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There’s probably 10x the money in Florida than there is in Alabama and Louisiana combined.
NCAA announces all athletes can make money
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I don't disagree with that statement, but lets see how long it takes one of our star players to land a deal like that. Keep in mind this is a QB who has yet to start or play any meaningful snaps for bama yet.
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UK really supports their players now, $$$, and support their program, at oeast football and basketball.
They don't seem to be nearly as concerned about softball and Lacrosse as we do though.
And MOST of their money is made off football. They had facilities in 2001 or somthat I couldnt believe. We wont catchup in the next decade.
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It isnt A deal. It is several deals.
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He’s gonna be the starting QB for the most watched college team in the country. His name will be known nationwide. That’s why he’s getting endorsements.
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I'm EJ. Do you feel like you've run the ball 30 times in an hour and been destroyed by SEC linebackers? BC powders are the best pain relievers and headache medicine on the market.
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I’m going to go all Biden voter here and demand he release his tax returns. I’m not buying what tricky Nicky is selling about a dude that lives in cousin ****ingville and hasn’t set foot on the field making more than a first day NFL draftee!
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This is a good read, not just on NIL, but on the NCAA's incompetence. The MAC commissioner (who has very little pull) rips the NCAA, tells them if they keep f*cking up another entity will take over college athletics (I'd like to see another entity take over college football). He also talks about adjusting the cap size rule (25 signees per class) due to the easy transfer rules in place - I agree w him 100%, you can't have 20 kids transfer then only allow 25 new signees (along w/ normal graduation/attrition), at some point a team is going to have a roster of 50 scholarship players.
MAC commish blasts NCAA; calls for overhauls to APR, signing-cap rules
MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher says that if the NCAA doesn't get its act together on a variety of fronts, another entity will take over collegiate athletics and leave the organization extinct.
MAC commish blasts NCAA; calls for overhauls to APR, signing-cap rules
“The era of student-athletes utilizing their Name, Image and Likeness to be compensated by third parties for things such as promotional activities and endorsements is upon us,” Steinbrecher said. “Two years ago at a council of directors of athletics meeting, prior to football media day, we spent several hours focused solely on this issue. We brought in legal and marketing executives and NCAA staff, so that we could explore what this may mean.
“Since that time we've had numerous discussions on this topic. It is unfortunate that we do not have a single national standard. It is a challenge to run national championships without national standards of conduct. Quite frankly, this is a failure by the entire association and reflects a lack of strategic direction and execution. The dye was cast on this issue two years ago when the State of California passed NIL legislation. At that time, the NCAA had two choices. One, pursue a legal strategy challenging California, and/or implementing its own NIL legislation. The first was not pursued; the second was not accomplished.
“As a result, we are left with little direction at this time. Hopefully Congress will act soon on this matter.”
Steinbrecher also urged the NCAA to consider legislative overhauls for programs with depleted rosters in wake of coaching transitions and other factors; he also promoted changes to the signing-cap limits and a reexamination of the Academic Progress Rates (APR) that can leave schools penalized with postseason bans and scholarship reductions.
“Considering the unified transfer rules, there are additional rules changes which must take place in short order. First, there needs to be a change in the Academic Progress Rate so that programs are not penalized if a student-athlete transfers,” Steinbrecher, who ripped the lack of evolution on transfer guidelines as basically unchanged since the 1960s prior to the recent one-time transfer rule, said. “Programs will unfairly lose retention points and possibly be penalized for decisions made by the student-athletes. The APR has been a tremendous tool in reinforcing the premise of a student-athletes academic achievement. But just as transfer rules have been modernized, the APR must be reformed to account for changes in student-athlete enrollment behaviors.
“Also attention must be given to adjusting the initial signing cap regulations. When a football program falls behind in its squad size, often due to a change in coaching staff or student-athletes moving on, it becomes almost impossible to catch up. There must be a way to permit a program the opportunity to rebuild its roster and do so in a way that does not encourage run-offs or over-signing or other negative behaviors that are behind the initial-cap rule.”
“The bigger message I took away from the decision and from the concurring decision was the need for the NCAA to get its act together,” he said. “For upwards of two decades, we have spoken of the need to modernize our rules. I look back at what were considered significant rule changes; allowing full-scholarship athletes to hold jobs; cost of attendance; a unified transfer rule. In each case, you would have thought the entire enterprise of intercollegiate athletes was about to collapse based on feedback from many of the practitioners. Quite frankly, that's nonsense.
“If we as an association of member institutions cannot figure out how to become nimbler, to change and adapt, without going through such extreme contortions, then the NCAA is as at risk. And that risk is that someone else will make those decisions for the enterprise of intercollegiate athletics.”
MAC commish blasts NCAA; calls for overhauls to APR, signing-cap rules
MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher says that if the NCAA doesn't get its act together on a variety of fronts, another entity will take over collegiate athletics and leave the organization extinct.
MAC commish blasts NCAA; calls for overhauls to APR, signing-cap rules
“The era of student-athletes utilizing their Name, Image and Likeness to be compensated by third parties for things such as promotional activities and endorsements is upon us,” Steinbrecher said. “Two years ago at a council of directors of athletics meeting, prior to football media day, we spent several hours focused solely on this issue. We brought in legal and marketing executives and NCAA staff, so that we could explore what this may mean.
“Since that time we've had numerous discussions on this topic. It is unfortunate that we do not have a single national standard. It is a challenge to run national championships without national standards of conduct. Quite frankly, this is a failure by the entire association and reflects a lack of strategic direction and execution. The dye was cast on this issue two years ago when the State of California passed NIL legislation. At that time, the NCAA had two choices. One, pursue a legal strategy challenging California, and/or implementing its own NIL legislation. The first was not pursued; the second was not accomplished.
“As a result, we are left with little direction at this time. Hopefully Congress will act soon on this matter.”
Steinbrecher also urged the NCAA to consider legislative overhauls for programs with depleted rosters in wake of coaching transitions and other factors; he also promoted changes to the signing-cap limits and a reexamination of the Academic Progress Rates (APR) that can leave schools penalized with postseason bans and scholarship reductions.
“Considering the unified transfer rules, there are additional rules changes which must take place in short order. First, there needs to be a change in the Academic Progress Rate so that programs are not penalized if a student-athlete transfers,” Steinbrecher, who ripped the lack of evolution on transfer guidelines as basically unchanged since the 1960s prior to the recent one-time transfer rule, said. “Programs will unfairly lose retention points and possibly be penalized for decisions made by the student-athletes. The APR has been a tremendous tool in reinforcing the premise of a student-athletes academic achievement. But just as transfer rules have been modernized, the APR must be reformed to account for changes in student-athlete enrollment behaviors.
“Also attention must be given to adjusting the initial signing cap regulations. When a football program falls behind in its squad size, often due to a change in coaching staff or student-athletes moving on, it becomes almost impossible to catch up. There must be a way to permit a program the opportunity to rebuild its roster and do so in a way that does not encourage run-offs or over-signing or other negative behaviors that are behind the initial-cap rule.”
“The bigger message I took away from the decision and from the concurring decision was the need for the NCAA to get its act together,” he said. “For upwards of two decades, we have spoken of the need to modernize our rules. I look back at what were considered significant rule changes; allowing full-scholarship athletes to hold jobs; cost of attendance; a unified transfer rule. In each case, you would have thought the entire enterprise of intercollegiate athletes was about to collapse based on feedback from many of the practitioners. Quite frankly, that's nonsense.
“If we as an association of member institutions cannot figure out how to become nimbler, to change and adapt, without going through such extreme contortions, then the NCAA is as at risk. And that risk is that someone else will make those decisions for the enterprise of intercollegiate athletics.”
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It really just kinda validates some here who had the opinion that Florida would try to regulate it. NIL is a tool that Mullen could use to gain some ground but he is doing the exact opposite. Im sure Saban is all over and has people lining stuff up for players so he can use it as a recruiting tool.
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I posted when this was announced: just sit back and watch what Alabama does with NIL, it'll be the gold standard. And here we are, a millionaire QB who has never started a college football game.
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It’s not an opinion. Florida issued its guidelines and is plainly attempting to regulate it. Our rules are beyond and in violation of the Florida law. Other schools are not self penalizing for absolutely no fuchsing reason. Perhaps kids will just ignore the school rules and challenge UF to do something about it. It doesn’t help recruiting though to have to fight your own school for what is now legally permitted and required.
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But Mullen's comment about Miami..."Is that even legal? I dont want to go to jail"...its the stupidest thing he's ever said. I wonder if he actually believes that he could go to jail and it might be illegal or if he thinks that was actually a way to make Miami look bad? He just continues to say and do the wrong things.
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Regardless of which it is, or just thinking he’s funny, openly being ignorant or dismissive of the biggest rule change we’ve seen in generations (it’s bigger than transfers that already existed) is an awful look, once again, for Dan while standing behind a microphone.
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Waiting for Diaz to make him look dumb.
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I don't disagree that it's probably not the right way to put it. And I'm not really trying to defend Mullen here. But honestly, what's he supposed to say? Again, somewhat rhetorical and there are definitely better answers. But he's a head coach and doesn't make these rules. Does he blast his own admin for being archaic and arbitrary about the whole thing? What would that even accomplish? UF isn't changing their minds because they were called out at SEC media days. If anything, they'd dig in deeper. He's deflecting because the answer, and reality, sucks. I don't feel sorry for him because he's making 6 mil. But as a competitor, the idea of watching everyone around you adjust and capitalize on the new reality while your hands are tied is probably pretty frustrating. It's why several of us have said that while Mullen has a part in all this, the issues run so much deeper here. That comment to me, combined with the current recruiting ranking(he's never been great but this is a new level) tells me that he is checked out. It's likely just a matter of time. And while that may be welcome news to some on here, it would basically be the second straight coach to, and 3 of the last 4(damning its own right) that have concluded that UF at its core is broken. And more recently two high profile coaches have chose far "lesser" jobs over UF. Not only is that a terrible look, it also basically says that the next guy won't have any more success because of self-inflicted wounds that start at the top. We talk about finding that next great coach. The reality is in the current climate, a Spurrier or Meyer type simply wouldn't come to UF and be hamstrung by these jackasses. If there's ever been a reason to wipe out every person in the athletic office, this is it. They are incompetent to a point that almost implies intent to destroy a once great sports program and should all be removed immediately. we can bag on Mullen and he does make dumb comments. But it's almost as if he feels he's in an impossible situation. Clean house of anyone related to the previous two AD's and start again. It's the only answer.
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