It is a problem. Even for me, it’s a problem. I’ve been a tech fan most of my life, and I’ve been so accustomed to losing games and “preparing for the worst” coupled with a defeatist fan base is unknowingly crippling to the program.
My only issue with it is the ESPN contracts that are not equal and any impact that could possibly have. The rest is on us.
Per Jose Jimenez, Oh, I hope not.
The main concern should be the factories can illegally hand bags of cash over to players now. Some potential donors do not because it’s illegal, unethical, etc. How much more of an advantage will the factories have when “donations” like that are now officially sanctioned? I think we’re completely hosed when that day comes.
Not sure I understand the post as it seems to assume football players go where endorsement opportunities are best, and that is seriously untrue. When one talks about Tuscaloosa or "little ol' Clemson", population several, it has nothing to do with money. It is atmosphere, surroundings, comfort levels ... and where mama and daddy think their little babykins will get into less trouble. Otherwise GT and their urban counterparts would sweep the recruiting derby every season. There are a whole bunch of people who have little or no use for Atlanta per se, as much as that might offend natives or Georgia Tech alums. Selling the skyline is just not effective for many recruits. (I admire it from BD but living there? Nah.)
I think I put this out there before but all of this and paying players is going to change College football. It will create a super conference of about 20 teams, UGA, Alabama, Auburn, Clemson etc that will play each other. Then there will be a next level conference that will be teams like us and the G5. Then you will have the FCS. The super conference will basically be the NFL lite.
I was referring to the 5-8m that each SEC teams get through ESPN money Over other conferences. All other things fall on us. I agree we have great connections and Atlanta could offset the contract difference in some ways.
Why wouldn’t Tech he in the super conference? You realize players aren’t getting directly paid by schools right, and the money they earn is based of their own likeness and not the school. I think we will see a lot of big name players go to schools based on where they can be the big fish in small pond, for example let’s say While Trevor is QB at Clemson right now he can get paid, do you think a good QB will go to school there and redshirt and miss a year of getting paid? The whole super conference thing is delusional and yet another play by our fan base to feel sorry for ourselves.
I just watched the condensed version of the NC State game. I didn’t see a single RPO play. If we were trying to run RPO someone needed to have told our OL.
And, of course, that was the game where we were most successful offensively. And where Graham showed what he can do. If our OC decides to call games in ways that exploit our actual talent and that give us a chance to win, then, with improved OL play, a revamped WR crew, and a slightly improved D, we very well might. Win, that is.
I hate Georgia. I hope they never win another national championship. Their fans are arrogant and entitled. But, Georgia is absolutely in that top tier of teams right now. This thread is about the changing landscape of college football right? Well, in the current landscape, Georgia is top tier. This isn’t the early 2000s or 90s anymore where Georgia’s goal of winning a NC was an unrealistic pipe dream based on their tradition. Georgia spends the most money in the nation on recruiting, they have had the number 1 recruiting class in the country for 3 years in a row, they’ve played for their conference championship 3 years in a row, they’ve played in a NY6 game 3 years in a row, and they’ve played for a NC in that span.
You could say the same about most of the 1A and 1B tier teams. The ACC has been hot garbage since Tech beat FSU in 2015, Clemson has taken full advantage of it. The Big 12’s second best team this year was Baylor, with it’s usual powers of Texas, TTU, OSU, and TCU being down for the past few years. The PAC 12 has mostly been irrelevant nationally since Oregon’s first CFP appearance. UDub made it in and got man-handled by Alabama. Alabama and Ohio State do generally have to win at least 1 or 2 tough regular season games to get the their conference championship.
It’s going to be more like 15-20 mil once the new deal kicks in though. I think that’s going to lead to a decade where only the SEC wins titles in football.