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Posted on 5/1/24 at 8:16 am to BamaBravesPackers
Posted on 5/1/24 at 8:16 am to BamaBravesPackers
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These NIL numbers need to get back to reasonable amounts and the only way that happens is if the worst offenders get burned multiple times. That, and making the athletes employees that have 2-3 yr contracts.
Being a college sports fan in 2024 is like being married to someone having a midlife crisis.
I love what we had, but I don’t love anything about what’s happening right now. I’m just not quite ready to leave yet due to the memory of what was.
And I'm a pretty conservative guy, but this current “no contracts, unlimited transfer” era is gonna get me ranting about unregulated capitalism like a senior with purple hair on the quad.
To be clear, I don’t blame the athletes, they’re just chasing a check based on the rules and the opportunities available. The NCAA and the federal courts are the ones who broke collegiate athletics and I don’t see how it gets fixed without federal legislation at this point.
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Posted on 5/1/24 at 8:24 am to tide06
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The NCAA and the federal courts are the ones who broke collegiate athletics and I don’t see how it gets fixed without federal legislation at this point
Yep, like most things in this country, the “adults” in charge are constantly dropping the ball. I doubt any federal legislation will be worth a damn with the clowns in DC from all sides.
Posted on 5/1/24 at 8:26 am to tide06
quote:The problem is that legally we can't return to the old model even with legislation, and the only way to add structure to the current system involves completely lifting the facade of amateurism by making athletes employees rather than students with benefits. Functionally we're just cheering for minor league teams using the university's branding.
To be clear, I don’t blame the athletes, they’re just chasing a check based on the rules and the opportunities available. The NCAA and the federal courts are the ones who broke collegiate athletics and I don’t see how it gets fixed without federal legislation at this point.
Posted on 5/1/24 at 8:40 am to tide06
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Being a college sports fan in 2024 is like being married to someone having a midlife crisis.
Wow finally my wife can relate to my struggles as a fan. This may bring us closer together.
Posted on 5/1/24 at 2:48 pm to tide06
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I love what we had, but I don’t love anything about what’s happening right now. I’m just not quite ready to leave yet due to the memory of what was.
I have done a fair amount of yelling at the clouds about it, but even I can't deny that in a very a$$ backwards way it has expanded the interest of the college basketball season. For the majority of my life college basketball was openly discussed in public for about 2 months out of the year (if that) and as soon as March madness wrapped up it was put on the shelf for 9 months gathering dust and was almost sacreligious to attempt to have a conversation with someone about.
Now here we are in May and I have friends who rarely talk basketball in general, curious about how we are doing in the portal and about our own defections. The success of the program has certainly driven interest up, but it does seem like a lot more Alabama people in general are spending more time discussing basketball than I can remember in my lifetime
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