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I disagree at least somewhat. Scouts aren’t stupid. They know what the deal is at CU. They look at measurables and potential.
While you’re correct regarding CU, NIL and the transfer portal is a huge problem.
at the NCAA doing anything.
Absolutely. HUGE problem, especially when all of this is happening piecemeal, ad hoc. There is no coherent strategy for a set of rules, much less any limiting rules in place. Most of the rules that do exist are so arcane as to be counter productive at this point. And any rules that make sense aren’t enforced, at all. (Is ASU going to suffer any punishment from obvious recruiting violations they committed right out in public?).
Yep. There's good reason why all the pro leagues have revenue sharing and the draft. Parity works. It doesn't need to be 100% equal. That's probably not even desirable. But there has to be a chance to beat those dynasty teams everyone either loves or hates.
Weird thing to say. Teenagers are allowed to go make money.
Watching great offensive teams and playcallers, it’s obvious that what they do first and foremost is get the ball into the hands of their best players, no matter how that might happen. They scheme it that way and more often than not it’s successful. I know it’s been discussed, but it’s always just felt like Dorrell/Chev never cared to do that, and would rather just run their offense and have the QB find the open guy. It’s an NFL playcalling mindset, so shouldn’t be surprised, but let’s hope Sanford can change that mentality a little. Although, I’m not even sure who our best playmakers are anymore on offense
Well, if you have a bunch of low to mid 3* RBs and WRs, then I guess their approach works.
It’s really about the illusion of parity rather than actual parity that matters. When you really look at AFC/NFC championship games and Super Bowls, the last 20 years have been dominated by Pats, Colts and Broncos with Brady and Manning, and now the Chiefs with Mahomes on the AFC side with a few others thrown in. The NFC is a bit more random, but has mostly been Seahawks, Packers, 49ers and Bucs.
The real reason it works in the no fun league is because the "second tier" programs do actually pull upsets and win it all - it's not an "illusion." 3 of the last 10 SBs have been won by the giants, ravens and eagles.
I’m not talking about the NFL style as it pertains to scheme, route combinations, etc. I’m talking about how most NFL offenses are scheme first and they fit players into it. The talent discrepancy is less stark in the NFL, so for most spots, you can plug and play with a good scheme.
I think we need serious regulation with teeth. (Not sure we'll ever get it.) You look back to the Big 8 years, and there were reasons why teams like Nebraska and Oklahoma were perennial powers. They had created "programs" and systems that supported their ongoing on-field success: I recall that Nebraska would have local townships create academic scholarships for football players so they would not count against the overall football scholarship limits, allowing them to stack 3-deep rows of massive corn-fed linemen for years as they got bigger and bigger.
Yes, every now and then a few second tier teams catch fire, so you’re right, it does happen a bit more.
Now that was funny.
It only matters if there is someone listening who has a desire to fix the problem. Sorry, but right now, CU does not fit that category
The non-profit angle is why I think this will eventually require congressional oversight. I cannot imagine how these institutions maintain their non-profit status with the millions of dollars being thrown around. It will catch up to them at some point and hard questions will be asked about why they should enjoy the legal benefits of being attached to educational institutions of higher learning. I think at that point they will either need to separate completely thereby becoming a semi-pro league (NBA D-League) or accept some form of institutional oversight that levels the playing field a bit.
I'm old enough to remember when universities wanted a strong NCAA governing body to make sure college sports didn't become nothing but buying players.
Sonny Vaccaro was the advertising executive at Nike who signed Michael Jordan to his first shoe sponsership. He also worked for Adidas and Rebok. His nickname? "The sneaker pimp."
Sad to think that the spirit of the rule is so these kids could sell their autographs, not for Universities to lobby local rich fans to give a 5* QB a 7 figure “endorsement deal” before they even step foot on campus.
Yeah. But good luck enforcing that.
Yeah, parity in the NFL means those same teams can lose 6 games a year and still win the Super Bowl. That also sucks.
The spirit of the rule is that players get to earn money from commercial interests instead of the schools footing the bill for them as employees.
It’s cool. I’m sure they feel the same way when we’re watching a football game and I’m like, “that’s a read option, not an RPO dumbass!” #footballguy
