re: Georgia's Name, Image, and Likeness bill signed into law by Brian Kemp

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There are a bunch of hypocrites following college football when the best talent isnt here. It is on sundays. Are you a fan of the talent? Is brenton cox your bff forever? Justin fields? Nate hybl?
Or are you a fan of the red and black? Does that matter more?

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Blah,blah,blah

Love how so many people say this but if you follow the history of schools that have de-emphasized football,you can see a similar history of de-emphasized fan interest.Its just what happens.

There's a reason the Ivy League plays Friday Nt games on PBS.

I'm a fan of both the school and watching talent.Doesnt have to be an either or situation.

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But,but,but
The talent is in the nfl.

I dont like mendacity. Lies. And liars

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Jesus dude.

Who put sand in your Vagina?

I said I like both and there's absolutely nothing contradictory about it.

I'll take the pageantry,fans,game experience plus the best amateur talent in CFB over the NFL except for playoff time.

Sorry,I'd rather watch NFL playoffs over CFB playoffs.

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I dont like mendacity. Lies. And liars

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Rich coming from a guy who pulls out stats and "facts" from arse just to try to start some message board argument with me (remember our little discussion over the run/pass ratio in the 3rd qtr of the Bama game?) You were wrong and I proved it to you but you mysteriously disappeared from here for about a week and obviously refused to acknowledge it...just flat out strange. Bama 3rd qtr discussion

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I chear on my high school team even though they dont have the best talent.
I chear on my alma mater even though they dont have the best talent.
I dont give 2 shits about the nfl... but they have all of the best talent.
Funny how that works

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So fantastic of you!

Give yourself a HUGE pat on the back!

Once again,there's a reason the Ivy League plays on PBS and University of Pennsylvania played in front 40,000 to 50,000 fans at times in the 30's and 40's and barely draws 10,000 fans now.

Chears?

Where did your kid play?

My Brother played at Penn and you're exactly right about the millions on Monday-Friday.

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Love how so many people say this but if you follow the history of schools that have de-emphasized football,you can see a similar history of de-emphasized fan interest.

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If football was de-emphasized across the board, the fan interest would still be there. If one school de-emphasizes it and the others don't, fan support for that school will drop because they know their team won't be competitive.

Is a free college education and a path to the NFL not enough?

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It is not a free education.

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So an athlete on scholarship still pays $?

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It is a one year commitment by the school. It is free tuition and room and board. Throw in the fact that many of the kids are not smart enough to learn and excel in traditional College classes, so the colleges have created borderline useless degrees to make sure their money makers stay eligible and cast them away when they are no longer useful. Some kids can and do take advantage of it, but many do not and frankly many just plain do not have the aptitude for college to be a benefit to them. There is a reason colleges have academic requirements to enter.

So, it is a free education if you have the aptitude for an advanced education, play well enough to have your scholarship renewed, don’t have a major injury, and you have academic advisers who have tour best interests in mind.

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I think this is pretty spot on, save for the cut and dry nature of you’re either smart enough for college or you’re not. I think most anyone who wants to be educated on a college campus nowadays can find something of value to learn and grow from if they’re willing. The impediment comes from a mix of lack of self-motivation and team requirements that end up well exceeding the supposed maximum number of practice hours allowed by the NCAA. Most athletes devote 50% of their time to their education at best whereas it should probably be more like 75%.

To that end, the notion that there is anything “free” about the experience is absurd; they’re putting 40+ hour work weeks and are being compensated with tuition and housing as a result. You can argue whether or not that is a just compensation for the time and labor being exuded but there is an exchange of compensation for a service rendered that directly benefits the school.

During the season, you got to the trainers at 2 and left at 6:30 depending on if you needed any icing or other stuff. Home games we left around 5 and stayed at a hotel out of town. Away games, we left Friday typically usually got back late Saturday. Always fun to ride the bus for 3 hours after having 50 or so collisions that day. If we flew, we would leave Friday, bus to ATL and then fly to Memphis and bus to Ole Miss. That was a lot of travel. Sunday AM was trainer and typically mandatory piss test. You may also have been called to watch film depending on what occurred the day before.

So, let’s see... Monday through Thursday you averaged 4.5 hours. So that is 18.
Friday you were on for at least 6.
Saturday, with travel, before and after game treatments and meetings, you averaged easily 12 hours. Home a tad less away, more.
Sunday was maybe 2 hours.
So, you averaged 38 hours a week during the season. Bowls and 3 a days skewed that more as there was no school.

So, ya, full time job and then you had college and stuff.

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So, ya, full time job and then you had college and stuff

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What about the other 38 weeks of the year /s