College does not matter as far as soccer development. You should go to college to get a job doing something other than soccer, which is a good idea for most of us. I agree that MLS will not go to a promotion/relegation system...no one is going to pony up millions for a franchise that could be worth nothing down the road. However, to the extent you have a closed system, don't expect any team to try an excel. There is no point to it...It will continue down the"retirement" strategy sprinkled with some cheap mediocre central american talent.
Developing talent is hard. Takes time,patience, coaches that understand how to develop players, a consistent philosophy of play, none of which we have here. It is much easier for everyone to play very mediocre soccer(at best), have the games competitive, and Sell Gerrard Jerseys. So my take, you are firing the wrong guy (well he should go to) but Sunil needs to go, but he never takes responsibility for anything.