Archie Manning highest paid in 81 at 600K, Arch potential NIL 3.1 mil

Whatever Caused the Parity in the NFL. They should discover a similar model for NCAA. IMO.

dang he can only get 3.1 Mil, while UT is paying Niko 8 Mil

CFB ain’t no great for Trinidad, Alpine, and Jang.

Bring on professional bowling.

Billions of $$ a year that’s why.

But so many dumbasses fell for these poor hungry kids can’t even get by and can’t work or take their girl friend out on a date. None of these fools must have know any college athletes. We got more free shite, food, drinks, fun. Whatever we wanted and can’t imagine what it’s like for players from large fanbases. If you are legitimately that poor and some are grants are easy to come by.

Plus now they get what a 200k education.

I was a college player that was on partial scholarship and I disagree with any player pay. It’s the beginning of the end for amateurism.

You Can't Stop Capitalism. They Got to Be able to Use What they Good Lord Gave them to Stack Dat Paper. IMO

It’s just amazing the mess college football is in.

To think that a acne faced kid w skills at qb out the Ying Yang is coveted by all and is offered tons of NIL money in the 6-7 figure range….

But we’ve seen time after time even pro scouts miss so badly on draft day college players they are sure fire first round worthy…

So just think how these college coaches will do when they evaluate hs players and are sure they are the next Heisman trophy winner and fail miserably.

But that acne is going to pocket a boatload of money before he proves it.

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It’s just amazing the mess college football is in.

To think that a acne faced kid w skills at qb out the Ying Yang is coveted by all and is offered tons of NIL money in the 6-7 figure range….

But we’ve seen time after time even pro scouts miss so badly on draft day college players they are sure fire first round worthy…

So just think how these college coaches will do when they evaluate hs players and are sure they are the next Heisman trophy winner and fail miserably.

But that acne is going to pocket a boatload of money before he proves it.

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What exactly is the problem with the model?

What you are seeing is no different than how the MLB draft operates. Teams give out $3, $4, $5+ million guaranteed bonuses to "17 year olds with acne" because they meet 'X' parameters, despite the fact that none of them have proven anything at the professional level. Most of them end up being total busts by the way, but that is the price of doing business. MLB teams are willing to incur that risk and those sunk costs because just one "hit" ends up providing surplus value in the tens of millions.

Do you not understand that this is basically how normal education and job-hunting works as well? Some 22 year old with a Harvard economics degree is going to walk out of college with a job offer that has a salary that is 'X' times greater than the 22-year old who studied business at his local Junior College. What is the difference? Neither 22 year old has proven that they are capable of doing whatever job they have been hired for, and yet, the one with the supposed "higher education" is going to be rewarded for it.

This is how capitalism works. The market sets a value for the skills that you are perceived to possess. There is always a competition for the best talent. Competition means increased demand. Increased demand means that the "talent" has bargaining power.

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Do we really want capitalism? In the market Apple and Amazon and Google can push their weight because of their resources and power against the lesser competition rendering their competition with no realistic shot of making it.

Do we really want to make sure the Bama’s and Ohio State’s can maintain their status just by their boosters having deeper pockets than most.

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It’s an arbitrary value. Two years ago colleges were getting 5* players for free. Now all of a sudden- 2 mil seems to be the benchmark. Market can correct too.


BTW, a Harvard economics degree isn’t going to render you a boatload of money fresh out of college. At most it will get your foot in the door, but the applicant still has to prove himself. If he gets inside but beaten out by Juco Johnny then he lost and his degree has no say in the matter.

I’m a strong supporter of capitalism but this isn’t capitalism. This is some mix of socialism/communism. Minimum pay NIL deals for all scholarship OL at Texas. That isn’t capitalism that’s enticement. I don’t know the answer but even as a coach myself I have said even back when salaries ballooned to $4m a year that no coach in any organization is worth that kind of money. And yes I know only a fool or a fool of an agent would decline getting more money. But instead of increasing the cost of everything surrounding college sports like going to games keep the prices down. When I still had season tickets it was costing me between 600-800 a weekend to go with the fam. I eventually came to the conclusion that it was a good way to use my money.

And this collective bullshite we have going on which maybe the right and legal way to do it in the ncaa’s mind but in reality who would have gone out and bought a Tony Fair jersey last year. If truly they were getting paid for their name, imagine, or likeness. So it’s all just a facade to pay players and the bigger the fan base the more elite the players will gravitate to. Watch UCF become a powerhouse over the next 15 years if all stays the same.

It will change the order. TAMU will rise due to oil money.