One of the main lessons out there is that handshake agreements are only as good as the parties shaking hands. There are no contracts, therefore no guarantees. I bet if you did a full assessment of the money promised and money delivered, you’d find a massive discrepancy. No way to calculate that, but the tales of promises unfulfilled are mounting up every year. Several publicly.
Will the ncaa do anything to curtail this stuff in a system that they are responsible for keeping? After 3 years of chaos and no action, the answer seems like a “hell no.”