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Idea to dissuade players from “opting out” (quitting)
Posted on 12/31/20 at 12:20 am
Posted on 12/31/20 at 12:20 am
Make them repay all education, food, and board expenses accrued since the beginning of the calendar year.
Problem solved.
Problem solved.
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Posted on 12/31/20 at 12:21 am to Eli Goldfinger
No program would have the balls to be the first to do that because no one would sign with them.
Posted on 12/31/20 at 12:21 am to Eli Goldfinger
I have a feeling you may run into a few legal troubles there
Posted on 12/31/20 at 12:22 am to Eli Goldfinger
Really, dude?
Posted on 12/31/20 at 12:22 am to FittySeven
Really
Posted on 12/31/20 at 12:22 am to Terrific Tales
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I have a feeling you may run into a few legal troubles there
Legal troubles wouldn't be the big hurdle. The service academies do it. Those guys sign legally binding contracts when they enlist in the service academies. If they leave early, they have to pay the US government back their cost of attendance. College football teams could do it too, but no one would ever try it because no player would ever sign an LOI under those terms.
Posted on 12/31/20 at 12:23 am to Eli Goldfinger
Don't let them enter the draft. Easy fix. Make them go to the NFL as a undrafted free agent making the league minimum
Posted on 12/31/20 at 12:23 am to Terrific Tales
If they don’t live up to their contractual obligation to play, the university has to be made whole.
Posted on 12/31/20 at 12:24 am to Laffy Taffy Tiger
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Don't let them enter the draft. Easy fix.
What incentive would the NFL have for doing that?
Posted on 12/31/20 at 12:25 am to lsufball19
The NFL wouldn't. Something has to happen though or college football is dead
Posted on 12/31/20 at 12:25 am to Eli Goldfinger
Good luck with that...lol
Just get rid of the bowls, expand the playoffs, start paying players and institute a draft. Just make this mini NFL. Hell, don’t even make the kids go to school. Most of them could give a shite less anyway.
Just get rid of the bowls, expand the playoffs, start paying players and institute a draft. Just make this mini NFL. Hell, don’t even make the kids go to school. Most of them could give a shite less anyway.
Posted on 12/31/20 at 12:26 am to Laffy Taffy Tiger
The NFL would never damage their free farm system.
Posted on 12/31/20 at 12:26 am to Eli Goldfinger
As an LSU fan, I support this.
As long as Florida is the first team to implement this policy.
As long as Florida is the first team to implement this policy.
Posted on 12/31/20 at 12:28 am to lostinbr
Every school would have to agree.
It probably wouldn’t be hard to get state schools to sign on.
It probably wouldn’t be hard to get state schools to sign on.
Posted on 12/31/20 at 12:32 am to Eli Goldfinger
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It probably wouldn’t be hard to get state schools to sign on.
It most certainly would. Because of this statement you already made:
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If they don’t live up to their contractual obligation to play, the university has to be made whole.
As soon as schools openly admit they view athletes this way, the players unionize and the “amateur” model is completely dead.
Posted on 12/31/20 at 12:40 am to Eli Goldfinger
I’m afraid the horse is done out of the barn on opting out of games. I think the only way to truly fix it doesn’t fall to the schools or even the NCAA. The NFL will have to fix it. Instead of having 7 rounds in the draft they need to cut it back to about 5. If more players have to sign as an UFA and end up getting a basic contract then more players would stay in school or at least play in all the games they can to try and be a player drafted so they can get more money. Those that will be high round draft picks like Lawrence at Clemson may still opt out of games if they are not playing for a title but a lot of other guys would end up playing.
Posted on 12/31/20 at 12:51 am to Eli Goldfinger
Lol I hope the OP is joking. No need for kids to risk their future and life changing money over a meaningless exhibition game.
Just do away with bowl games before it turns into the Pro Bowl.
Just do away with bowl games before it turns into the Pro Bowl.
Posted on 12/31/20 at 12:53 am to RollingwiththeTide
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The NFL will have to fix it. Instead of having 7 rounds in the draft they need to cut it back to about 5. If more players have to sign as an UFA and end up getting a basic contract then more players would stay in school or at least play in all the games they can to try and be a player drafted so they can get more money.
How would this benefit the NFL? Why would the NFLPA want this?
Opt outs don’t harm the NFL at all. If bowls were totally eliminated it would not negatively impact them at all.
Posted on 12/31/20 at 1:57 am to volfan30
I never said that it would benefit anyone. All I did was answer the question. The poster asked the best way to dissuade players from opting out and preparing for the NFL. And the way I suggested would keep more kids from opting out and playing in a bowl game for their last game. It also would keep a lot more underclassmen in school rather than chancing making a jump to the NFL. But I never said that it would benefit one side or the other or that it would even happen. I just provided an answer to the posters question. But I did provide a answer to your question in my original comment. If the NFL only held 5 Rds in the draft then they have to pay less players money for being a draft pick. Even though 6 and 7th round picks don’t make major money. NFL teams could sign a few more players a year as a UFA and pay the league minimum. They could save a few more dollars. So there is your answer.
Posted on 12/31/20 at 7:15 am to volfan30
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No need for kids to risk their future and life changing money over a meaningless exhibition game.
So then you’re telling me that players are the final arbiter in deciding which games are meaningful?
Imagine having that opinion at work...
“No, mr boss. I’m not doing that because I find it meaningless and it could hinder my ability to get a better gig soon.”
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