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Just like college football players can take a few years off, earn money however they please (including playing football), and tryout for the NFL. It's called capitalism. Dude, I don't know what else to tell you. The freedom to contract and the sanctity of abiding by the terms you agreed to...

Sure they are, the ABA prevents law students from working more than 20 hours a week and many schools prohibit it all together. Not to mention the de facto restriction of working their way up as a federal clerk and then lower court federal judge or academic meaning they lose out on potentially...

These examples do make sense, because you are not required to do any of them. In exchange for the opportunity to rent a car, keep my current job, or vote, I agree to restrictions. Yes, I could find another car company that doesn't have the model that I want, or another job that pays less, or...

Playing professional football is an extremely rare privilege. Those rare opportunities often require us to make tough choices and jump through hoops we think are illogical. If I was smart enough to want to become a Supreme Court Justice, I'm not required to go to an elite law school, but it's...

Come on, you could do that all day. The legitimate reason is because we decided as a society that, in order to participate in intercollegiate athletics, students could not profit monetarily from their skills and achievements and we established a private organization to enforce that decision...

Because they've voluntarily agreed to participate in an activity that currently doesn't allow it? And in exchange for that agreement they were given tangible consideration in the form of tuition, room, board, academic assistance, etc. Not saying they should not be allowed to take advantage of...

If wanting a head coach who doesn't consistently obfuscate, bend the truth, and tell fabricated stories is calling for death and destruction, then I guess I'm the grim reaper.

Haven't we had a couple of guys give up football and go on medical hardship scholarships?

This is great news. I can't wait to see what JG can do with extra reps and extended playing time.

My issue is this stuff isn't marketing fluff or coachspeak or extreme optimism. They are downright falsehoods. From the comments about where GT was ranked when he was growing up, to the "toughest transition in the history of football," to this misrepresentation of the recruiting history at...

I agree whole-heartedly. They shouldn't. I just want to pump the brakes on the idea that this is a simple switch to flip and CFB will carry on as we know it. There are major implementation challenges and potential ramifications that should be carefully considered before embarking on this. I...

Who would be the defendant here? The parties to the TV contract are the network and PAC-12. Neither of those breached the contract. Good luck pursuing a tortuous interference lawsuit against the NCAA. You certainly would have a hard time proving that sabotaging the TV deal was the motivation...

I hate to be the king of hypotheticals, but what happens the first time that the University of Michigan strikes a deal with Ypsilanti Ford to be the official Ford dealer of UM basketball. As part of that agreement, UM agrees to purchase all fleet vehicles from them. Shortly thereafter, Roger...

That's right, athletic departments will quickly take on the role of middle man, facilitating deals between boosters and prospective players. I could even see some departments requiring participation in a coordinated NIL program for certain perks like those currently available to high-level...

That's because a lot of these issues are addressed by players unions and collective bargaining agreements. Setting up something similar for the enormous number of college athletes potentially eligible for this is a monstrous undertaking. Again, I'm not arguing against it. I think it's the...

Off the top of my head: 1) Fans of college football as an amatuer sport (I know, I know). 2) Non-revenue sports. 3) Mid-majors. 4) Existing sponsors of college programs. 5) Athletic department budgets. Not saying it is illegal or shouldn't happen, but its naive to think this won't have...

There are a lot of reasons to care, even for those of us who support the idea in theory. There's a lot to work through. Who determines what is a legitimate vs fraudulent contract for NIL? Hopefully not the NCAA. Bigger question is do we care? How does this work with agreements the schools...

There are some legitimate constitutional questions regarding the commerce clause at play, but those are limited to the relationship between the school, conference, and the NCAA. I'm all for an individual profiting from their own likeness whenever and however they want. However, I do think...

Pretty sure your view is not the general consensus and for many players who come from modest means and limited family support, it may be the functional equivalent of getting kicked out of school.

He was a machine but he was not built in a lab for CPJ's offense. If anybody that was Tracy Ham. JFN's success was in large part due to play-calling that emphasized his strengths and played down his weaknesses. Similar to how Jaybo similarly lit up Mississippi St. and Duke in 08 with a...