College Football Thread

[Lebowski]

Just now, Hovadipo said:

Might be! I won't be holding my breath.

I would like to hear about how the Bedford situation played out in December. Better offer from Oregon? Scared off by Deion's BS? Both equally likely imo, but could be something else too.

You and me both. 

[Lebowski]

27 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

He is irrevocably wrong before any analysis of the substance of the tweet. An organizational leader that responds to criticism in that manner is wrong no matter what the answer is to the player analysis.

Shedur Sanders, as a quarterback and potential team leader, posted an awful tweet too for the same reason.

No disagreement from me in regards to the context of what you're trying to convey. All leaders have a style and his style doesn't sit well with half of the country while on the other hand it's just the style the other half desire.

[Stuhoo]

13 minutes ago, Lebowski said:

No disagreement from me in regards to the context of what you're trying to convey. All leaders have a style and his style doesn't sit well with half of the country while on the other hand it's just the style the other half desire.

Artfully stated!  ;)

[Lebowski]

Just looked at the B1G schedules and Rutgers got a gift from the gods. 8 wins isn't out of the question for them.

[LamarCheeks]

Alabama DL Khurtiss Perry, who had visited IU, commits to Virginia Tech. 

[Hovadipo]

Just now, LamarCheeks said:

Alabama DL Khurtiss Perry, who had visited IU, commits to Virginia Tech. 

That is…….not his angle. 

[BleedCubbieBlue]

2024 college football coach rankings: Deion Sanders falls slightly among Power Four coaches ranked 68-26 - CBSSports.com

I thought that this article ranking Power 4 football coaches was interesting. Of particular interest is the fact that Coach Cig is the ranked the second highest among the newcomers to the Power 4. Only Coach Fritz at Houston ranked higher.

[Demo]

https://www.on3.com/nil/news/jaden-rashada-sues-florida-gators-football-coach-billy-napier-top-booster-hugh-hathcock-contract-dispute/
 

Jaden Rashada now suing everyone involved with his Florida NIL implosion except the actual school. So, so gross.

[go iu bb]

1 hour ago, Demo said:

https://www.on3.com/nil/news/jaden-rashada-sues-florida-gators-football-coach-billy-napier-top-booster-hugh-hathcock-contract-dispute/
 

Jaden Rashada now suing everyone involved with his Florida NIL implosion except the actual school. So, so gross.

Gross on whose part? The adults who reneged on their contract? The player for suing to hold them to what he was promised in the contract?

I hope he wins and similar lawsuits are filed against people at other schools who make promises of big money then renege. It sounds like that is actually pretty common.

[Demo]

8 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

Gross on whose part? The adults who reneged on their contract? The player for suing to hold them to what he was promised in the contract?

I hope he wins and similar lawsuits are filed against people at other schools who make promises of big money then renege. It sounds like that is actually pretty common.

The adults deserve the whoopin’ they’re gonna take, no question, and I imagine we’ll see several more of these. But I also have a tough time viewing a kid who reneged on his NIL agreement with FSU and then after being jobbed at Florida made a 6 month pit stop at ASU before heading off to UGA as the poster child for exploited youth. This may be the new normal, but it’s gonna be a gradual process for me to find it not slimy. And I’m saying that as someone who was thrilled to get Ballo, so my hypocrisy is on full display.

[go iu bb]

1 minute ago, Demo said:

The adults deserve the whoopin’ they’re gonna take, no question, and I imagine we’ll see several more of these. But I also have a tough time viewing a kid who reneged on his NIL agreement with FSU and then after being jobbed at Florida made a 6 month pit stop at ASU before heading off to UGA as the poster child for exploited youth. This may be the new normal, but it’s gonna be a gradual process for me to find it not slimy. And I’m saying that as someone who was thrilled to get Ballo, so my hypocrisy is on full display.

Yeah, the decommitment isn't a great look but I can totally understand why he did it. He was promised almost 50% more than than Miami. If I had a job offer that I had accepted but hadn't started yet then another company that seemed just as good came along and offered me 50% more, you better believe I'd jump on that. So I can't really blame him.

The article also said that he didn't get much NIL at ASU to the lies really cost him a lot of money.

What is really needed is some sort of collective bargaining agreement that would make commitments on both sides binding. Until that happens, it'll be the wild west and the NCAA is powerless and the best way to avoid these types of situations is lawsuits like this acting as deterrents.

[Lebowski]

14 minutes ago, Demo said:

The adults deserve the whoopin’ they’re gonna take, no question, and I imagine we’ll see several more of these. But I also have a tough time viewing a kid who reneged on his NIL agreement with FSU and then after being jobbed at Florida made a 6 month pit stop at ASU before heading off to UGA as the poster child for exploited youth. This may be the new normal, but it’s gonna be a gradual process for me to find it not slimy. And I’m saying that as someone who was thrilled to get Ballo, so my hypocrisy is on full display.

NCAA, Congress (legislative) and US Judicial made their beds. Until we see changes at those three levels (legislative in particular) this will be common practice. Every athlete will shop in this environment. I would do the same. And if this happened to me by a company today you better believe I'd lawyer up. Especially with that kind of money. 

Let's just hope IU doesn't get caught up in this kind of stuff. 

[IUFootballHappyHappyJoyJoy]

TIL that when Jeff Brohm went down for Louisville in 1991, Cowboy Bill Watts's son Eric took over as backup for the Cardinals and proceeded to go 1-9 for the season. 

Proceeded to have a shitty pro wrestling career cuz he was a nepo baby, that I did know, but I was shocked to know where he played and who he freaking took over for. 

[steubenhoosier]

If you want a good illustration of how f’ed up the whole NIL process is, look up the saga that is Jaden Rashada.

His attorneys are hilariously positioning him as a victim. Unbelievable 

[go iu bb]

1 hour ago, steubenhoosier said:

If you want a good illustration of how f’ed up the whole NIL process is, look up the saga that is Jaden Rashada.

His attorneys are hilariously positioning him as a victim. Unbelievable 

He lost out on millions of dollars because he was lied to. I can't blame him for jumping on the ~50% raise he was promised over what he would've gotten at Miami. I hope he wins his lawsuit.

Lying to players about how much money they'll get from NIL is pretty common. 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

11 hours ago, go iu bb said:

He lost out on millions of dollars because he was lied to. I can't blame him for jumping on the ~50% raise he was promised over what he would've gotten at Miami. I hope he wins his lawsuit.

Lying to players about how much money they'll get from NIL is pretty common. 

I'm not even sure how you can lie. It should be pretty simple. Ban collectives, ban talking about NIL. If a business wants to give you money, then so be it. If you want to make money off jersey sells, then so be it. That's where the NCAA screwed up. No back bone. Completely incompetent.

[go iu bb]

2 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

I'm not even sure how you can lie. It should be pretty simple. Ban collectives, ban talking about NIL. If a business wants to give you money, then so be it. If you want to make money off jersey sells, then so be it. That's where the NCAA screwed up. No back bone. Completely incompetent.

Not sure how you can lie? Pretty easily. "The collective will pay you this much" followed by the collective paying much less.

Where the NCAA screwed up is holding on to the amateur, athletes are not employees arguments too long and hard then losing in court because they were trying to restrict the rights of students who were just amateur non-employees by their own argument. Completely incompetent, yes, but not for the reasons you state.

The NCAA tried to ban talk of NIL. They lost in court. The NCAA doesn't have the power to ban collectives and if they tried, they'd lose in court.

The only way this really gets sorted out is through a collective bargaining agreement.

[LIHoosier]

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

https://x.com/dennisdoddcbs/status/1811210853972410622

[Stuhoo]

10 hours ago, LIHoosier said:

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

https://x.com/dennisdoddcbs/status/1811210853972410622

[Artie86]

11 hours ago, LIHoosier said:

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

https://x.com/dennisdoddcbs/status/1811210853972410622

lol…. It’s reality now. This has been on Dish and I’m sure all other digital medias.