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  1. A few HSO's

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    1 hour ago, golfingomez said:

    this is a weird post...

    you contradict yourself saying that fans want to watch the uniforms not the players, but also acknowledge that the fans are directly playing the players to come play for their school?

    i also don't know what your second point is at all? are you saying that we should go pro in coaching if we think the current system is unfair? or is the argument that the salaries 

    There’s no contradiction.  The average fan/alumni aren’t paying NIL, it’s the big donors and corporations.  And they’re only doing it because that’s the way it is under the current, broken system.

    My 2nd point is that comparing college coaches with college players is neither a fair nor equal comparison.

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    A few HSO's

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    1:  One big problem with the NIL (aka pay for play) is that the universities are what draw the fans, not the players.  People argue that "they deserve a piece of the pie", etc., but the big money comes from rabid fans and alumni of the schools, not from fans wanting to watch certain players.  I wish they would form a minor league football and see how much interest there is...wait, we already have that.  It's called the XFL, USFL, UFL and the players don't make much money ($5,500/wk) and there aren't many fans at the games.  Put the Rengades in Alabama uniforms and the Stallions in Auburn uniforms and you'd sell out AT&T stadium.  Why, because the players don't matter, the universities are what matter (as it pertains to attendance).  Another example is the NBA D-League.  What kind of money are those guys making? (I'll save you the Google search, they make $25K/yr).   I have to assume that's peanuts compared to many of the NIL deals players are getting.  If you want to get paid, go pro.  Nobody is making you go to college to get a free education that will benefit you for the rest of your life.  

    2:  I hate the argument that "coaches make big money and can leave for another job whenever they want to."  See the last two sentences of the previous point.  If you want to be able to do that, go pro. Make it your career just like the coaches have done.  There are a very limited number of head coaching jobs at the college level and these coaches have put in LONG hours and worked their way up to the positions that they are in.  Nobody was giving them millions of dollars when they were a GA busting their tail for nothing.  

     

     

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  4. G5s Finally Getting Together......Talking About Their Future

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    2 hours ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

    Will people care, though? Is there a market for this? Is Buffalo vs Coastal Carolina going to fill up At&t in Dallas for the G5 national championship? Will the game Crack even 3M viewers? On the surface it appears to be an ok idea. But reality might set in and a move like this might push people away more than it brings them together. 

    As it stands now, I think it’s a valid question.  What needs to happen is that the top 30 form their own league.  That leaves the G5 with a lot of really good teams that would draw lots of interest.  For example, if aTm and UT are the only “big boys” in Texas, there will be plenty of interest from Tech, Baylor, TCU, etc.  

    Now, will my scenario ever happen?  I doubt it as it’s too good to be true.

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  9. Rubin didn’t leave UNT for NIL money

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    9 minutes ago, Green Otaku said:

    I may ruffle a lot of feathers here, but he and his team won tourney championships, regular season championships, CBI championship, NIT Championship, and an NCAA game, and it still didn't move the needle. Attendance was still poor, and those players deserved better support.

    No doubt that’s true.

    I can’t begrudge someone like Rubin who has been here 4 years, given a lot to the program, and gotten a degree.  Good for him for all of those things.  Plus, I believe he only has this year due to COVID, so there’s that in his favor as well.  My issue is nothing personal, and is admittedly shallow, but going to another school taints his legacy here to some degree.  Kind of like Emmitt Smith playing for the Cardinals or Michael Jordan for the Wizards.  Plus, he’s leaving MY university, so I’m obviously not happy about that.  
     

    I don’t wish most of our portal guys well, nor do I wish them ill will, but I do hope things work out for Rubin the way he expects.

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  15. Doesn't seem new, but unlimited transfers

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    1 hour ago, Green Otaku said:

    Let's be honest here, the "student" and "amateur" part have been dead at the highest levels for a long time, but now the veil is completely off and the rest have to play by the same rules.

    I don’t completely disagree, but at least they used to have sit out a year if they transferred.  If I’m going to lose a year of eligibility, I’m going to think long and hard before I leave for another school.  Now?  No reason whatsoever to stay.

  17. Lesser Reasons for Transferring

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    We all know the major reasons we assume are part of the decision for a player to transfer:  NIL, “step up” in conference, more playing time, etc.  But what are some of the other reasons?  I’ll list a few I think are true.  Please add your own, disagree, etc. Would really like to hear from someone with inside knowledge.  

    1) Technology/Social media:  Kids today are simply more connected and the world is smaller.  As an example, we moved when my son was in 8th grade (he’s 20 now), but a couple of his junior high friends are still some of his best friends.  My point being, kids can easily stay in contact with friends/former high school or AAU teammates who might influence their decision.  

    2) Upbringing/Attitude:  things are just different now.  From the time these kids are 3rd-4th grade, they are on travel teams and are being recruited to move up to a better team.  I don’t intend for this to sound like grumpy old man, but there really is less loyalty/commitment these days (and not just as it relates to sports teams).  I went to a 3A high school who was bad on football.  A nearby 4A school won state my senior year.  Had things been then as they are now, I probably would have transferred to the 4A school because I loved the sport and I was a decent high school player.  As it was, I wasn’t about to leave my friends/teammates.  Could transferring to the 4A school possibly have led to a scholarship?  Maybe, but I never questioned my decision.  
     

    I  hate the portal and I hate NIL, but I’m trying my best to look at it from the perspective of today’s 20 year old and I think there is more to it than is obvious.  

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  22. UNT Announces Football Spring Game Festivities April 6

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    2 hours ago, GMG_Dallas said:

    Being a freshman means more upside for the simple reason that he has more time to develop into a stud. If Earle and McCollum can give you about the same right now, I'd rather go with the guy who has 3 more years. That early experience is valuable. I'm thinking of the Fine vs Morris battle where neither was going to give you much but rolling with the freshman payed dividends the following 3 years.

    Back to the onfield play, if McCollum can't figure out the intermediate game, that's going to be a problem for us.

    This used to be true, but not anymore.  
     

    Even if McCollum didn’t play this year, we would still know that he was likely our future QB and we could look forward to “the McCollum era.”  Those days are gone. 

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  24. Noland To The Portal

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    37 minutes ago, Andrew said:

    Because I would want to loyal and rely on myself and my team. I would want to prove people wrong. I would t want to be a coward hiding behind money and others. But I guess college athletics isn’t about competition anymore…..

    As I said in an earlier post, it’s the AAU/Select mentality and that’s all most of these kids have ever known, so it’s hard to blame them.

    To be clear, I don’t blame the parents for this either; it’s the system.  At about 9 or 10 years old my son began playing Select baseball, not because we wanted to, but because the rec. league offered no competition at all.  If all the kids playing AA select would just play rec league, lots of people could save money because I assure, there’s nothing “select” about AA baseball.  A bunch of pretty good, but not great baseball players.
    Another example:  I have a friend with a 5th grader who is evidently a very good athlete.  He is currently playing select baseball and was approached about being on a travel basketball team at $800 for the Spring season (not his normal travel team). My friend told them they weren’t interested because they had already paid for baseball for the Spring.  A few days ago they get an email from the coach welcoming him to the basketball team.  They wanted him on the team badly enough that they waived the cost for him.  And this is in a small town, definitely much worse in Dallas, Houston, etc.

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