Kids like Proctor...were going to get paid alot no matter if the year was 2002 or 2022... Schools like A&M can buy all the players they want...that team is a mess...that money is going to cause/has caused chaos/turmoil amongst the team..
Does it suck when high talent kids go elsewhere? Yes, of course...Iowa will still have to evaluate better and continue to develop kids...
That's the way it has been for decades..
An old saying-Talent sets the floor....Character sets the ceiling....