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jeffgt14

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I haven't heard anything like that.

If it's not money, why is Auburn in the top 5?
IMO it's a way better look for a player to just come out and say it is about the money. I couldn't fault him for that. Anything else (outside of family stuff) would leave a sour taste in my mouth.

I can't fault a college kid taking the payday. Who knows what the future brings. You play a full contact sport and the potential for a career ending injury always exists.
 

john813

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IMO it's a way better look for a player to just come out and say it is about the money. I couldn't fault him for that. Anything else (outside of family stuff) would leave a sour taste in my mouth.

I can't fault a college kid taking the payday. Who knows what the future brings. You play a full contact sport and the potential for a career ending injury always exists.
Same.

Look at Grant Dubose for the Dolphins. Hopefully he's fine, but all it takes is a hard hit to your head and it could have long lasting impacts.
 

cpf2001

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You’re forgetting about agent fees and self employment tax. I’ve already outlined this earlier in the thread. You’ll probably my net $700-800k on $2M.
Even if a full 2M, retiring on interest from 2M when you’re 60 and from when you’re 20 are very different things. Lots more future inflation to take into account if you make that young and before you own anything else in the first place.

It’ll make you a lot more comfortable than you would otherwise for quite a long time if you’re wise with it, but I definitely wouldn’t count on being comfortable on that until 2084-2104 or so.

By all means I’d certainly take the money, but you’re still gonna need to figure out the rest of your life.
 

laoh

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Even if the players make some decent change with NIL, who's going to coach them in finances and make sure they don't all blow it all like Mike Tyson and so many other athletes? This is when going to the school of Marco Coleman finance institute would help set these kids up to invest the NIL money and live off it comfortably for the rest of their lives.
Off topic but I've come to believe that college education is not exceptionally useful these days, unless you're in a field that's very specialized and require that education. Most kids end up going into IT or "consulting" doing whatever. The one thing missing sorely from education from grade school is how to manage money and on investing (and to start early - I wish someone taught me when I was younger). So back to NIL... These players are 18-22 years old, I'm going to assume most of them know nothing about investing and unless you have parents or grandparents that are avid disciplined investors (mine weren't), I worry that their NIL money would be POOF gone in 60 seconds.
 

RonJohn

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Even if the players make some decent change with NIL, who's going to coach them in finances and make sure they don't all blow it all like Mike Tyson and so many other athletes? This is when going to the school of Marco Coleman finance institute would help set these kids up to invest the NIL money and live off it comfortably for the rest of their lives.
Off topic but I've come to believe that college education is not exceptionally useful these days, unless you're in a field that's very specialized and require that education. Most kids end up going into IT or "consulting" doing whatever. The one thing missing sorely from education from grade school is how to manage money and on investing (and to start early - I wish someone taught me when I was younger). So back to NIL... These players are 18-22 years old, I'm going to assume most of them know nothing about investing and unless you have parents or grandparents that are avid disciplined investors (mine weren't), I worry that their NIL money would be POOF gone in 60 seconds.
I don't know if they still do, but when NIL was starting GT had sessions for the student athletes to go through NIL, taxes, money management, etc. Like I said I don't know if they still do, but it seems that it should very much be part of the Total Person Program.
 

gtee91

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A whole lot of top players have signed...but not ES ...lots of experts saying uga, then auburn, now ol miss...but nothing official....I realize it is none of my business but wonder how this has evolved...he jumped pretty early so he had to have a plan in mind
 

g0lftime

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A whole lot of top players have signed...but not ES ...lots of experts saying uga, then auburn, now ol miss...but nothing official....I realize it is none of my business but wonder how this has evolved...he jumped pretty early so he had to have a plan in mind
Must not have had a deal set up first.
 

GTRambler

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Well, the current transfer portal period ends on Dec. 28. Eric has 11 more days to make his decision — if he stretches it that far.
 

orientalnc

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I think that is only the time limit to enter the portal. Once in the portal, he can transfer whenever he wants. Or return if he and GT wanted that.
The reality is that he has to be enrolled at the university in order to participate in Spring practice. So the academic calendar may be the thing that drives his decision date. The dates are likely different with each of the schools he is talking to.
 

orientalnc

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The reality is that he has to be enrolled at the university in order to participate in Spring practice. So the academic calendar may be the thing that drives his decision date. The dates are likely different with each of the schools he is talking to.
Assuming he successfully finished the Fall semester, he can probably wait until the drop/add date to return to GT (also assuming Key has saved his scholarship).
 

Jacket0323

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I haven’t seen anyone say he wasn’t any good. The opinions have actually generally been pretty honest and reasonable, and generally not disrespectful. Very fast, struggles to catch the ball…not a very unique skill set, which makes everyone question the money being discussed.

But apparently his dad says money has nothing to do with it. Which is even more puzzling. So whatever man. It is what it is.
Maybe get the “truth” later but money is a doctor.... and ole miss contacted Erik last year..... no tampering I am sure.....
 


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