My Greatest Fear for UK Football

[satcheluk]

You have a better answer- I said each school keep its on revenue. E.g. Tennessee generates 3 times the income from football that UK does.

You said everyone gets equal pay irrespective of value generated. That's the definition of socialism. As a free market guy, I say let the market decide, but as a fan of a team that will likely fall behind if that is the solution, I would prefer the [layers are made employees, they collectively bargain and then contracts can be enforced, players fined etc, then with contracts that will virtually eliminate tampering and the chaos of the transfer portal. What I do not opine about are dreams of reform that benefit me/my team, but are unconstitutional, so non-starters.

 

[satcheluk]

Michigan just spent 12m on their QB for the 25 class, they are pulling kids wanting 1-2m out of portal, if you think they did that with 16m I really don't know what to tell you. As for links you can look them up if you don't believe the numbers, but they were quite proud of paying 12m for the QB. Tn spent 8m on their QB, that's the first big NIL deal, surely you know about it, but they spent 3.1m on the rest of their roster. Tn just announced they are adding 10$ NIL tax to their tickets, 105,000 per game, x7 games, 7.5m talent tax just from ticket sales, you think they are getting less than 3m from all their other sources?

I don't think or believe anything without some data to back it up. If it's published, I accept through a cynical lens and if it comes from anonymous posters, then I tend to give it zero credibility unless they provide some type of proof to support or they have gained enough credibility to deserve benefit of the doubt. I provide links when I am refuting someone because I respect the debate.

 

[CaptainBoogerBuns]

I don't think or believe anything without some data to back it up. If it's published, I accept through a cynical lens and if it comes from anonymous posters, then I tend to give it zero credibility unless they provide some type of proof to support or they have gained enough credibility to deserve benefit of the doubt. I provide links when I am refuting someone because I respect the debate.

Michigan Wolverines Received NIL Funding From Billionaire To Land Bryce Underwood

The biggest news in college football this week was the NIL-influenced flip of star high school quarterback Bryce Underwood. Originally committed to the LSU Tige

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[gamalielkid]

You said everyone gets equal pay irrespective of value generated. That's the definition of socialism. As a free market guy, I say let the market decide, but as a fan of a team that will likely fall behind if that is the solution, I would prefer the [layers are made employees, they collectively bargain and then contracts can be enforced, players fined etc, then with contracts that will virtually eliminate tampering and the chaos of the transfer portal. What I do not opine about are dreams of reform that benefit me/my team, but are unconstitutional, so non-starters.

I think you miss the point on equal pay. That is exactly how the professional teams divide the revenue. Then each team gets to keep its on revenue its team generates. I am for that. I guess it is kind of a combination. But UK will never be able to compete against schools with 10 times more money - as over 100 of the current teams in collegiate football can not compete on that stage. I know it was naive to believe - but before NIL I felt that each college team had a chance to compete. We shared conference revenue - what you wanted to call socialism, and we generated our own money. But the crucial part was players were all basically compensated equally from school to school. Currently this $20 million dollar rule being talked about - it is not the current version and as I understand it - it will be revenue share to each school of $20 million. But if Elon Musk wanted to contribute $50 million to one school - he still can. If that is the way it is going to be - UK will never be able to compete again.

But the real key is to have a coach that players want to play for and believe in and a coach who has proven he is capable. Currently that is NOT the situation at UK - big difference between winning 8 games and 11 games! Nick Saban could and would have won at UK - I really believe that. Mark Stoops will never be a playoff level coach. Doesn't make him a bad coach or a bad person - but he is not a Championship level coach - and we all can prove it- he's 57 years old and never been close!

Update - as I watch the CFP - maybe everyone is all wrong! The mighty SEC has looked like crap so far!

Go Big Blue!

 

[Edgarman]

We might suck in football but I doubt we’ll ever go to division 3 or drop football.

We will NEVER drop football. It is the only sport that makes money to support non revenue sports. Our basketball barley makes money.

 

[R.O.T.Muckinfush]

The greatest fear for uk football is happening as we speak

 

[CaptainBoogerBuns]

We will NEVER drop football. It is the only sport that makes money to support non revenue sports. Our basketball barley makes money.

Basketball is very profitable. Granted not nearly like football, it's been operating in the black forever.

For any experts, what non-revenue sports does basketball already support?