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re: Pac-12's player group releases statement noting conference failures, calls for association
Posted on 8/12/20 at 2:10 pm to Mohican
Posted on 8/12/20 at 2:10 pm to Mohican
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I don’t know that the NFL is willing to sort through the high school recruitment process like colleges do.
A free education is not a bad trade off for your talents.
It was actually a great setup for the players, the schools AND the NFL.
I've made this argument before, but IMO colleges should resist the current system and encourage the NFL to develop a minor league, where the players coming out of high school can choose to compete as amateurs in college or as professionals in a developmental league.
I realize the NFL has no incentive to do this because it's already a sweet deal for them, but if the colleges could somehow force their hand it would actually help their current struggles with NLI and give the players a clear choice on their path, independent of the schools.
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Posted on 8/12/20 at 2:17 pm to GeauxBichGeaux
Make college football fun again.
Posted on 8/12/20 at 2:30 pm to paperwasp
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I've made this argument before, but IMO colleges should resist the current system and encourage the NFL to develop a minor league, where the players coming out of high school can choose to compete as amateurs in college or as professionals in a developmental league.
I realize the NFL has no incentive to do this because it's already a sweet deal for them, but if the colleges could somehow force their hand it would actually help their current struggles with NLI and give the players a clear choice on their path, independent of the schools.
But why would we seek to completely change something that works for all parties?
Colleges can obviously afford the talent searching process, they have incentive to vet the nationwide pool of players, and it is of huge benefit to the NFL.
I’d love to give the players more options, but there really aren’t any more viable ones.
Posted on 8/12/20 at 2:41 pm to Mohican
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But why would we seek to completely change something that works for all parties?
I think the current system is starting to work against colleges, which is sort of what I meant by their struggles with NLI.
The schools seem resistant to otherwise compensate players, so a professional developmental league could take that out of their hands and give the players a choice, similar to the way the G League is becoming a shortcut for high-profile high school basketball prospects.
I don't think the college game would change all that much in terms of talent. Sure there would be a drop-off, but across the board the competition would probably remain about the same, and college football could theoretically remain an amateur sport.
The issue would be forcing the NFL to adopt a minor league system when they're already getting the benefits for free.
Posted on 8/12/20 at 3:00 pm to Dennis4LSU
Are they REALLY ready to unionize and get taxed to death........then pay dues?
Posted on 8/12/20 at 3:01 pm to dstone12
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Are they REALLY ready to unionize and get taxed to death........then pay dues?
18-19 year old kids don't understand any of that.
Posted on 8/12/20 at 5:43 pm to paperwasp
Signing a scholarship to play and school somewhere does not equate to I have a right to tell the conference and school how to govern. There are transfer rules available should I not like the way it is run.
Posted on 8/12/20 at 5:44 pm to Lemonpuppy
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It’s happening.
Get to a toilet quick!
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