The NIL deals have all but assured that. It will only entrench the blue bloods in the top 5 even deeper.
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The NIL deals have all but assured that. It will only entrench the blue bloods in the top 5 even deeper.
https://tdalabamamag.com/2021/07/20/...il-nick-saban/
I agree although a think a few schools that have always been buried but have some big alumni bases may try to ante up and get into this.
As all the NILs become public and people see what these guys are getting paid and especially what they are getting paid for ($10K exclusive interviews for example) the masses are going to wake up to what a farce it is. Then it's going to be interesting to see what schools do in response. I have no idea how it's going to shake out. Maybe it will be status quo but just different, but there is no way anyone with a straight face can believe it's not a recruiting tool.
So what does that mean for non Top 10 programs. Does the going rate for a upper 3 star double or triple or does it stay about where it is? At a certain point I don't know that boosters want to spend all their cash to chase a 8-4 season.
Between this and the transfer portal craziness I think the majority of the schools are going to seek some way to bring things into a balance. I'm very curious to see how that plays out though.
This along with the transfer portal is going to kill any chance of us really competing for the SEC title. What happens if you develop someone like Dak and Bama offers $1 or 2 Mil to transfer for their senior year? If poor ole MSU is just getting you a $100k, most people are taking the extra $$$.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irondawg
It’s going to be just as bad in basketball as well. It will take longer for it to get to baseball- but that sport is where we are the Blue Blood and can do it to other schools moving forward.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tbonewannabe
Agree coach. We could have the advantage in baseball. Not so in the others
At first thought you would think so. But it also could be a big problem down the line for those blue bloods. The worst thing that can happen to someone (especially young kids) is to get some money and get comfortable. If you take away that motivation or desire to succeed at the next level then they'll become complacent. Meanwhile the guys that didn't get as much and are still out to prove themselves will continue to work. Also, handing over a bunch of money to people who aren't mature enough to handle it can cause all sorts of ego and attitude problems. Maybe potential locker room issues.
So I can see both sides of it coming into play.
However, I lean to it hurting us more than helping. But my interest in cfball has dwindled mightily past few years so might as well put the nail in the coffin. Eventually people will tire of seeing the same 4-5 teams at the top and ratings will decline
It's going to force schools to go all in in one sport. Not many, if any, schools can afford to pay what it's going to take to get and keep elite athletes in multiple sports. They'll hang their hat on one or two sports and the rest will be hung out to dry.
Podcast I listened to yesterday said within a couple of years high school kids will be getting their own NIL type deals.
That is officially Pandora's Box.
Competing, shit where have you been. We get a 3* bama gets a 5*, If we had a 4* committed they will leave at the next better offer. State has to learn their place and only go after 3*'s. Committed doesn't mean jack shit anymore. State has been in the SEC to provide wins for the big boys, and for that state gets a check. No more No less. Sorry about the rant but I am pissed at the democrats and all they get away with, kind of like the scummy rebel bears. *************Quote:
Originally Posted by Tbonewannabe
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Originally Posted by Offshore Dawg
Yep, kinda like David & Goliath, only David?s slingshot was taken away.
There's no doubt this will hurt the quality of college footb...uh all college sports. Kids getting paid 6 figures to play for a temporary team until they start their real career? Yeah, why try that hard? Why play every game? You've already got paid. Opt outs will become even more common. Is the value of your NIL due to your sports prowess? Or your twitter following or youtube subscribers? What will increase your following? Playing sports? Or maybe being funny. Maybe it's being controversial. Maybe it's based on your looks.Quote:
Originally Posted by msugolf
The actual playing of the sport has been relegated to about 4 or 5 on the priority list. Maybe lower.
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...ick-saban-saysQuote:
Originally Posted by Tbonewannabe
1-2 mil? Think again
And they are just getting started.
Nearly 1 million for a kid who has never played a single down of college football. What would the going rate for a 4th year senior in the transfer portal? 2 million? 3 million?Quote:
Originally Posted by TheLostDawg
Who will be the first college player to make more than Saban?
They'll get who ever they want no matter the price.
Yep... those clamoring for it, thinking it would help us we're just naive or ignorant. Not sure which.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
Not sure but UCF is about to become very competitive. Mark it down.Quote:
Originally Posted by MadDawg
Will this allow us to not use tax payer dollars to fund their scholarships? Or are they just going to get to double dip?
I'm not sure how true that is over time. In the short term, we are a blue blood in baseball. But it really only takes one committed wealthy donor to move the needle. How many schools in Texas have a few wealthy donors that might decide they want their alma mater to be a powerhouse in baseball. As you saw with us and women's basketball, if you are successful in a sport, your fan base will usually start to care. I don't see us falling off the map in baseball or anything, but we could see a lot of schools pass us by just because they have a larger alumni base and have a few wealthy donors interested enough to get them moving in the right direction.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
Mississippi better do away with their State taxes to help
I'm close to being done with college football anyway. Wish we could just skip to baseball
Could do it like Magnum and list them as walk on and give other players scholarshipsQuote:
Originally Posted by Maverick91
Yeah. Anyone with 2 brain cells to rub together could see this 10 miles away.
College football especially will turn into the most unmanageable shit show surpassed only by the US government.
Once the ratings continue to plummet even further and stadiums are half full instead of the current 80% full, maybe the people who make money off cfb will wake up and put corrective measures in place.
I'm also eagerly awaiting the first gender discrimination suit, when some "business" gives a football player $10K for an exclusive interview and gives a female softball player $500 for same thing
Yep it has. Just like with the rest of the society. Its not about whether you can do the actual job or skill great or based on performance; its based solely on your ability to influence others -- that's the desired "skill" nowadays. Thats why you have people who have absolutely no real or actual talent making millions on instagram and other platforms for doing nothing but pimping a product or talking about themselves. But yet they think they're great business leaders and highly gifted.Quote:
Originally Posted by MadDawg
I'm expecting players to find a way to celebrate TDs by showing a company's instagram handle on their gloves or something. This whole thing will be a mess.
Now the NIL becomes a big factor in recruiting for the upcoming cycle. Kids are going to go where they can get the best deals. All this is just getting started.
Now HS players can do it since it doesn’t matter in college anymore. Some guys will have already been making money. HS transfers will begin to spike. Total shitshow ahead
That is a pipedream that I am jumping on the bandwagon for, I love college football to much to just wish it to yesteryear.Quote:
Originally Posted by confucius say
This won?t change a thing.
Desirable HS players get paid a ton under the table. The reason schools with big booster networks win is because they have more to throw at players. OM stacked their booster money on #1 players at their position and it worked, but was obvious and pissed off the money schools.
Now, instead of $800 handshakes and getting a recruits mama a 70k job, that money will be funneled through a car dealership in exchange for a 30 second add.
But the effect is the exact same: more money, more recruits. You?ll just see it now
GOSH! That idea makes we want to barf.Quote:
Originally Posted by msugolf
Would any of y'all be interested in putting up a couple hundred (or thousand) and having a few guys come sign autographs somewhere in Starkville (or wherever) and them split the money? I figure we could raise 20k easy and let a few guys split it.
I can't wait until they start interviewing some of these kids after a big win and they start sounding like a damn NASCAR driver giving thanks and naming all of their sponsors.
Well, I got to enjoy watching College football for most of my 70 years. I am just glad that football season coincides with hunting seasons.
It’s already happening. SECN was interviewing a DE from Kentucky today and asked if there was anybody he needed to mention to help his NiL deals.Quote:
Originally Posted by SteelCurtain74
There's a salary cap in the pros and I will never understand why there isn't in college
Because there isn't a salary cap on how much Mahomes can receive from sponorshipQuote:
Originally Posted by Cowbell
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Originally Posted by Coach34
College players have been getting paid for years just under the table...remember Scam newton and albert means. This gives us a chance to legally outbid Aubarn, Bama and ole miss. there are only a handful of players that would demand 1mil to sign. not even A$M has the money to pay top dollar for 70 football players. Just think on the baseball side if we guarantee say 4-6 top pitchers a year to bypass the draft to go to college and still get paid the equivalent of a MLB signing bonus to play at the dude its a win win situation for us and the players. HAIL STATE!Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach34
Makes you miss the old agreement that if you were good at sports you could get "paid" by getting a free ride to a university that many others only dream about.
Yes they have- but now it’s a lot easier for the big boys. They don’t have to try to hide it. We can’t come close to matching any of that. And now it makes it easier for schools in the middle to help their signees. Places like Houston, Memphis, Dallas, Birmingham, etc can generate more advertising dollars than we can.