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I think paying everyone is the right approach, but just like business, it doesn't have to be equal. For comparison, a football team has starters (upper mgmt), 2nd string (middle mgmt), and development (entry level). The base pay goes up with level. The top 2 tiers have 25ish players each, with 55 players at the development level.
Just like the office, there can be variations in base pay between positions at the same level - an engineering mgr may make more than an accounting mgr. Backup QB makes more than backup WR.
Then have a bonus pool like most businesses do. Practice player of the week, conference player of the week, grade out national top 10 at your position in a week, finish top 3 nationally in whatever metric a position has (interceptions, sacks, rushing yards, etc). A second or third string player can ball out and be rewarded.
Just like the real world, this won't please everyone on the roster, but if the structure is fair and based on logic/objective metrics (to the extent possible), even teenagers can understand, and it makes it hard to complain and cause division.
Until your team has demonstrated some level of competence (or not), a week 1 "bowl" is just a preseason game essentially. It means nothing against some out-of-conference opponent.
Everything you said only strengthens my argument. They rank teams without any demonstration of competence (or not) and the viewers eat that shit up. Week 1 games vs out of conference opponents never mean anything anyway now that the Playoffs exist, that's why treating it similar to "bowl week" would work.
Recognizable team vs recognizable team at a neutral field on Week 1 (when people have waited 8 months for football) would draw the fans out more than a game at the end of the year when money's tight and your team hasn't shown any level of excitement all season, with the exception that you happened to win 6 or 7 games with 3 or 4 of those against garbage teams.
At least Week 1 quasi bowl set up at least guarantee the full rosters play because no ones going to opt out of a Week 1 game.
Where did you get that clause? I know in government contracting, if the government terminates for convenience, it gives the vendor certain rights and the government usually winds up having to pay some portion of the remainder of the value of the contract. If there aren't repercussions for breaking a contract, what's the point of having them? They are supposed to be BINDING, and maybe you can't sue for the ENTIRETY of liquidated damages, but you are usually owed some part.
Are you sure? We could have 5 Parker Clements out there
Where is DCWilson when you need him? (/s, I know he was banned, but I miss his acrimony).
I really thought Smith would jump at the Memphis job.
I guess my problem is that most of these contracts are clearly thinly veiled pay-for-play. I also will be interested to see what if any NIL tasks that were called for in this contract were performed. Did he make appearances, produce any social media, or did the school utilize his likeness in published media or materials? Did they pull any videos that featured him down if there were any? I haven't looked at the reason he transferred either. Was it his decision or was he pushed out? If he was pushed to leave then UGA might have set themselves up here.
Also, why did it take them a year to sue? Mad that he got to Missouri, became a starter, and dominated this season while UGA had him limited to a backup role with no clear path to ever starting.
UGA portaled over him at the end of 2024 apparently and one of his former UGA teammates had transferred in from Missouri the year before and apparently shared with Wilson reasons Missouri was better. Family connection played a role too. Wilson's father was teammates at ECU with his son's new Defensive Line coach at Missouri.
I think I have the table up to date now. Please let me know if I've missed anyone or if there are any errors.
Boys it feels like I've been wandering the desert of comment sections on YouTube and (cue blood curdling scream 😱) the free boards on TSL. Honestly for me it was the Vandy game in Nashville that just broke me. I felt something snap inside of me and I just couldn't do it anymore. I couldn't invest emotionally or financially in something that gave me nothing in return but heartache and disappointment. I remember feeling bad sending Joe the email that I wasn't gonna renew my subscription because I've been around TKP since the days of LT3 bulldozing fools all over Worsham Field but that subscription was collateral damage. I remember even my wife looking concerned and asking if I was okay when I told her I wasn't on TKP anymore lol.
Either way, thank you Joe for letting us back in, and yes, I'll get fully dipped when I get back home from the road.
Go Hokies. Fuck UVA. Dork Magic forever.
I like having it structured because then its transparent, but that structure should have wiggle room in it as not all QB1s are the same. I do agree that paying all 105 isnt great as lots of those guys are replaceable. But it might be $100 a week for football season just to have extra money for food and stuff which isnt much when you think about it.
Yes. Do this and save tons of legal fees. The current NIL schedule should simplify this.
What i saw was the value was $500k. Stretched over 14 months or so w $30k a month, and $40k when the portal closed and he was still at UGA. I assume they value the entire deal up front and are calling it a breach via fine print. While I don't believe they will win this, the point they made was that this is being put into nearly all NIL deals now. And, you can't publicly shame a kid for turning tail, but you can sue him and put others on notice that this is a big decision, not to be taken lightly, and not something you can just walk away from easily. Even if the NCAA has turned their back on the whole thing. This case puts others on notice that decisions matter.
Let's get rid of the red shirt. 5 for 5. Simplify.
I mean of all the lawsuits I've seen this one at least seems to have legitimate merit. If what is said is true and 4 games plus a conference title game still keeps redshirt status today, then the same should retroactively apply to at least all years of current players. By that standard alone I am ok if he gets that extra year
Bummer, one game put him over so as a solution he can play in ONE additional game.
All square. Moving on.
FAM!
Seems like they could get the $30,000 back. Otherwise, what is the value of a buyout clause?
I expect every angle of these contracts will get tested legally.
Lawyers will be getting paid.
Exceeding the guideline by one game is, well, exceeding the guideline.
Buh, Bye.
In this case...the NCAA already ruled an denied his waiver.
This is his lawsuit now suing them for not letting him have his way.
And yes, this is another guy who has no prospect of making money as a Professional Football player attempting to become a professional college athlete.
This is the one side effect of NIL that should've been prepared for now guys who know they'll never go pro want to sue for extra years for the money in NIL. If only there was some kind of governing body to uphold the rules and clear easy to follow guidelines.
Ferrell loses to the number 2 seed 7-1 and is eliminated. And that's the day wrapped up.
Can we get Kraft to implode their wrestling program next? That would benefit us so much.
Until your team has demonstrated some level of competence (or not), a week 1 "bowl" is just a preseason game essentially. It means nothing against some out-of-conference opponent.
Plus, people would rather travel to a warm destination bowl game when it's cold out.
I'll fill in for him on this matter:
F this
kidadult, sorry your college career didn't work out, go get a job. Age restrictions should apply with only certain exceptions (military service).