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Root4GT

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ThatGuy said:
Nope, don’t think that. IMO most of our WRs understand that this year, the sole reason we didn’t throw it as much was that our starting QB had an injury that prevented him from throwing the ball. Since we could win running, we ran the ball.

I think next year we’ll see a return to form of Haynes King’s throwing the ball, and I think our WRs (& WR recruits) know that.

There are other things going on that lead to the transfers out.
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The hope is that King's arm injury is not something that is a career limiting injury or one that needs surgery to fix. If his arm is fully healed and he can throw like he could in 2023 the offense should be better. No way to really know at this point.
 

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stinger78 said:
Maybe so. Perhaps I’m wrong, but pay to play was specifically proscribed.
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InsideLB said:
We have:

Eric Rivers

3rd team all-american
62 catches for 1139 yds, 12 TDs, avg 18.9 yds percatch
Per Rivals #41 player in the portal and 4 star portal ranking

Dean Patterson

50 catches for 685 yards and 7 TDs
Rivals #275 in portal and 5.6 3 star portal rating
Led his conference in punt returns with 10.2 yd avg

Can they maintain it against P4 competition?Keon White was very productive at Old Dominion before GT. Our 1st team all American guard Rutledge was very productive at WCU before coming to GT. Hawes from Yale was good. And the OL we got from the Ivy league also balled out.

Patterson and Rivers are proven production who should do well for us.
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Would rather keep ES and Malik.
 
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stinger78 said:
Problem is NIL deals aren’t “with” the schools. They are between a player and a business using their name, image, or likeness.
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But there is nothing to prevent any type of language in the contract. The players wouldn’t sign a contract like that probably, but in theory a non-transfer or non-compete clause could be put in the contract. If a player breached the contract, the NIL provider could sue for breach of contract.
 

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forensicbuzz said:
But there is nothing to prevent any type of language in the contract. The players wouldn’t sign a contract like that probably, but in theory a non-transfer or non-compete clause could be put in the contract. If a player breached the contract, the NIL provider could sue for breach of contract.
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The few rules for NOL specify that playing for a specific team is not allowed to be part of the contract.
 
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Root4GT said:
The few rules for NOL specify that playing for a specific team is not allowed to be part of the contract.
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they also don't allow for pay for play, but that's exactly what's going on.

again, if all the teams ignored the NCAA, (They already are) what's the consequences of that? just some old men being pissed off because they don't matter any more?
 
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stinger78 said:
Problem is NIL deals aren’t “with” the schools. They are between a player and a business using their name, image, or likeness.
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WraleighWreck said:
Except we all know that they are not. They are between a collective and a player. And we also know that schools now have a pool of up to $20M to use to play all athletes.
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While we no doubt essentially have pay-for-play now, the collectives remain third parties at this time and an athlete’s contract is between the collective and themselves, not the school. Exactly how much influence a head coach has over the deals is debatable. One reason Cosh was brought in is to help manage this going forward.

The House settlement could go into effect as early as next April, with true revenue-sharing occurring as early as July for the 2025 season. This will bring NIL into the schools. The $20M/school number is an average computed from the 22% revenue cap for FBS schools. Not every school will have this amount, and some may have more.

One of the other aspects of the settlement is an attempt to rein in the wild west nature of things as they stand now – there will be an centralized NIL clearinghouse where deals will be recorded, and some sort of designated enforcement agency to address concerns over tampering and pay-for-play. Personally, I don’t see how enforcement would work, but it’s part of the settlement. Bear in mind that while it's the NCAA's settlement, it's the member schools who are signing up to it.
 
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