Trey Amos in the portal

[CajunJeaux]

With players getting paid, I’m almost to the point that I’m only willing to pay for tickets, and the minimum to RCAF to get parking passes I want.

Want to be treated as professionals? Then be like professional organizations & don’t ask for me donations.

[JamesTheJeweler]

SOMETHINGS gonna change. At what point are the donors shelling out millions of dollars to players now, with no money left to give to the schools they play for. At some point we have to reach stasis. Where and when that point is reached remains to be seen. Innovative coaches and schools will find a way to thrive/survive until then.

[Turbine]

Ive been calling kids who didn't stay "recROUXted" Burnt ROUX for many years...

.. I just never expected the fire of a disgruntled athlete, a California congress, a judge who didn't understand the value of scholarships and amateurism, and then the deep pockets of the impetuous to just come in and torch the ROUX process.

[zeppelincajun]

Not gonna be too disappointed to see a kid go out and get himself $150K-$200K. The more disappointing thing to me is the obsession with power ingrained in our society and the reactions to not having it. The two most prevalent reactions seem to be to 1. try to align with it 2. give up.

[CajunJeaux]

SOMETHINGS gonna change. At what point are the donors shelling out millions of dollars to players now, with no money left to give to the schools they play for. At some point we have to reach stasis. Where and when that point is reached remains to be seen. Innovative coaches and schools will find a way to thrive/survive until then.

Agreed. Players get all the money in their pocket, but sooner or later the facility upgrades will slow down and won’t be the Taj Mahals all the players EXPECT.

For 90% (if not more?) of schools, they can’t do both pay players and build first class facilities.

And the reality is, for those schools that can do both, the players are coming after those funds so at what point will they not be able to keep up either (the supers)?

[MelRock]

The sooner the bigger schools break away, the better. It is time to pull the bandaid off of the scab and have a little bleeding.

[Turbine]

This is what started it all 8 years ago.

O'Bannon v. NCAA
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal...015-09-30.html

[ZoomZoom]

Agreed. Players get all the money in their pocket, but sooner or later the facility upgrades will slow down and won’t be the Taj Mahals all the players EXPECT.

For 90% (if not more?) of schools, they can’t do both pay players and build first class facilities.

And the reality is, for those schools that can do both, the players are coming after those funds so at what point will they not be able to keep up either (the supers)?

And even in this day and age of APR, there has to be a few Dexter Manleys out there, who will expose the system. It’s about buying players, education be damned.

[RaginScotsman]

I understand from a fan standpoint that it's tough to watch this play out, but let's slow down on pulling the support of actually buying tickets and sitting in the stands. This is a program that absolutely needs all the support it can get. Crazy just over a year removed from a 13-1 season and back-to-back years finishing in the CFP rankings.

We lost a good player to the shady business of college football as it is in 2023. Yes, we can be mad. I am and I hate the state of college athletics with the portal and NIL. But let's not add to a problem that we know we already have and just say "screw it, I'll watch from home."

The coaching staff and the administration have to get smart, plan, anticipate, use NIL and the portal to their advantage as they can. Play the business game themselves even if it means just being in a position to keep players who are being courted away. And make no mistake, that's what is often times happening when your top talent leaves.

Last offseason, we were decimated by the portal. This year, we lost a good player, but come out looking a hell of a lot better than 2021/2022. Let's see where this thing goes.

[RedTails]

For G5:

ESPN+ took the casual fans.
NIL/Transfer Portal is sweeping the leg of the diehards.

It's funny because I remember Trey's stepdad posting this on Twitter during the Billy Exodus: "Ride with the guys that wanna be here."

[cajun55]

For G5:

ESPN+ took the casual fans.
NIL/Transfer Portal is sweeping the leg of the diehards.

It's funny because I remember Trey's stepdad posting this on Twitter during the Billy Exodus: "Ride with the guys that wanna be here."

College football is dying, I equate it to minor league baseball at this point and if I want to watch professionals I'll stick with the highest level (NFL). College basketball also hasn't been the same for me since the one year and gone change many years ago.

[JMV JustMyView]

For G5:

ESPN+ took the casual fans.
NIL/Transfer Portal is sweeping the leg of the diehards.

It's funny because I remember Trey's stepdad posting this on Twitter during the Billy Exodus: "Ride with the guys that wanna be here."

$$$ Changes some folks.