$5M for the Top Center in the Portal

[Franisdaman]

Truth. They wouldn't want guardrails, and any guardrails added won't come without a big fight (see MLB and the salary cap in '94, and maybe this coming offseason).

when they canceled the World Series because of that labor dispute, that about destroyed MLB, imo.

juiced balls, steroids & home runs brought the fans back

 

[doughuddl2_rivals]

And how do you form a union. College seniors are done so they are not included. You have high school junior and seniors getting paid.

tough to get a group of people together in such a tight window. Also, who are we taking about? All of DI? Many of the hot transfers are from small conference schools.

also, the elephant in the room is you will lose in court trying to limit endorsement money. Yes, endorsement money includes the b.s. collectives. You going to have a committee decide if a payment is really an endorsement? Who defines market value? It’s not tangible. You are worth what somebody is willing to pay you.

Tightening up the transfer ls is about the only option and I am not sure that survives a court battle.

I doubt the schools can even stop collectives if they tried. Going to audit a college kid’s income? Going to audit their parent’s income?

It took the ncaa 3 years to penalize the FB for tampering so I don't see them ever really doing anything but lip service.

 

[uihawk82]

And the toothpaste is out of the tube.

Now, every time the NCAA tries to put up guard rails, they get sued and lose.

People keeps saying that there needs to be a CBA (collective bargaining agreement) but why would the players sit down & negotiate a salary cap or anything else that puts restrictions on what they currently are getting?

The crap that is going on with college sports, big payments etc, and then they take away 4 wins from Iowa for talking to someone a bit early. There is tons of tampering going on and yet they catch Iowa with a friendly phone call.

 

[Rambler Hawk]

when they canceled the World Series because of that labor suit, that about destroyed MLB, imo.

juiced balls, steroids & home runs brought the fans back

100% agreed - used to be big fan/followed the white sox, but after that strike never again cared for mlb. I even had luke warm interest when they won it in ‘05…

 

[JayDeeSC]

Can't wait until this nonsense is over with. Get it while you can.

 

[Fight4Iowa]

Where is Louisville getting this fortune? Someone should do a little digging.

ajor corporations in Kentucky are heavily concentrated in healthcare, logistics, and manufacturing, with top companies including Humana, BrightSpring Health Services, and Yum! Brands (headquartered in Louisville). Other massive employers and companies include Toyota, Ford, Amazon, Texas Roadhouse, and UPS, which operates its major air hub in Louisville.

 

[OnlyTheObscure]

Can't wait until this nonsense is over with. Get it while you can.

It’s not ending. Ever.

write a law that says you can’t give an adult money that holds up in court battle.

 

[JayDeeSC]

It’s not ending. Ever.

write a law that says you can’t give an adult money that holds up in court battle.

Whoors.

 

[HawkInDenver]

Came across this article -it's about an op-ed that Bruce Pearl wrote in the Washington Post about restoring some level of sanity to the current wild west that is college sports.

Bruce Pearl calls for one-time transfer rule, annuity model for paying players in Washington Post piece

Bruce Pearl has taken on a litany of new roles since retiring from coaching a month before the 2025-26 season. After briefly flirting with politics, Pearl has successfully transitioned into the media world as a popular college basketball analyst for CBS Sports and TNT. And while the former...

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Tsawvell55]

100% agreed - used to be big fan/followed the white sox, but after that strike never again cared for mlb. I even had luke warm interest when they won it in ‘05…

Come over to the NHL especially now with playoffs wife loves it too!

 

[The Big Z]

Came across this article -it's about an op-ed that Bruce Pearl wrote in the Washington Post about restoring some level of sanity to the current wild west that is college sports.

Bruce Pearl calls for one-time transfer rule, annuity model for paying players in Washington Post piece

Bruce Pearl has taken on a litany of new roles since retiring from coaching a month before the 2025-26 season. After briefly flirting with politics, Pearl has successfully transitioned into the media world as a popular college basketball analyst for CBS Sports and TNT. And while the former...

sports.yahoo.com

F Bruce Pearl. Dirty bastard.

 

[Iron Doc]

Your highlight videos, please?

16mm film in those days.
Unfortunately, they didn't film the bench.

 

[Iron Doc]

6' 5" don't qualify as a center in todays market. That was 20 years ago.

Understand.
At least I am not skinny anymore.
(still slow though)

 

[Iron Doc]

Novel Concept:

Support your local D3/NAIA teams.