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<blockquote data-quote="CEB" data-source="post: 980234" data-attributes="member: 4905"><p>Boy oh boy, you said it! The place where we are is like a four car pile up because everyone ran the 4-way stop. No single issue or entity got us here…. Several parties just careening headlong through stop signs because they believed they were in the biggest hurry for the most important destination. </p><p></p><p>Start with the academic side, which certainly facilitated a lot of this… or at least presided over it. We have been told a feel good story about the increasing number of students going to college and how great that is for them and our education system and our nation. Reality is that many students are overextending financially to enter into expanded degree programs that are less and less valuable / applicable to lucrative career opportunities. Reality is that the colleges are the big winners…raking in money (from students and states). More students, more money. </p><p></p><p>AAs realized very quickly that they can exploit this “academic” push for expanded degree programs to admit more students…many new degrees provide a perfect place to stash marginal students while they “work” for the AA. The jokes about eligibility for some players have been around for decades, but it seems more and more are just majoring in athletic eligibility… aided by the expansion of academic offerings. </p><p></p><p>Can’t blame the student athletes for realizing very quickly, either of the following:</p><p>A. This “free education” is likely worthless garbage. They are getting more out of me than I am from them. If I don’t play this sport at the next level, this degree ain’t worth it. </p><p>B. I’m just here to play and get to the next level anyway. I don’t give a rip about a degree. Give me something worth my time (cars, money, job for mama, etc)</p><p>In both cases, the athlete arrives at the same spot… this scholarship isn’t worth it. </p><p>I know there are certainly students who take full advantage of the opportunity and pursue a real degree, but those kids are fewer and fewer. My biggest issue is with the schools who “embellished” the value of some of these degrees and hid behind “amateurism” requirements of the NCAA. Hard to argue with a lot of these athletes who feel they’ve been taken advantage of…</p><p></p><p>Finally, the coaches. On one hand you can’t fault them for cashing in. On the other, its mostly a farce. AAs run on donations / revenues and two things drive that… success and excitement. Obviously you have to pay to keep success, but the new coach contracts are interesting. The AAs realize that name brand coaches bring hope and excitement, which brings donations and revenue. Why else would retreads keep coming back? Petrino back to Arkansas? Only in college football is that a sound business decision! Want more donations? Hype the fan base by paying through the nose for the coach that won 11 last year (even if the past five years suggest its an aberration more than a trend). </p><p>The cynic in me says several of the coaches lamenting NIL are doing so out of self preservation. Money diverted to NIL is money that AAs don’t have for salaries. Not to mention, players with transfer freedom and monetary incentives to do so are increasingly harder to retain and coach. Coaching got a little harder as a result. </p><p></p><p>Ok… i was feeling crotchety this morning… now I feel better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CEB, post: 980234, member: 4905"] Boy oh boy, you said it! The place where we are is like a four car pile up because everyone ran the 4-way stop. No single issue or entity got us here…. Several parties just careening headlong through stop signs because they believed they were in the biggest hurry for the most important destination. Start with the academic side, which certainly facilitated a lot of this… or at least presided over it. We have been told a feel good story about the increasing number of students going to college and how great that is for them and our education system and our nation. Reality is that many students are overextending financially to enter into expanded degree programs that are less and less valuable / applicable to lucrative career opportunities. Reality is that the colleges are the big winners…raking in money (from students and states). More students, more money. AAs realized very quickly that they can exploit this “academic” push for expanded degree programs to admit more students…many new degrees provide a perfect place to stash marginal students while they “work” for the AA. The jokes about eligibility for some players have been around for decades, but it seems more and more are just majoring in athletic eligibility… aided by the expansion of academic offerings. Can’t blame the student athletes for realizing very quickly, either of the following: A. This “free education” is likely worthless garbage. They are getting more out of me than I am from them. If I don’t play this sport at the next level, this degree ain’t worth it. B. I’m just here to play and get to the next level anyway. I don’t give a rip about a degree. Give me something worth my time (cars, money, job for mama, etc) In both cases, the athlete arrives at the same spot… this scholarship isn’t worth it. I know there are certainly students who take full advantage of the opportunity and pursue a real degree, but those kids are fewer and fewer. My biggest issue is with the schools who “embellished” the value of some of these degrees and hid behind “amateurism” requirements of the NCAA. Hard to argue with a lot of these athletes who feel they’ve been taken advantage of… Finally, the coaches. On one hand you can’t fault them for cashing in. On the other, its mostly a farce. AAs run on donations / revenues and two things drive that… success and excitement. Obviously you have to pay to keep success, but the new coach contracts are interesting. The AAs realize that name brand coaches bring hope and excitement, which brings donations and revenue. Why else would retreads keep coming back? Petrino back to Arkansas? Only in college football is that a sound business decision! Want more donations? Hype the fan base by paying through the nose for the coach that won 11 last year (even if the past five years suggest its an aberration more than a trend). The cynic in me says several of the coaches lamenting NIL are doing so out of self preservation. Money diverted to NIL is money that AAs don’t have for salaries. Not to mention, players with transfer freedom and monetary incentives to do so are increasingly harder to retain and coach. Coaching got a little harder as a result. Ok… i was feeling crotchety this morning… now I feel better. [/QUOTE]
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