NIL

[jdcatty]

I assume this is legit. 

https://x.com/BunkiePerkins/status/1828847197636468970


College football is ruined.

[Vito Porkleone]

Well, it'll be easy to find when Ole Miss fans want to burn it.

[vegashog]

that post was from last december.

today kiffin said he's ineligible for the season. couldn't make the grades at lsu so he goes juco for TWO seasons because you, didn't have the grades. ole miss makes it a big deal that he signs with them and lo and behold, he didn't have the grades.

at best that lambo was a lease. knowing the kid's inability to go to class, he probably got to drive it for a day.

[jdcatty]

that post was from last december.

today kiffin said he's ineligible for the season. couldn't make the grades at lsu so he goes juco for TWO seasons because you, didn't have the grades. ole miss makes it a big deal that he signs with them and lo and behold, he didn't have the grades.

at best that lambo was a lease. knowing the kid's inability to go to class, he probably got to drive it for a day.

It will be interesting to see how some of these kids do in football and in school and life in general after a few years of this NIL crap.  I predict many of them will be dead broke.

[egregious]

It will be interesting to see how some of these kids do in football and in school and life in general after a few years of this NIL crap.  I predict many of them will be dead broke.

It is like the NFL but the participants are younger and dumber - what could go wrong?

Young wealth is wasted on all the wrong people.

[SwahiliSteve]

It will be interesting to see how some of these kids do in football and in school and life in general after a few years of this NIL crap.  I predict many of them will be dead broke.

if you thought these kids were dumb before now they'll be even dumber...money in the mix and shiny objects will ruin these kids. And because none of them are focused on learning or taking advantage of an education they'll all be stupid af and waste away all their money on dumb shit and then get injured and end up at McDonald's.

[vegashog]

for those that get it, nil will keep kids in school(s). whether they learn anything or not is up to them.

let's not act like so called counselors weren't already working with coaches to keep players eligible. kids can't put together sentences but somehow are getting the grades to be able to play.

about the only way academics come into play is if they just stop going to class.

[jdcatty]

about the only way academics come into play is if they just stop going to class.

I'll bet 75% of all the classes they have are online.

[vegashog]

I'll bet 75% of all the classes they have are online.

at least that much. i believe freshman have a two week or something period where they have to show up. the rest is online.

still, not logging in is the same as not showing up to class.

[DirkPiggler]

at least that much. i believe freshman have a two week or something period where they have to show up. the rest is online.

still, not logging in is the same as not showing up to class.

They have to log in for tests and show ID.  For everything else I'm sure they could have someone else log in if needed.

[SwahiliSteve]

I'll bet 75% of all the classes they have are online.

how many of these kids that play ball actually graduate? I'd be interested in those statistics because if they are barely going to class and not doing any work but get a degree...

[Show-Me Hog]

Missed it by one word.

if you thought these kids were dumb before now they'll be even dumber...money in the mix and shiny objects will ruin these kids. And because none of them are focused on learning or taking advantage of an education they'll all be stupid af and waste away all their money on dumb shit and then get injured and end up at robbing McDonald's.

[vegashog]

doesn't look like the house settlement will be happening anytime soon.

https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2024/ncaa-house-settlement-not-approved-1234796270/

[Feral]

It's much worse than professional sports.  Professional sports have leagues and rules designed to promote fair competition so that everyone stays engaged and the league survives.  This isn't that.  This won't survive.  You'll start to see schools dropping out of the rat race and going to a D III model eventually.  Everyone still has hope of a fix or that it will settle down, but if it becomes clear it never will, college sports will largely die.

I've said this before, but college sports are now just a shitty semi-pro league(s) with better branding.

Shitty in the sense that there's quite literally no governance and thus no way to cap salaries or benefits.

At least the NFL, NBA, etc. have some semblance of organization with player unions, collective bargaining, contracts and arbitration, bylaws, and a commissioner (and administrative body) to preside over league governance. College sports don't have this, and likely never will.

At this point I've shifted to being more of an NFL fan than college fan for those reasons (Arkansas sucking also helped facilitate that). Jerry Jones can't just decide he wants to throw $100M each at Patrick Mahomes, Tyreek Hill, Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle, and Roquan Smith to stack the deck.

[Pigsmoke]

This^ is where I'm at now.

[Son of Spam]

I've said this before, but college sports are now just a shitty semi-pro league(s) with better branding.

Shitty in the sense that there's quite literally no governance and thus no way to cap salaries or benefits.

At least the NFL, NBA, etc. have some semblance of organization with player unions, collective bargaining, contracts and arbitration, bylaws, and a commissioner (and administrative body) to preside over league governance. College sports don't have this, and likely never will.

At this point I've shifted to being more of an NFL fan than college fan for those reasons (Arkansas sucking also helped facilitate that). Jerry Jones can't just decide he wants to throw $100M each at Patrick Mahomes, Tyreek Hill, Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle, and Roquan Smith to stack the deck.

Yeah. Why would a guy maybe getting a free lunch/dinner somewhere want to block for someone making thousands of dollars? There has to be a time where the blocker says screw it.

[jdcatty]

Is there a story here?  Is this guy seeking a raise mid-season? 

https://x.com/coachreedlive/status/1838925402934321156?


Hopefully I am reading more into this than there is.

[Pig Benis]

Is there a story here?  Is this guy seeking a raise mid-season? 

https://x.com/coachreedlive/status/1838925402934321156?


Hopefully I am reading more into this than there is.

He's only played 4 games so he can salvage a season of eligibility by bailing now. The timing is not a coincidence.

[buff2.0]

There's an "insider" rumor that he walked into Odom's office and demanded another $300k to keep playing.

https://unlv.forums.rivals.com/threads/sluka-redshirting-and-transferring.36560/

https://x.com/WillDespart/status/1838804467229016227

[Keyser Soooie]

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/college-football/father-of-unlv-qb-matthew-sluka-reveals-details-of-his-sons-nil-spat-with-school/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3VTFHAxsyqaB1HyoIG0YZygZNk_oxO0g_-eyZsqLAh1VxlATSR1VkNqMI_aem_4d9PSsUMTJuzkBZXXzGFVQ

Early Tuesday morning, Carl Reed Jr. with 247 Sports reported a source claiming Sluka's family hired an agent and is seeking additional funds beyond what was originally promised after the hot start to the season. Sluka's father has claimed that is inaccurate in comments made to ESPN's Adam Rittenberg.

According to Bob Sluka, Matthew's agents reached an NIL deal with UNLV in February but have never received any payments. There has not been a request for adjustments to the original deal.

"They keep deferring, 'We don't know. You have to wait,'" Bob Sluka said per Rittenberg. "Then it was like, 'We're going to give him game checks.' So we're like, 'OK, great.' We did not ask for a single dollar [more]."