News: Parsons: 'College football is a joke'

[Chasing6]

Do not like his constant spouting off but cannot disagree that CFB now is really becoming a cesspool because of NIL and the transfer portal.

I don't have a problem with the NIL, but they need to definitely get more structure around it.

 

[Proof]

I don’t at ALL see how introducing millions of dollars available to give to players supposedly REDUCES corruption.

Doubtful. Probably much worse. Maybe someone can offer a side I’m not seeing.

The gap between the ‘haves and have nots’ continues to widen.

I don’t really follow college sports but it does seem as if many, many of them…in football and basketball…transfer from school to school as if they are pro free agents on one year deals.

corruption? what are you referring to. NIL isn’t to reduce corruption, it’s to let players earn a share of the industry

 

[fivetwos]

corruption? what are you referring to. NIL isn’t to reduce corruption, it’s to let players earn a share of the industry

Right. As explained, I don’t claim to be well versed on the subject, but one would have to assume that the reason for the implementation was to prevent corruption. I could be wrong.

If not, then why has it been put in place?

Should they be compensated? Yeah I suppose, to a degree, but where are the limits? These dudes are like free agents out there.

 

[nightrain]

Well, Micah, not everyone can be on an NCAA squad for 2 seasons, start 13 games, and then kill it in the Pros.

 

[plasticman]

The greatest harm is going to the college football players themselves.

At this point in their lives they don't need money. They desperately need a quality education.

Did you know that the average NFL career is three and a half years?

Did you know that 70% of NFL players are broke two years after they leave the league?

The majority of them left college without graduating. These young men don't know how to handler sudden wealth. They are not prepared for the responsibility that comes with it.

In the end, the majority end up with nothing.

College football scholarships do little to nothing in preparing these men for a full life. NFL teams should only be able to sign college graduates. If they draft underclassmen then that team should compensate the college for that player with some type of support in their scholarship program.

 

[Corso]

Did anyone else think his name is I Am A Leave Ya?

 

[InPhiltraitor]

lol. Tennessee never had a chance to keep. Oregon stole him.

Nico’s agent reached out, Oregon said, “no thanks”.

 

[DZSierra]

The reality is good playing kids in college football were and always will be given preferential treatment, the question becomes how transparent it now becomes with money, which IMO is a good thing.

College football has ALWAYS been about the money, the issue now is exactly how all that money is being distributed.

The question I'm asking is if most NIL money comes from endorsements and most of the money isn't paid for by the school, exactly why is the school the one doling out the money?

 

[soopastar4]

'College football is a joke,' NFL star declares amid sport's latest NIL drama​

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/college-football-joke-nfl-star-declares-amid-sports-latest-nil-drama

Making money should not hinder a person from having character! If it does, they didn't have much to begin with.

 

[Reality]

I don't fault players for trying to make as much money as they can because they never know what injury might happen or even if they will make it to the NFL.

The problem is for most of these players, NIL money is life-changing money, but that's not true for their agents so their agents are incentivized to convince the players they represent to demand more money.

As a player, I think the first thing they should tell their agent is, "Okay, if I ask for more money and get it then we're good. If I lose my NIL deal because of it, then you're fired and I will find another agent."

In other words, give the agents something to lose as well.

 

[kskboys]

With the 100s of millions floating around every season, it's time for college football to mirror the NFL. When disputes arise, players should not be able to pack up and leave, they should be forced to stay at the school and both sides should be forced to work out their differences just like in the NFL. NFL players who are signed to a contract, can't just say, " I'm out of here" when an issue arises about their contracts.

Have to agree. Hey, they want big money, I get it, don't disagree. However, w/ big money comes responsibility. They want to get paid zillions but still act like kids. You want adult money, then act like an adult.

 

[kskboys]

"Yall minds well just make..."

What kind of twisted use of our language is this? I can tell he didn't pay attention in college.

Or grade school.

 

[kskboys]

It'll be a good day for fans him him and dak are no longer Cowboys

What? You brought Dak into this? Weak.

 

[kskboys]

The greatest harm is going to the college football players themselves.

At this point in their lives they don't need money. They desperately need a quality education.

Did you know that the average NFL career is three and a half years?

Did you know that 70% of NFL players are broke two years after they leave the league?

The majority of them left college without graduating. These young men don't know how to handler sudden wealth. They are not prepared for the responsibility that comes with it.

In the end, the majority end up with nothing.

College football scholarships do little to nothing in preparing these men for a full life. NFL teams should only be able to sign college graduates. If they draft underclassmen then that team should compensate the college for that player with some type of support in their scholarship program.

Sounds like you're anti-freedom.

 

[blueblood70]

I don't fault players for trying to make as much money as they can because they never know what injury might happen or even if they will make it to the NFL.

The problem is for most of these players, NIL money is life-changing money, but that's not true for their agents so their agents are incentivized to convince the players they represent to demand more money.

As a player, I think the first thing they should tell their agent is, "Okay, if I ask for more money and get it then we're good. If I lose my NIL deal because of it, then you're fired and I will find another agent."

In other words, give the agents something to lose as well.

here's the thing, they can't walk the line,

in my opinion,

when they went from being amateurs to being paid you're under contract, now it's a business, now you should be blocked from being able to use the threat of entering the transfer protocol.. meaning once you sign that agreement you must remain with that team under those conditions and money for however long it says, and then you can go into the transfer protocol...​

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you can't have it both ways, you either need to finish your commitment because you are now a professional, you signed the contract.. you can't strong arm in this is not the NFL, these colleges do not have a never-ending supply of cash to dip from, and even then, most guys get traded, or they don't get their way when they hold out.​

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but we're talking about college and this is new, but I'm telling you they made a mistake not putting this in the contract; by signing this contract, you are now committed to this team for however long it says for the stated money it. so, they can NOT Use the threat of leaving to strong on more money.​

I'm hearing crazy scenarios of how hey, it's fair for coaches to leave in hang out there players to drive for better jobs you do realize in those contracts the other team, or the coaches themselves must pay buyouts, big money buyouts that is a business...

Are these players going to pay fees for buyouts, I mean what exactly is there downside to do this? that's the point somebody screwed up when they came into this without putting those as part of negotiations we'll pay you but now you're here and you can't leave until you've finished your commitment.... So I'm saying you can't have it both ways if you want to remain fluid and be able to change colleges and change teams all the time don't take the money so there'll be clear differences between those getting paid who are no longer amateurs and those who choose to be college student athletes and if they want to move they can move easily the transfer of protocol in my opinion has never been a good thing but hey they deserve their freedom but once you become a professional now you have to live by real business rules and it means there has to be some penalty for screwing over your team and wanting to leave while you already signed the deal..

 

[kskboys]

here's the thing, they can't walk the line,

in my opinion,

when they went from being amateurs to being paid you're under contract, now it's a business, now you should be blocked from being able to use the threat of entering the transfer protocol.. meaning once you sign that agreement you must remain with that team under those conditions and money for however long it says, and then you can go into the transfer protocol...​

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you can't have it both ways, you either need to finish your commitment because you are now a professional, you signed the contract.. you can't strong arm in this is not the NFL, these colleges do not have a never-ending supply of cash to dip from, and even then, most guys get traded, or they don't get their way when they hold out.​

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but we're talking about college and this is new, but I'm telling you they made a mistake not putting this in the contract; by signing this contract, you are now committed to this team for however long it says for the stated money it. so, they can NOT Use the threat of leaving to strong on more money.​

I'm hearing crazy scenarios of how hey, it's fair for coaches to leave in hang out there players to drive for better jobs you do realize in those contracts the other team, or the coaches themselves must pay buyouts, big money buyouts that is a business...

Are these players going to pay fees for buyouts, I mean what exactly is there downside to do this? that's the point somebody screwed up when they came into this without putting those as part of negotiations we'll pay you but now you're here and you can't leave until you've finished your commitment.... So I'm saying you can't have it both ways if you want to remain fluid and be able to change colleges and change teams all the time don't take the money so there'll be clear differences between those getting paid who are no longer amateurs and those who choose to be college student athletes and if they want to move they can move easily the transfer of protocol in my opinion has never been a good thing but hey they deserve their freedom but once you become a professional now you have to live by real business rules and it means there has to be some penalty for screwing over your team and wanting to leave while you already signed the deal..

The colleges aren't paying NIL money. Sponsors do.

The contract they sign is up to the company/sponsor, has nothing to do w/ the school.

 

[Reality]

here's the thing, they can't walk the line,

in my opinion,

when they went from being amateurs to being paid you're under contract, now it's a business, now you should be blocked from being able to use the threat of entering the transfer protocol.. meaning once you sign that agreement you must remain with that team under those conditions and money for however long it says, and then you can go into the transfer protocol...​

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you can't have it both ways, you either need to finish your commitment because you are now a professional, you signed the contract.. you can't strong arm in this is not the NFL, these colleges do not have a never-ending supply of cash to dip from, and even then, most guys get traded, or they don't get their way when they hold out.​

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but we're talking about college and this is new, but I'm telling you they made a mistake not putting this in the contract; by signing this contract, you are now committed to this team for however long it says for the stated money it. so, they can NOT Use the threat of leaving to strong on more money.​

I'm hearing crazy scenarios of how hey, it's fair for coaches to leave in hang out there players to drive for better jobs you do realize in those contracts the other team, or the coaches themselves must pay buyouts, big money buyouts that is a business...

Are these players going to pay fees for buyouts, I mean what exactly is there downside to do this? that's the point somebody screwed up when they came into this without putting those as part of negotiations we'll pay you but now you're here and you can't leave until you've finished your commitment.... So I'm saying you can't have it both ways if you want to remain fluid and be able to change colleges and change teams all the time don't take the money so there'll be clear differences between those getting paid who are no longer amateurs and those who choose to be college student athletes and if they want to move they can move easily the transfer of protocol in my opinion has never been a good thing but hey they deserve their freedom but once you become a professional now you have to live by real business rules and it means there has to be some penalty for screwing over your team and wanting to leave while you already signed the deal..

You're assuming though the universities don't want the same thing the players do in that respect.

In the NFL, you've seen a player play in college if not in the NFL so there's a history.

In college, NIL money is gambling that high school players will perform well against college teams, so I can easily see the universities being perfectly happy with both sides having a way out should it not work out.

I think over time, NIL money will get further regulated and stabilized and once that happens attitudes may change for one or both sides.

For now though, this is a new market and everyone is still trying to figure out the effects that deals have for all sides so things are very fluid right now and no side wants to be locked in to a bad deal.

 

[Rayman70]

This Tennessee QB, or former Vols player, got some really bad advice. Now he's got nothing. Terrible strategy by this kid and the advisors.

 

[blueblood70]

The colleges aren't paying NIL money. Sponsors do.

The contract they sign is up to the company/sponsor, has nothing to do w/ the school.

Here's the thing,

if that were totally true and I realized they can't pay them directly, but I believe the colleges are getting the money in a pool, and they're the ones who are paying a large number of players that they decide who gets what...

I feel like somehow this is set up like a trust fund or an estate and you have the person who is in charge of the trust and the estate and they dole out the money on a case by case basis besides any monthly payments that go to these trusts beneficiaries...

Common sense says, in this situation if Tennessee has no hit from this like literally this is not coming out of their money, then why is he transferring??​

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if this is all about direct money from sponsors and whatever where the money is coming from boosters outside sources why does he need to transfer why in the world is he telling the college he needs more money or I'm leaving instead why isn't his boosters wouldn't it be similar booster type money outside money if they were already paying him wouldn't they just pay more or he can find more endorsements?​

Again, I realized the rules are colleges can't pay directly but I think somehow, they do decide how much of it goes to each individual player like out of a big pool or like they're acting in some cases of middle person as far as decisions being made.

By all means make it make sense I'm a person who only sits from common sense ,

why would he have to leave the college if that's not where the money's coming from, or if that's not where the money's being diverted from, would be a better word..

I mean this simply he wants more money he could just ask for it from other endorsements and boosters or the ones that are already paying him could pay him more ....hmmm

I don't get it it has to be somehow tied to the college or they wouldn't keep transferring these transfer protocols yes a lot of it was for playing time it all began when guys are sitting too long and they want to move or for some reason they no longer. Can or wanna be there anymore like they transferring for a personal reason be closer to their family or whatnot go back to their home state who knows I realized the transfer protocol was created for that very reason....​

But in this case if money is not coming from the school why is he threatened to transfer why did the school not retain his rights they could have just went out and told other endorsers or boosters to give him more money... if it didn't come out of their budgets what does it matter? I don't get it someone's going to have to explain this to me it's new to all of us...

 

[blueblood70]

This Tennessee QB, or former Vols player, got some really bad advice. Now he's got nothing. Terrible strategy by this kid and the advisors.

That may seem true now but wherever he's going he won't sign until he gets a bigger deal, which he may not get you're right, but he's going to now have a ton of options because the college seasons a long way off...