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Officially, college football has become pro football. Warts and all.

Per ESPN, he was making $2.4mm on a contract reported to be $8mm when he signed it. But he started receiving payments when he was in high school and the total value of the contract would have been closer to $10mm over the life of the deal, sources told ESPN.
 
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CMcCat said:
Officially, college football has become pro football. Warts and all.

Per ESPN, he was making $2.4mm on a contract reported to be $8mm when he signed it. But he started receiving payments when he was in high school and the total value of the contract would have been closer to $10mm over the life of the deal, sources told ESPN.
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He wanted $4M from Tennessee’s NIL fund and was twice refused.

Get money, get paid young man.
 
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I guess Cap missed this one to delete!
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I thought we were talking about this brave new world of mercenary athletes in college football. Then St. Paul carpet bombs us with his political psycho babble. He needs to see a shrink to help him with his anxiety.
 
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Hungry Jack said:
I thought we were talking about this brave new world of mercenary athletes in college football. Then St. Paul carpet bombs us with his political psycho babble. He needs to see a shrink to help him with his anxiety.
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I have had St. Paul's psycho delusional babble on ignore for years now. The only poster deserving of that distinction IMO. You might want to try it.

GOUNUII
 
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In the sense that the booster clubs at certain schools have finally gotten their way, yes. I don't have a problem with compensating athletes that help produce great revenue for a school's athletic programs. There seem to be no limits, however.
 
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stpaulcat said:
In the sense that the booster clubs at certain schools have finally gotten their way, yes. I don't have a problem with compensating athletes that help produce great revenue for a school's athletic programs. There seem to be no limits, however.
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Athletes don’t produce great revenue, major conferences generate revenue via TV contracts. Like all other professional sports, the question becomes how big a piece of the pie do the athletes receive. Currently, they have limited leverage other than threatening to take their skills elsewhere.
 
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Lost in this conversation is how this is blowing up in Iamaleava’s face. He’s gonna lose money big time.

This is just the same old psycho athlete dad routine just with bigger numbers and the portal
 
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Hungry Jack said:
No.
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In the sense that the booster clubs at certain schools have finally gotten their way, yes. I don't have a problem with compensating athletes that help produce great revenue for a school's athletic programs. There seem to be no limits, however.
Overly_Invested_Cat said:
Athletes don’t produce great revenue, major conferences generate revenue via TV contracts. Like all other professional sports, the question becomes how big a piece of the pie do the athletes receive. Currently, they have limited leverage other than threatening to take their skills elsewhere.
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Huh? Who/what do we watch performing on TV each weekend? The turf growing? Not sure, but I think it's the athletes.
 
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This NIL and portal stuff reminds me of that part in the book about coach Hinkle where he was lamenting the future destruction of college sports that would ensue when the transition to athletic scholarships was complete. How he wouldn't be able to compete against the big national programs when he lost the edge he currently held as his boosters provided players with food, lodging, transportation, employment, and cash to encourage their attendance at Butler.
 
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stpaulcat said:
In the sense that the booster clubs at certain schools have finally gotten their way, yes. I don't have a problem with compensating athletes that help produce great revenue for a school's athletic programs. There seem to be no limits, however.

Huh? Who/what do we watch performing on TV each weekend? The turf growing? Not sure, but I think it's the athletes.
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Yes. The athletes are the ones with the unique skills.

But the conferences are the ones with most of the bargaining power. The scales are certainly shifting. Hard to say exactly where they will rebalance.
 
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I was starting to feel sorry for The Vol’s after getting held up by this kid at the worst possible time. However, rumors are circulating that they are aggressively reaching out to QB’s from other schools with very lucrative offers. The TCU QB reportedly turned down a $1M more than what TCU is paying him. They also have been linked to the Illini QB. I think Angelli formerly with ND might fit, but they are apparently aiming higher by trying to steal a proven starter.
 
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Purple Pile Driver said:
I was starting to feel sorry for The Vol’s after getting held up by this kid at the worst possible time. However, rumors are circulating that they are aggressively reaching out to QB’s from other schools with very lucrative offers. The TCU QB reportedly turned down a $1M more than what TCU is paying him. They also have been linked to the Illini QB. I think Angelli formerly with ND might fit, but they are apparently aiming higher by trying to steal a proven starter.
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I heard they are after ksu starting qb Avery johnson
 
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Makes sense if you are Tennessee. The chaos around this will eventually lead to some changes. There has to be some type of rules with NIL where you can’t just “hold out” after agreeing to a deal.
 
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Purple Pile Driver said:
I was starting to feel sorry for The Vol’s after getting held up by this kid at the worst possible time. However, rumors are circulating that they are aggressively reaching out to QB’s from other schools with very lucrative offers. The TCU QB reportedly turned down a $1M more than what TCU is paying him. They also have been linked to the Illini QB. I think Angelli formerly with ND might fit, but they are apparently aiming higher by trying to steal a proven starter.
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Sully?
 
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Purple Pile Driver said:
Makes sense if you are Tennessee. The chaos around this will eventually lead to some changes. There has to be some type of rules with NIL where you can’t just “hold out” after agreeing to a deal.
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I no longer see how this doesn’t end with collective bargaining. I used to think that was possible, but not the most likely, but with the House settlement the future is so close to employment in law that I don’t see how a court or the NLRB doesn’t force it at some point. Maybe not, but it seems like it’s rushing there.

Setting that aside, more and more collectives and schools are starting to create poison pills for guys reneging on deals, like we saw with the Wisconsin player. A college basketball coach recent spoke anonymously about this.
 
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