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I think you nailed it....these are kids, making decisions isn't always easy for them......I get the argument for kids' ability to find the best situations for themselves,
And, frankly, being asked where you’re going all the time, and getting called and texted by both recruiters and reporters all the time, must be some level of annoying.I think you nailed it....these are kids, making decisions isn't always easy for them......
With his name, gotta stay a step ahead of the law.
This transfer business is already getting comical. He just committed there, like, fifteen minutes ago! I get the argument for kids' ability to find the best situations for themselves, but at some point it crosses over into absurdity.
D1 sports is really just starting to suck in general.
Worse for whom? Not for the players who get a little scratch.And it's likely gonna get worse with players being paid for endorsements, autographs, etc.
Worse for whom? Not for the players who get a little scratch.
Worse for whom? Not for the players who get a little scratch.
And how is this different from today? The SEC schools dominate the NFL draft every year. Name programs get name recruits. This is just capitalism at its best, the athletes who can profit from their NIL finally get a chance to. No more Socialist keeping the masses down! Free enterprise reigns!!!Worse for just about everything. I’m sure you’re super excited to see SEC recruits get paid millions of dollars (through “endorsements”). And the little guys (Cinderella schools)? Forget about ‘em.
Maybe it is for the best. Forces kids to grow up and realize that life isn't fair. They all get the same scholarship dollars, eat the same training table food, and get to use Taj Fitz. But some are more equal than others and get some jingle in their pockets. That's the real world. Grow up, kiddies!!!Worse for team cohesion.
And how is this different from today? The SEC schools dominate the NFL draft every year.
Maybe it is for the best. Forces kids to grow up and realize that life isn't fair.
It’s only going to get worse for teams who can’t fill stands and generate valuable “name image and likeness” opportunities. They’ll just slip lower and lower in the pecking order.And it's likely gonna get worse with players being paid for endorsements, autographs, etc.
It’s only going to get worse for teams who can’t fill stands and generate valuable “name image and likeness” opportunities. They’ll just slip lower and lower in the pecking order.
Off the top of my head, I’d say most P5 programs won’t really be impacted. Certainly bad news for mid major teams and P5 programs that don’t have a lot of fan interest. But admittedly, everyone is guessing here. Either way, I think it’s progress and a net positive.Which is what...roughly 80% to 85% of all D1 teams. Sounds awesome!
Off the top of my head, I’d say most P5 programs won’t really be impacted. Certainly bad news for mid major teams and P5 programs that don’t have a lot of fan interest. But admittedly, everyone is guessing here. Either way, I think it’s progress and a net positive.
The athletes start getting a share of the ridiculous sums of money they generate.What about it is progress?
Some D1 college football or basketball player generate substantially more value for the NCAA, conference, university, and coach than their “compensation” (scholarship, etc.) is worth. The amount of legal “compensation” they can receive is capped by archaic policies. This is to the detriment of those individuals. I think any rule change that gives players a reasonable chance to be improve the legal compensation they can receive for their talent is progress.What about it is progress?
The P5 is professional football without the players getting paid. TV made this. The schools, conferences and coaches gleefully have their hands out and say more more more.Imagine what the SEC does times a thousand, no boundaries, no limits. Oh, and there are plenty of leagues that use capitalism. It’s called professional sports. There’s leagues everywhere.
Collegiate athletics are not professional sports.
Some D1 college football or basketball player generate substantially more value for the NCAA, conference, university, and coach than their “compensation” (scholarship, etc.) is worth. The amount of legal “compensation” they can receive is capped by archaic policies. This is to the detriment of those individuals.
The P5 is professional football without the players getting paid.
Well, this is de facto false. The NFL is not allowed to draft players out of HS. The players union negotiated this and owners of course love getting a “free” minor league system. The Schools love it because of the money the Programs make. Please explain to me the great options the number 1 recruit in the nation has besides the ability to select almost any college he wants to attend to expand his football skills. He sure as heck isn’t going there to get a degree in anything other than football. Know what, the player doesn’t care, the Coaches don’t care and the Alumni don’t care. The Head Football Coach makes more money than the Governor. Everyone makes money except the people doing the manual labor.No it isn’t. It’s amateur athletics. It’s not the fault of the schools that collegiate sports are popular. Nobody is forcing players to play collegiate sports.
Well, this is de facto false. The NFL is not allowed to draft players out of HS. The players union negotiated this and owners of course love getting a “free” minor league system.
Please explain to me the great options the number 1 recruit in the nation has besides the ability to select almost any college he wants to attend to expand his football skills. He sure as heck isn’t going there to get a degree in anything other than football.
The universities are responsible because the NFL players union voted a certain way!? I don’t follow...
It’s like a student who goes to college majoring in science or education. College is meant to be the education/training before the professional world. EXCEPT, for sports, there actually are professional leagues available if one chooses not to attend college.
I am not sure how to be clearer. There is NOT a REAL professional option for Elite HS players in either Football or Basketball. Overseas for basketball is tough on a 18 year old. Not an option for many. Football, give me a break. The minor leagues is the cash cow called the NCAA.The universities are responsible because the NFL players union voted a certain way!? I don’t follow...
It’s like a student who goes to college majoring in science or education. College is meant to be the education/training before the professional world. EXCEPT, for sports, there actually are professional leagues available if one chooses not to attend college.
I am not sure how to be clearer. There is NOT a REAL professional option for Elite HS players in either Football or Basketball. Overseas for basketball is tough on a 18 year old. Not an option for many.
Either way, arguing against allowing the players to have an opportunity to earn some money off of their talent makes you seem like a curmudgeon, doesn’t it?
What is being put on the schools? It’s no difference to them or their bottom line.But I ask again, why is that the fault of the universities? They aren’t responsible for what professional options are out there. If these players don’t want to attend college, go to some low paying pro league (which do exist). Or someone should try to create a legit minor league like MLB has. Why are we putting this on the shoulders of collegiate sports?
What is being put on the schools? It’s no difference to them or their bottom line.
95 percent of the schools are already left in the dust. There are only 5 percent of the schools that have a realistic chance to win a championship. That’s not going to change. So why not let athletes make money off their own image and likeness — at no expense to the schools?Maybe I should rephrase that to the “landscape of college athletics”. It is certainly a massive deal to the bottom line of a large majority of D1 schools that will be left in the dust.
But I ask again, why is that the fault of the universities? They aren’t responsible for what professional options are out there. If these players don’t want to attend college, go to some low paying pro league (which do exist). Or someone should try to create a legit minor league like MLB has. Why are we putting this on the shoulders of collegiate sports?
95 percent of the schools are already left in the dust.
The vast majority of MiLB teams lose money, that's why you (probably) heard about MLB wanting to contract about ~40 organizations
It's far from an imperfect system but like the other poster said, the NFL has a totally free minor league system right now and it ain't changing unless college football ceases to exist
Really? Where are they and won't do they pay???The universities are responsible because the NFL players union voted a certain way!? I don’t follow...
It’s like a student who goes to college majoring in science or education. College is meant to be the education/training before the professional world. EXCEPT, for sports, there actually are professional leagues available if one chooses not to attend college.
I understand that. But I still don’t see how that falls on the responsibility of amateur sports just because it’s popular. People like what they like.