NIL is a hot mess, but it has most definitely lifted the level of play in men's college basketball to the highest it has been since at least the 90s.
You no longer have the NBA/NCAA starter level tweener guys coming out very early.
NIL in most cases pays those guys better than the G-League.
Is is just my browser or is ESPN trying to shove the women's tournament down our throats? Every time I try to check a mens score, they have the women on the front page headlining over the men. A few times, I've had to use the NCAAM drop down menu to find them.