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Kenan Johnson also being a grad... we never hold on to grad transfers. Business school is too competitive and we always lose them. Remember when we lost Trey Klock to Northwestern?
Money (NIL) is driving this and the factories with the BIG money will outbid the have-nots for talent. The have-nots will develop some talent, like the minor leagues in baseball, but will get nothing in return for the cost inputs made to develop the talent that departs for good NIL paydays. If you don’t see the end to major college football as we know it, it is coming.
At least with minor leagues you might still be a fan of the player if he Is in an organization you’re a fan of. Or you can see it coming with how well they are playing. For college football, all we get is a encrypted message saying “#Mypath ” and copy/paste notes app messageMoney (NIL) is driving this and the factories with the BIG money will outbid the have-nots for talent. The have-nots will develop some talent, like the minor leagues in baseball, but will get nothing in return for the cost inputs made to develop the talent that departs for good NIL paydays. If you don’t see the end to major college football as we know it, it is coming.
I wish this were true, but we’ve already lost two starters on D this year.The only guys who are leaving because things got tough/don't wanna compete are guys buried on the depth chart.
CFB is going to have to fix the open free agency model that now exists. Fans are already getting tired of this in a hurry - all over. It's going to have to go to tightly controlled NIL/Portal transfer rates or the players will become contractors who sign 4-year contracts.At least with minor leagues you might still be a fan of the player if he Is in an organization you’re a fan of. Or you can see it coming with how well they are playing. For college football, all we get is a encrypted message saying “#Mypath ” and copy/paste notes app message
The NCAA could fix this but doesn't have the ballsMoney (NIL) is driving this and the factories with the BIG money will outbid the have-nots for talent. The have-nots will develop some talent, like the minor leagues in baseball, but will get nothing in return for the cost inputs made to develop the talent that departs for good NIL paydays. If you don’t see the end to major college football as we know it, it is coming.
Which is proving my point? They aren't leaving because times got tough and they don't want to compete, they are leaving for grad school or to get paid.I wish this were true, but we’ve already lost two starters on D this year.
My bad, I misread your post.Which is proving my point? They aren't leaving because times got tough and they don't want to compete, they are leaving for grad school or to get paid.
I would rather watch GT athletics (and all of college sports, especially football & basketball) die a long, slow, painful death, than give any money to a player who is simply using their opportunity at Georgia Tech to make a paycheck. As soon as a higher offer comes in they’re gone, so why would I waste my time and money on them if they don’t even want to be here? This isn’t what college athletics was intended to be used for, and it damn sure ain’t what Georgia Tech represents, at least not to me. I don’t plan on ever contributing to any sort of NIL fund, and I hope eventually more and more like minded people will stand up to these kids who are just using them to siphon money.Donate to NIL so the players can take my money then leave for more money. I can’t donate more than Disney can to the SEC
So if your boss said sorry dude you are not going to get to lead any projects going forward and you won't get promoted here. Would you listen when a competitor asked you to come work for them with a significant salary bump and a chance for a promotion from your current level?Who needs loyalty when you have money? Isn’t the big thing now to jump ship every 3-4 years to get a raise for a lateral move?
Let’s face it. Our society has quietly (or maybe quite loudly) been spiraling into a culture of “Look out for yourself. Screw the rest”.
While I understand wanting to take care of yourself and those around you first, I think there’s a big disservice being done to these athletes.
I mean what does this teach them? If you don’t wanna compete, just leave? When the going gets tough, give up?
If I walked out of my office everytime I came across a difficult problem or project, I might as well work from home.
I’m gonna sound like an old coot, but money and the love of it, has ruined college athletics. Give the students a full ride and allow them to get a quality degree.
But with sports betting, and NIL, and everything it almost feels exploitative of these students.
They’re STUDENT athletes. Not the other way around.
Which fans are getting tired of it? Probably not the fans who tune in every week to see ND, Bama, Texas, Oregon, Ohio St, etc... Those fans likely either don't care because they just want to watch the big name teams play/win or they are happy that it makes those teams better so they are always at the top. The fans who are tired of it are people like you and me who care a lot about some of the teams that are getting pillaged regularly. How much do you think CFB cares about fixing something only we think is broken? And by we I mean only the fans of the teams who aren't important to CFB anyway. I guess I am as cynical about CFB as I am about the NCAA and who they care about.CFB is going to have to fix the open free agency model that now exists. Fans are already getting tired of this in a hurry - all over. It's going to have to go to tightly controlled NIL/Portal transfer rates or the players will become contractors who sign 4-year contracts.
OK, first off, there are 8 teams in the hunt for the CFP. That leaves aboit 120 or so to be disgruntled about it. Second, even Saban, Kiffen, Smart, and Swinney have made some level of negative comment on the practice. IMPO, it’s just not popular with anyone except the players.Which fans are getting tired of it? Probably not the fans who tune in every week to see ND, Bama, Texas, Oregon, Ohio St, etc... Those fans likely either don't care because they just want to watch the big name teams play/win or they are happy that it makes those teams better so they are always at the top. The fans who are tired of it are people like you and me who care a lot about some of the teams that are getting pillaged regularly. How much do you think CFB cares about fixing something only we think is broken? And by we I mean only the fans of the teams who aren't important to CFB anyway. I guess I am as cynical about CFB as I am about the NCAA and who they care about.
The system sucks. However, only TCU last year is an outlier for who has played for the College Football Championship in a long time. No outlier has ever won the Championship game.OK, first off, there are 8 teams in the hunt for the CFP. That leaves aboit 120 or so to be disgruntled about it. Second, even Saban, Kiffen, Smart, and Swinney have made some level of negative comment on the practice. IMPO, it’s just not popular with anyone except the players.
Agree that we will soon see if it’s one step forward and two back or whether we really start to improve the quality of athletes coming here. With all the players wanting to maximize their earnings potential we will see if a Tech degree is the X factor that puts us over the hump.I'm thinking this year may be a little different in type, quality of player we replace players with, this can be a much more desirable place to come than just a year ago, right additions can be an upgrade for us and with the right additions we could be a championship caliber team next fall and potential players coming to GT see this. We're getting ready to find out if I'm right about that I expect. I've been looking forward to Dec and Jan for a few weeks now. What I've never known is whether we have the money folks lined up yet, I'm guessing we do, it's why we brought J Batt in.