College football has always explained America. It is no wonder why the sport has skewed the way it has. Corporations box out the mom and pops in the business world and, on an individual level, the wealth gap in the United States has never been greater. So why would you expect the most nakedly capitalistic sport in the country to operate any differently? The only difference in college football is that the spheres of influence are not mainly on the coasts but instead lie within a part of the country that does not often have positive front-facing enterprises.
Salary caps and draft orders seek to level the playing field across pro sports, but might makes right in college football.