Who considers the Sun Bowl meaningful?  It is what it is.  What other choice do they have?  It's just another game OU needs to win.  No different than any other on their schedule.  A win just keeps just all the critics from making more jokes about "Medium Game Bob" and how he can't win a bowl game and how he's going downhill and how he can't win outside of Norman and how......well, you know, people like you Pick.  No big deal.

It's great for the NBA. Does most of its evaluation work.   That the NCAA goes along with this sham tells you just about everything you need to know about the NCAA.

Quick question, kids, wasn't that juco qb asked to leave Florida for matters of a legal nature?

If the NCAA is serious about basketball players as student athletes make them stay three years in school like the college baseball players do.

usc,  you would have to get the NBA to go along with that.  MLB makes it so guys who don't sign when initially eligible (18) aren't eligible to be drafted again for 3 years.  NHL, NFL, and NBA would be wise.  The NCAA could also eliminate some of this by requiring at least 2 years for all student athletes who sign a Letter of Intent.  Failure to complete the 2 years and the school loses a scholarship.  There used to be the 5/8 rule which was always looked past for Duke, UNC, etc. when their guys skipped after a year.  These schools will also get passes (like OU football) when it comes time to enforce the ACADEMIC PROGRESS RATE as these schools should be hurt by loss of scholarships when players jump to the pro's without graduating (and the NCAA gives them 6 years to complete a degree).  If the NCAA started holding schools to the rules that have been put in place, coaches will stop recruiting the one and done's