Jefferson NOT gone.

[ImJustKCClone]

Cocaine, Boobs and $$$$$$$$$$$$$$

You got Lew's attention with this one!

 

[Die4Cy]

More information on what happens at a NIL conference would be interesting.

There was one at our motel near FiServ in Milwaukee the weekend of the first round. I assume there's actual discussion, but I'd guess a main purpose is a place where player agents and representatives can meet with potential suitors without it being on campus and on the record.

I thought the participants all looked very young when i surveyed the room, between 20 and 30. College NIL representation is probably the ground floor in the sports agency business, given how many non-premiere players go into the portal every year now.

 

[Die4Cy]

Pretty sure a union might actually hurt the players at this point. It's the wild west and they are getting whatever they want. If they have to deal with a union, that gives the NCAA and Universities rights to negotiate rules with it. Which could hurt the players.

SOME are getting what they want. Most aren't getting much at all. This may be the only year where late packing off P4 players is a thing, given the court settlement taking effect this summer. The next phases will happen as we see how that part plays out and how teams try to get around the ruling.

 

[demoncore1031]

I endorse and support that if people can't contribute that is ok. I have seen it on here for years with people telling people why they don't or shouldn't contribute. Create a thread for this topic.

You want me to create a thread where I tell everyone why I can't afford to donate to buying players for my favorite college sports program? I'll get right on that.

 

[demoncore1031]

Keep trying to be funny Gunner. It might actually work one day.

I thought it was funny.

 

[cyguy9320]

Cocaine, Boobs and $$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Is this a Warren Zevon song?

 

[bosco]

More information on what happens at a NIL conference would be interesting.

Blum at the conference

 

[cyfanbr]

Nope. Blum took a vacation in the middle of portal season. Good planning.

Up to 20 dumb ratings. Mods the people have decided his fate.

 

[demoncore1031]

Ya know, I have been to the ER three times in the last two weeks and been stressed like crazy, but this thread has cheered me up big time. Or maybe it's the meds they got me on. Or a combination of both.

Never seen a thread that is all over the place the way that this one is. A lot of funny comments, a lot of very dumb comments, people losing their minds over a rumor, people attacking others (at a higher level that usually), and a few people who have been civil and making sense. Anarchy!! I love it.

 

[FancyRex]

Ya know, I have been to the ER three times in the last two weeks and been stressed like crazy, but this thread has cheered me up big time. Or maybe it's the meds they got me on. Or a combination of both.

Never seen a thread that is all over the place the way that this one is. A lot of funny comments, a lot of very dumb comments, people losing their minds over a rumor, people attacking others (at a higher level that usually), and a few people who have been civil and making sense. Anarchy!! I love it.

ITS OVER!!!

WE ARE SO BACK!!!!

ITS OVER AGAIN! PSYCH WE ARE BACK AGAIN! NOT SO FAST ITS SO OVER!

BACK AGAIN FOLKS!

 

[cycloneworld]

It has an impact, just not a positive one

I don't believe just because there is a system you have to play the game if the system is a bad one. It would be better long term if the system fell apart.

Fine to have that opinion but it hurts Iowa State for people to be actively telling others not to donate to WeWill. I don’t think anyone likes this system but it’s the system we have and if you want ISU to be as successful as possible, donating to WeWill is a huge help. I don’t see how that’s hard to understand. Just don’t donate if it’s not for you.

 

[jcyclonee]

Ya know, I have been to the ER three times in the last two weeks and been stressed like crazy, but this thread has cheered me up big time. Or maybe it's the meds they got me on. Or a combination of both.

Never seen a thread that is all over the place the way that this one is. A lot of funny comments, a lot of very dumb comments, people losing their minds over a rumor, people attacking others (at a higher level that usually), and a few people who have been civil and making sense. Anarchy!! I love it.

You know what's missing from this thread?

This

 

[FancyRex]

You know what's missing from this thread?

This

Thats it, we have flown too close to the sun. Mods its time to shut it down.

 

[demoncore1031]

You know what's missing from this thread?

This

And now it has everything. Thank you!

I think I'll get pizza later.

 

[isucy86]

I think Duke got extremely lucky with the class they brought in this season. They had some game changers on that team. The next years team they have has a bunch of good players on it, just not the freshman next level type players. I have watched the Boozer kids play and they are legit good players, they are not Cooper Flagg though. If Duke keeps recruiting this way I think they drop down to a normal top 10 team instead of a top 4 team.

What Scheyer did is reminiscent of Coach K 10-20 years ago. He's a bright young coach and Duke will be a Final4 contender most years because they can build a roster with McD AA's and fill needs with portal guys.

IMO Scheyer's the real deal as a coach.

 

[dunar]

About 170 posts from now got to get 1000 posts.

Doing my part in the post count. Nothing to report. Other than...

...My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw JJeff pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious.

 

[Dgilbertson]

Doing my daily, free will, message board check-in, on potential college athlete transfer rumor, to say that I FOR ONE DO NOT CARE ONE BIT ABOUT COLLEGE BASKETBALL.

That’s all.

 

[isucy86]

It's absolutely capitalism. There's a market for these athletes. The NCAA has been trying and continues to try to suppress it via their own policies, but to quote Jeff Goldblum, "Life...ahhh...finds a way."
Quality D1 athletes are a scarcity, and school fan bases are willing to pay big bucks for them. Regardless of the avenue that the money takes to get from A to B, the free market is absolutely playing out.

Yep gotta remember the schools created this system. And I'm not talking ancient history. I am talking about since NIL became legal.

What was envisioned was tier of elite players getting national sponsorship deals and most getting local Ponchero's type deals. But not-a-small-group of AD's, Boosters and University Presidents transformed into pay-for-play under the guise of NIL. And every other P4/5 school jumped on board over the last couple years to stay competitive/relevant.

I don't hear many University Presidents and AD's taking a stand. So as a fan you either: embrace it, leave it or be indifferent. No reason to feel anger.

 

[NWICY]

A proposal for the Moderators, anyone disparaging a players family should have a permanent ban from CF. Anyone trying to contact a players family should have a permanent ban

Hey,hey, let's not get carried away it was quite entertaining when that wrestlers dad came on to CF and talked smack. (PG3?)
Those were some fun threads

 

[NWICY]

That is just a work around. Call it whatever you want. The players do give back to the communities and surrounding areas they live in. Players deserve to be paid just like the rest of adults and they have been getting screwed for decades.

Yeah it really sucked getting a free degree, room and board, tutoring, athletic training etc...