TheColonyEagle

https://broncosports.com/news/2023/7/17/boise-state-announces-we-win-you-win-ticket-promotion-for-football-home-opener Pretty creative way to get butts in seats. Curious to see how this turns out.

Obsolete is a bit strong. But the marketplace is changing entertainment….and how we take it in Look at the writers strike and now actors. These big corporations and media companies. The models are changing. Streaming and the demands of the customers are changing and upsetting a model that was in place for a long long time. I think we were headed here eventually And Covid accelerated it. not sure what the future holds. As for Hollywood…it will be interesting to see the results. Big corporations (Disney, etc.) aren’t making the money so they’re making cuts at the same time, the rank and file want more. What I think could happen…..is they all wake up and realize that what they do for a living is not really all that important to the average American. They have other things to worry about. And they’re not going to prioritize spending their money on the product these folks produce. The market will dictate it. Something has to give….

DD looks great!

So took my kid to see Transformers yesterday. he has a pretty big part in the movie and his character was great. I think he’ll get more opportunities. He was really entertaining.

They’ll settle and pay him off…. that’s one thing Wren DOESNT have to worry about. Having enough $$ to make things like this go away.

That's the way I took this topic...

It trumps everything. facilities can maybe help some if you’re not winning, but winning with bad facilities will always do more than losing with good facilities. I’m not talking about “winning” as in 7-5. I’m talking about 10 win seasons. Top 25 rankings. when UTSA has a couple of down years, their recruiting will drop. They’re winning at a 10+ wins a season clip, top 25 rankings. and they’ve done it for several years. No facility can compete with that level of winning.

How can a school as prestigious as SMU with the athletic history and money and support….who the Big 12 would be lucky to have…. How can their future be dictated by what SDSU does? So strange.

Whatever came in a plastic bottle

Weird. His other cousin Adapta was the exact opposite.

Isn’t that pretty much where we are or quickly headed?

I don’t understand why you’re arguing with me. I don’t think there should be any limit to what players can make. They should have the same opportunity as coaches to make as much money as they can (and they do now. But if they were seen as employees they would have a better chance maybe?) as for professors. Who’s the best professor in the country? Dr SoAndSo? If Dr SoAndSo goes out and says “for $10 million per year, I’ll come work at your university” and schools battle it out to get him for $10 million per year. I’m all about it. why is this so hard? Are you ok with the NCAA getting rid of the rule that an athletic scholarship has to be honored if the player gets cut for performance? Or a new coach comes in? If not. why not?

Are any of those professors as much in demand as Jim Harbaugh?

Not sure I followed that.... But if a coach doesn't perform....they get fired. If a university doesn't want to pay $10 million a year, they don't have to, they just won't get or keep a Nick Saban or Kirby Smart. If the number one recruit in the country is worth $10 million a year...he'll get $10 million a year. He doesn't have to play for "free." How is that a "get off my lawn" mindset? Plus I'm not wagging my fingers....I just think it's naive to think these players aren't employees. Of course they are. Let's just stop with the "student" charade. I say just make them officially employees, get rid of athletic scholarships. Let the kids negotiate that. Not all of them want to go to class anyway and a degree isn't why they're there. Let's just get it over with already. I'm not even sure you and I disagree here. What exactly are you advocating for? Coaches make too much money? Based on what?

"The NCAA believes making athletes into employees could lead to a system where athletes could be fired for poor performance..." That's exactly what it will do. And it should. Cut out athletic scholarships (unless you need it to negotiate), pay them like employees, treat them like employees. "Sorry 2nd string OLineman....you missed too many blocks last week....gotta let you go." Then you get the transfer portal kid in to take his place. Just get it over with. The problem is these kids, a lot of these kids will be shocked when the 3% that are NFL bound get all the money and the breaks, and the 40th man on the roster gets cast aside when someone better comes along. They're gonna want it both ways....can't have it both ways.

Not sure if I've ever seen something make our school look so bad. That would make me RUN from The University of North Texas because we look like an absolute joke.

What are our values?

When I learned that DBU Baseball is in CUSA and UTSA is top 25.

Maybe Wren is trying to go his entire career without ever firing anyone.

Why is it a horrible comparison? The argument seems to be “these kids need to be paid because college football is a billion dollar industry it’s not fair” Agree So treat them as employees. Stop with the “student athlete” charade. Just like the kid that works at Starbucks or Chick-fil-A or the groundskeeper or anyone that works on campus. Not sure what “watching them do their job” has to do with anything. As for professors vs coaches, if the market dictated that professors be paid what coaches do then they would. Also, last time I checked, Coaches don’t have tenure.

I’ve been saying this for years. Stop with the “student” athlete charade. Stop giving athletic scholarships. Give academic only. Don’t want to go to class? Don’t. good enough athlete? Pay them fair market price. Pay their health insurance like an employee. They get hurt? Give them workers comp. 60% of their pay. Put requirements on them. they don’t perform? Fire them. Replace them with someone better. If they were mistreated then another company err program will pick them up. If we’re gonna do this. Let’s do this. Football players work for a “billion dollar industry” the same way the student that works for the campus Starbucks. Treat them the same. If they want an education then negotiate it or get a loan like the kid working for the campus Chick-fil-A (another billion dollar company) Just stop all this already. NCAA can go away then.

100% CORRECT Kind of hard not to say: “Perform for our school or hit the bricks”

I hate to agree here but he’s right. the P5 back up to G5 should be a no brainer. The G5 starter to P5 doesn’t seem like it works out for the player.