College Football Thread

[Rico]

58 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

I don't know, I think we want players who are used to winning. ;)

[go iu bb]

2 minutes ago, Rico said:

I'll be here all week. Don't forget to tip your servers.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

It was bound to happen.

https://www.on3.com/nil/news/federal-bill-introduced-cap-college-football-coaches-salaries-buyouts-rise-coach-act/

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/congressman-demands-college-coach-pay-040100781.html

[LamarCheeks]

2 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

It was bound to happen.

https://www.on3.com/nil/news/federal-bill-introduced-cap-college-football-coaches-salaries-buyouts-rise-coach-act/

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/congressman-demands-college-coach-pay-040100781.html

When I first saw the photo illo with the Yahoo story, I thought -- What's George Clooney got to do with this? LOL. 

[AZ Hoosier]

35 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

It was bound to happen.

https://www.on3.com/nil/news/federal-bill-introduced-cap-college-football-coaches-salaries-buyouts-rise-coach-act/

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/congressman-demands-college-coach-pay-040100781.html

What does congress have to do with it? Coaches and teams (pro, college) negotiate the terms of the contracts. If both parties agree, why is the government involved. SMH.

[iu2win]

Knee jerk reaction to the second article listed is the danger of tying it to tuition.  Is my thinking to shallow or wouldn't this simply incentivize universities to increase tuition in order to increase what they can pay their coach???  Are they also going to cap tuition or is that already a thing???

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

56 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

What does congress have to do with it? Coaches and teams (pro, college) negotiate the terms of the contracts. If both parties agree, why is the government involved. SMH.

It'll never go anywhere but in the meantime, the bill's author is getting his PR clicks.

[jermhoosierfan]

1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

It was bound to happen.

https://www.on3.com/nil/news/federal-bill-introduced-cap-college-football-coaches-salaries-buyouts-rise-coach-act/

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/congressman-demands-college-coach-pay-040100781.html

Yeah, this has no chance of getting through Congress.  The President appoints the commissioner of a new college sports association?  That won't become political at all. These colleges don't have to fire these coaches and pay that amount of buyouts, but they do it when they know the price.  It isn't like the actual university is actually paying the buyout anyway which this Congressman should know.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Not exactly a vote of confidence is it?

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry just said at a press conference that LSU athletic director Scott Woodward will NOT be hiring LSU’s next football coach. It will be LSU’s Board of Supervisors.

[Pagoda]

13 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Not exactly a vote of confidence is it?

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry just said at a press conference that LSU athletic director Scott Woodward will NOT be hiring LSU’s next football coach. It will be LSU’s Board of Supervisors.

 

LSU should be looking at cautionary tales from IUBB and other situations like that.  Boards aren’t good at hiring coaches.  Either are most Presidents and donors.  If you don’t trust your AD then you need a new AD.

But this ain’t our problem thankfully!!!

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

7 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

 

LSU should be looking at cautionary tales from IUBB and other situations like that.  Boards aren’t good at hiring coaches.  Either are most Presidents and donors.  If you don’t trust your AD then you need a new AD.

But this ain’t our problem thankfully!!!

Rick Bozich -

For all the talk about firing coaches and paying buyouts, AD Scott Woodward hired Jimbo Fisher at A&M and Brian Kelly at LSU and was nationally acclaimed because “he always gets his man.” Who has handed out two worse contracts than that?

 

Maybe this is why Woodward isn't getting to make the next LSU hire.

 

[Brass Cannon]

27 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

The only body more incompetent and with a worse track record than the NCAA & it's member schools is the US Congress. Leave it to them to 'help' and screw it up even worse.

The only way this goes away is if the power 4 colleges band together and all agree not to sign these contracts regardless of the coach. Would probably want to get Notre Dame on board as well 

[go iu bb]

12 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

The only way this goes away is if the power 4 coaches band together and all agree not to sign these contracts regardless of the coach. Would probably want to get Notre Dame on board as well 

An agreement like that is illegal. They'd then get sued for wage fixing. They don't have antitrust exemptions, nor does the NCAA, so they would lose.

[Brass Cannon]

3 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

An agreement like that is illegal. They'd then get sued for wage fixing. They don't have antitrust exemptions, nor does the NCAA, so they would lose.

I doubt it’s illegal to agree not to off contract but outs. That very different than wage fixing. 

[jermhoosierfan]

17 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Not exactly a vote of confidence is it?

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry just said at a press conference that LSU athletic director Scott Woodward will NOT be hiring LSU’s next football coach. It will be LSU’s Board of Supervisors.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/46773515/gov-jeff-landry-critical-ad-scott-woodward-amid-lsu-shakeup

They didn't have to fire him and pay that money.  The could've let him finish the year and coach next year to lower it, but they didn't.  Putting that big of a buyout is crazy, but they do it anyway and get stuck with a boat load of cash to pay.  I seriously doubt if the taxpayers are having to pay that money, but I get where the Governor is coming from.  The AD should have his head examined for giving Kelly a 9 year extension in the first place, and I bet he is gone one way or another in a few months.  You don't have the Governor talking like this about you at a yuge state school and survive it.

[HoosierMatty]

17 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Rick Bozich -

For all the talk about firing coaches and paying buyouts, AD Scott Woodward hired Jimbo Fisher at A&M and Brian Kelly at LSU and was nationally acclaimed because “he always gets his man.” Who has handed out two worse contracts than that?

 

Maybe this is why Woodward isn't getting to make the next LSU hire.

 

Based on the massive buyouts under Woodward I totally get why you wouldn't want him to make that decision. But the Governor injecting himself into the situation and running his mouth is horrible. If your doing a committee do it quietly, or fire Woodward and hire a new AD to make that decision. LSU should be the number 1 available job or at least  tied with Florida this cycle. Any big name coach is going to be completely turned off by this clown show. This is next level too many cooks in the kitchen.

[LamarCheeks]

Doesn't look as if Matt Ruhle will be heading back to State College. 

Signed an extension through 2032 ... 

[Brass Cannon]

4 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

Doesn't look as if Matt Ruhle will be heading back to State College. 

Signed an extension through 2032 ... 

I’m just glad he’s staying in conference 

[Demo]

On 10/12/2025 at 1:17 PM, Hovadipo said:

I don’t particularly like him, but I think Franklin will make some fanbase really happy. If I’m Va Tech I make him say no 50 times. 

Apparently could only say no 49 times. Va Tech Twitter certainly thinks he’s a done deal. Like that fit for both of them.

[Hovadipo]

7 minutes ago, Demo said:

Apparently could only say no 49 times. Va Tech Twitter certainly thinks he’s a done deal. Like that fit for both of them.

He’s going to be a pain in the arse for PSU with his recruiting connects in the northeast. 

*Donald Glover “GOOD” gif*