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Posted on 1/3/24 at 11:17 am
Posted on 1/3/24 at 11:17 am
Could this be the future of college football?
The National Collegiate Football League would consist of 48 or 64 teams
Players will be employees of teams and be paid a flat salary over and above current tuition, room and board
As employees, they will be exempt from Title IX regulations and able to operate autonomously
Player salaries will be subsidized by the NFL. Similar to the MLB model, but without direct affiliation with specific teams. The NFL has piggybacked off of the college football system for too long. It's time them to have some skin in the game
NIL opportunities will still be available, but must be utilized as actual NIL compensation
Geographic divisions would be established to continue regional rivalries
The NCFL would negotiate it's own TV deals and conduct a playoff format similar to the NFL
Players (as employees) would no longer have the opportunity to transfer freely within the NCFL, however trades might be possible
Players would sign contracts with their respective teams
Teams will be selected for the NCFL based upon brand recognition/marketability, geography, performance and most importantly the ability to generate revenue. Current conference affiliation would not necessarily guarantee a teams acceptance
Revenues for league teams could potentially double/triple current P5/P4 payouts
No more FCS scrimmages. No more mid-major scrimmages. No games against non-NCFL teams
Just brainstorming. Don't know if this is good or bad, but I can envision something like this in the future
Thoughts?
The National Collegiate Football League would consist of 48 or 64 teams
Players will be employees of teams and be paid a flat salary over and above current tuition, room and board
As employees, they will be exempt from Title IX regulations and able to operate autonomously
Player salaries will be subsidized by the NFL. Similar to the MLB model, but without direct affiliation with specific teams. The NFL has piggybacked off of the college football system for too long. It's time them to have some skin in the game
NIL opportunities will still be available, but must be utilized as actual NIL compensation
Geographic divisions would be established to continue regional rivalries
The NCFL would negotiate it's own TV deals and conduct a playoff format similar to the NFL
Players (as employees) would no longer have the opportunity to transfer freely within the NCFL, however trades might be possible
Players would sign contracts with their respective teams
Teams will be selected for the NCFL based upon brand recognition/marketability, geography, performance and most importantly the ability to generate revenue. Current conference affiliation would not necessarily guarantee a teams acceptance
Revenues for league teams could potentially double/triple current P5/P4 payouts
No more FCS scrimmages. No more mid-major scrimmages. No games against non-NCFL teams
Just brainstorming. Don't know if this is good or bad, but I can envision something like this in the future
Thoughts?
This post was edited on 1/3/24 at 11:24 am
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Posted on 1/3/24 at 1:05 pm to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
Believe within a decade, much of this will come to fruition as the current model is broken
Posted on 1/3/24 at 1:06 pm to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
quote:conference realignment has just begun
Believe within a decade, much of this will come to fruition as the current model is broken
Teams in the sec now might not be in it by 2035
Posted on 1/3/24 at 1:25 pm to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
Would have to be 32 or less to really work.
Relegation would make it interesting but that would never happen.
Relegation would make it interesting but that would never happen.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 1:38 pm to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
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Could this be the future of college football?
The National Collegiate Football League would consist of 48 or 64 teams
Players will be employees of teams and be paid a flat salary over and above current tuition, room and board
As employees, they will be exempt from Title IX regulations and able to operate autonomously
Player salaries will be subsidized by the NFL. Similar to the MLB model, but without direct affiliation with specific teams. The NFL has piggybacked off of the college football system for too long. It's time them to have some skin in the game
NIL opportunities will still be available, but must be utilized as actual NIL compensation
Geographic divisions would be established to continue regional rivalries
The NCFL would negotiate it's own TV deals and conduct a playoff format similar to the NFL
Players (as employees) would no longer have the opportunity to transfer freely within the NCFL, however trades might be possible
Players would sign contracts with their respective teams
Teams will be selected for the NCFL based upon brand recognition/marketability, geography, performance and most importantly the ability to generate revenue. Current conference affiliation would not necessarily guarantee a teams acceptance
Revenues for league teams could potentially double/triple current P5/P4 payouts
No more FCS scrimmages. No more mid-major scrimmages. No games against non-NCFL teams
Just brainstorming. Don't know if this is good or bad, but I can envision something like this in the future
Thoughts?
To ensure that the football leagues are still 501C, which the SEC is under US Tax Law, the players will still be required to be student-athletes. The NFL will not pay college players, that money is for NFL players. But, the TV Revenues that the new 16 team SEC will generate will be shared with the football players of the 16 respective teams. I think the same thing will happen with the BIG10. If the BIG12 and ACC (which I think will not survive) want to be part of your new NCFL, they will have to accept that the BIG12 TV deal does not have the market value that the BIG10 and SEC does, but they can still be part of the NCFL.
The players of the SEC can have Sports Attorneys who represent them and the SEC league office, Commissioner, TV partners and SEC University Presidents all represent the Schools and Conference and their will be a collective bargain agreement. All SEC football players get the same basic salary to play. NIL then therefore is what is is suppose to be. The QB for Texas, LSU, OU, Bama, UGA, TENN, etc, etc, goes out to the market and negotiates what His NIL is worth and gets paid for it.
School that use NIL for recruiting enticement or violate the collective bargaining agreement get penalized like the NFL does. Maybe a Fine that takes away your schools Revenue allocation and you lose roster spots based on your violation (85 to 80 on your roster) similar to the NFL taking away draft picks.
But the way you are thinking is damn good as a discussion starting point and that is the way this is heading.
This post was edited on 1/3/24 at 3:51 pm
Posted on 1/3/24 at 2:11 pm to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
Employees of the the league not team would make more sense.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 3:10 pm to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
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Believe within a decade, much of this will come to fruition as the current model is broken
I predicted pretty much this scenario in 2014 when Northwestern players tried to form a union at Northwestern and was told it was waaaayyyyy far fetched. Does not seem so far fetched now...
Posted on 1/3/24 at 3:11 pm to theCAW
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Teams in the sec now might not be in it by 2035
All of them will not be for certain...there may not even be a SEC...may be a southern conference of the NCFL or some similar entity....its coming. The Vandys and Rutgers of the world are just not playing the same game...and probably not the Arkansas and South Carolinas unfortunately.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 3:40 pm to AwgustaDawg
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I predicted pretty much this scenario in 2014 when Northwestern players tried to form a union at Northwestern and was told it was waaaayyyyy far fetched. Does not seem so far fetched now...
Wow Nostradamus, 10 whole years ago?
Posted on 1/3/24 at 3:45 pm to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
I would rather the NFL not be involved in any way, shape or form with CFB, so nawh from me dawg.
Something needs to be worked out, but with zero NFL involvement. There is a reason why the NFL doesn't start farm leagues, and that's because lingerie football would get more eyes glued to TV sets. The NFL knows CFB is too good of a product so they don't even try to compete. Get them involved in CFB and we can kiss everything we once loved goodbye.
Something needs to be worked out, but with zero NFL involvement. There is a reason why the NFL doesn't start farm leagues, and that's because lingerie football would get more eyes glued to TV sets. The NFL knows CFB is too good of a product so they don't even try to compete. Get them involved in CFB and we can kiss everything we once loved goodbye.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 3:45 pm to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
We going to have a draft and everything too?
Posted on 1/3/24 at 3:50 pm to 49 to nada
Most of what he said is what is going to happen, except anything to do with the NFL. I don't think you can get down to 32 teams, probably more like 40, and that is with the expectation that by the time this happens the SEC will be at 18 teams and B10 at around 20, so you're just picking up a few more. I think teams like Purdue, Rutgers, Vandy get grandfathered in and good on them.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 3:59 pm to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
The Big 10 and SEC are not giving up their power. They will not be "part of" the path forward, they "WILL BE" the path forward. All those schools will be included. Both conferences will likely get together and elect a commissioner. Obviously ND and the top four or so schools in the ACC will be included, but all other programs should be concerned.
Many of these media deals go out 10 years or more, so there will be no major reshuffling of conferences.
Agree 48-64 teams will likely the number. CFB will remain a regional sport, played on a national stage, for the most part.
Many of these media deals go out 10 years or more, so there will be no major reshuffling of conferences.
Agree 48-64 teams will likely the number. CFB will remain a regional sport, played on a national stage, for the most part.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 3:59 pm to GAT BoilerPickle Doc
The only real solution is for the NFL to create test tube babies genetically engineered by position and to make them wards of the corporation.
Posted on 1/3/24 at 4:18 pm to 49 to nada
It's depressing for me to even thing about being that NCAA football was one of my favorite childhood memories, and now it's grown as I've aged. College football like almost any other hobby or interest has become a cash grab. The average middle class American family is the real loser....
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