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kg01 said:
Mmhmm. Didn't the UNLV qb leave mid-season for this reason?
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Nothin’ new about unpaid NIL $ promises. Across country & more than BB.
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Tulsa Football Players Allege Coach Promised Unpaid NIL Deals

Tulsa football players are claiming that their former coach verbally promised them NIL (name, image, and likeness) payments that never materialized. Star player
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Tony Bennett at UVA was the best coach at getting the best out of his team's talent. He, and Miami's Lorranaga quit because of the new NCAA transfer, NIL crap.
 
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I would guess the agents and maybe even the parents are the ones pushing these law suits. I cannot imagine as player on a D1 college team suing their coach. They just do not grow up playing at the rec center or on the playground and reaching their goal of a scholarship for college to want to do that. I had a feeling this would come after the NCAA conceded to NIL and when players from high school and college were allowed to have sports agents, who chose their career to be sports agents after their sports management degrees. When these players came to FSU, athletic departments and coaches were not allowed to entice recruits with NIL promises, which is being charged. If the players (or their agents, which also may be lawyers) get a judge who graduated from the University of Florida School of Law who rules in favor of the players, legal precedent will be made for many, many more suits like this.

This could be the final lyrics of "End of the Innocence", as Don Henley sang in 1989, and the true professionalism of NCAA D1 athletics. The players are just the tools of the trade for sports agents who try to keep up the average of their $125,000 annual salary via the NIL process, preying on D1 athletes. This si not a problem for NCAA DII, III, NAIA, and JC players, who do not get NIL anyway, but get a degree and enjoy the game.
 

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kg01 said:
I'll give you Bennett but Larranaga benefitted mightily by NIL at Miami. Once it dried up, he quit on his team.
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Larranaga’s decision was regretfully made after a heartfelt conversation with Nijel Pack in which the two lamented how NIL is ruining the game….
 
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slugboy said:
The UNLV QB had a deal. Then, he put up gaudy numbers in the UNLV offense, and said “give me a raise, or I hold out”. UNLV said “no”. He held out. The backup proceeded to put up the same kind of numbers.
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There seems to be much more to these stories than meets the headline eye. Gotta dig deep with with a giant manure shovel.
 
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slugboy said:
The UNLV QB had a deal. Then, he put up gaudy numbers in the UNLV offense, and said “give me a raise, or I hold out”. UNLV said “no”. He held out. The backup proceeded to put up the same kind of numbers.
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Yeah well, if you wanna get all accurate about it ....

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dtm1997 said:
@57jacket , as much as it pains me to say this, @kg01 has the correct take.

No sympathy for Larranaga and the 2nd Final Four he got to thanks to NIL and transfers.
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Don't lie to the people. You love it when I'm right.

Seriously though, why are people all feeling bad for Larranaga but calling players quitters when they transfer. Larranaga literally quit on his team in the middle of the season. Literally took his ball, went home, and left everyone holding the bag.

But 'woe is him'? Please. Fk him. You made the bed, now lie in it.

Can you imagine if a player quit mid-season? Look at how folks are talking about the kid that just left Tennessee.

(not)Sorry for the rant.
 

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Tommy_Taylor_1972 said:
I would guess the agents and maybe even the parents are the ones pushing these law suits. I cannot imagine as player on a D1 college team suing their coach. They just do not grow up playing at the rec center or on the playground and reaching their goal of a scholarship for college to want to do that. I had a feeling this would come after the NCAA conceded to NIL and when players from high school and college were allowed to have sports agents, who chose their career to be sports agents after their sports management degrees. When these players came to FSU, athletic departments and coaches were not allowed to entice recruits with NIL promises, which is being charged. If the players (or their agents, which also may be lawyers) get a judge who graduated from the University of Florida School of Law who rules in favor of the players, legal precedent will be made for many, many more suits like this.

This could be the final lyrics of "End of the Innocence", as Don Henley sang in 1989, and the true professionalism of NCAA D1 athletics. The players are just the tools of the trade for sports agents who try to keep up the average of their $125,000 annual salary via the NIL process, preying on D1 athletes. This si not a problem for NCAA DII, III, NAIA, and JC players, who do not get NIL anyway, but get a degree and enjoy the game.
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I thought coaches or the school could not be involved with NIL. Why are they suing the coach unless the coach is involved in negotiating the NIL deal. Since the NCAA has no enforcement power, who gets their hand slapped?
 

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Not delivering on promises to attain recruiting results transcends NIL and player compensation. That stuff has been going on forever and I'm actually glad that the players now have legal recourse.

Nothing will clean-up the landscape faster than accountability.

I expect Hamilton will be the next one out.
 

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College sports are a disaster. I believe congress needs to step in at some point. At the very least, restore the transfer limitation, particularly if an athete has signed, or agreed to an NIL contract.
 
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