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Economists think 5-star college football recruits could be worth $150K annually
Posted on 11/1/16 at 2:49 pm
Posted on 11/1/16 at 2:49 pm
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Previous studies have examined the benefits of highly rated recruiting classes in college football and have found that higher rated recruiting classes are related to greater success on –the- field. Teams with strong traditions usually recruit better players and this implies that the relationship between recruit quality and on the field success may be over-stated. We analyze the effect of recruit quality on team performance with school fixed effects. Using data collected from recruiting services, we obtain the number of individual recruits by ex ante star rating for every Football Bowl Division (FBS) school for the years 2002 to 2012.
We also record team performance in the regular season, conference success and post season during the same time period. We find that controlling for between school heterogeneity lowers the estimated effect of recruit quality on wins, but the effect is still statistically and economically significant. In addition, we find that recruit quality is an important determinant for the probability of an appearance in the most lucrative bowl games. Our estimates imply that a 5-star recruit is worth more than $150,000 in expected BCS bowl proceeds to an individual school.
"We expected to see diminished effects after running the regressions, but we found that recruiting is still statistically significant, and has profound effects on a school-by-school basis," Bergman said.
And the $150,000 number could actually be much higher.
"Our research suggests some of these five-star recruits could be worth more than $500,000 a year to a program," Bergman said, accounting for the Playoff era’s increased television revenues
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Posted on 11/1/16 at 2:50 pm to Bench McElroy
TBH, I'm surprised it isn't higher
Posted on 11/1/16 at 2:51 pm to Bench McElroy
According to this board, OM already pays better
Posted on 11/1/16 at 2:51 pm to mmjones87
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According to the NCAA, OM already pays better
FTFY
Posted on 11/1/16 at 2:52 pm to Bench McElroy
So like 25 people out of the thousands of Division 1 college football players
Ignoring how you possibly get around Title IX (you would have to pay the female players of the field hockey team the same amount) its not workable
Ignoring how you possibly get around Title IX (you would have to pay the female players of the field hockey team the same amount) its not workable
Posted on 11/1/16 at 2:52 pm to Bench McElroy
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Economists think 5-star college football recruits could be worth $150K annually
Not Tennessee 5 stars.
Posted on 11/1/16 at 2:52 pm to Bench McElroy
So Alabama has about $4M on the roster...
Posted on 11/1/16 at 2:53 pm to Bench McElroy
what are the million dollar coaches, million dollar tv contracts (platform), and forced college credits worth to the players?
Seems like a fair trade since none of them are running to Canada for 3 years post HS.
It's a free market... There is no demand for minor league football. People go to watch their universities, not just competitive football. As a college athlete they are amateur athletes.
Seems like a fair trade since none of them are running to Canada for 3 years post HS.
It's a free market... There is no demand for minor league football. People go to watch their universities, not just competitive football. As a college athlete they are amateur athletes.
This post was edited on 11/1/16 at 3:34 pm
Posted on 11/1/16 at 2:54 pm to GetCocky11
Man, I am so fricking close to bailing on these dickheads. So close. Where is the hunting and fishing board?
Posted on 11/1/16 at 2:55 pm to mmjones87
So does everyone else. Ole Miss just sucks at it.
Posted on 11/1/16 at 2:56 pm to Bench McElroy
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"Our research suggests some of these five-star recruits could be worth more than $500,000 a year to a program," Bergman said, accounting for the Playoff era’s increased television revenues
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Using data collected from recruiting services, we obtain the number of individual recruits by ex ante star rating for every Football Bowl Division (FBS) school for the years 2002 to 2012.
I'm suspicious of all of this now.
Posted on 11/1/16 at 2:56 pm to Bench McElroy
They're only worth 15 cheddar biscuits to me.
Posted on 11/1/16 at 2:56 pm to GIbson05
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So Alabama has about $4M on the roster...
Works out to being about a million in the whole though because they're probably paying them 5 million.
Posted on 11/1/16 at 2:56 pm to mmjones87
They probably get $50k + in compensation as is. Scholarship, room, board, training, coaching, etc.
Also, how do you value the marketability they get from their 3-4 years in college becoming a household name? A legit 5 star who lives up to his billing, will sign a million dollar endorsement deal shortly after turning pro.
Would they get that had they not spent 3-4 years at Bama or wherever?
Also, how do you value the marketability they get from their 3-4 years in college becoming a household name? A legit 5 star who lives up to his billing, will sign a million dollar endorsement deal shortly after turning pro.
Would they get that had they not spent 3-4 years at Bama or wherever?
This post was edited on 11/1/16 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 11/1/16 at 2:59 pm to Bench McElroy
Maybe they should test their value on the open market.
Posted on 11/1/16 at 2:59 pm to Don Johnson
IMO, as long as athletes get 3 decent meals a day and can afford to go out with their friends during their time off, they don't need anything more.
Posted on 11/1/16 at 3:01 pm to rockiee
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According to the NCAA, OM already pays better
Posted on 11/1/16 at 3:01 pm to WildTchoupitoulas
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Maybe they should test their value on the open market.
There is nothing stopping every Division I athlete right now quitting and forming a semi-pro league of their own
The problem is the current structure is perfection for 99.5% of them and for the .5% it is pretty damn good
This post was edited on 11/1/16 at 3:03 pm
Posted on 11/1/16 at 3:01 pm to Bench McElroy
Too bad Ole Miss doesn't have enough money
Posted on 11/1/16 at 3:04 pm to GIbson05
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So Alabama has about $4M on the roster...
and to think it only cost y'all $15M to get them.
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