🏈 247Sports' @JoshPateCFB says Nico Iamaleava & others threatened to opt out of last season's CFB playoffs unless they were paid more NIL money:

[TerryP]

 

[TerryP]

@50+yeartidefan this is an "I told you so." Two or more years ago I insisted this was going to happen. But no, if we have playoffs people won't sit out! Uh. No offense, Big R...how could you not see this coming?

 

[Rolltide24]

He played like the school didn’t meet his demand for that OSU game.

 

[BamaFan334]

Man, fuck these guys (these players), all of them. That pisses me off knowing the NCAA, coaches, colleges, and media allowed it to get to this point.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

@50+yeartidefan this is an "I told you so." Two or more years ago I insisted this was going to happen. But no, if we have playoffs people won't sit out! Uh. No offense, Big R...how could you not see this coming?

Lol. This is greed. Beyond greed. Far beyond. If this report is factual...us knowing Nico now...AND....it might be ....

This isnt exactly what we talked about...but...its the dawning of something new...
"Pay me extra...or i dont play"....

 

[Crimson&WhiteGecko]

The OSU (team full of veteran leadership) Vs Tenn (team lead by primadona talent) playoff game results were SO clear. . . . . And I wonder how much more those OSU players got paid after they actually won something.

Results matter. . . . .

SIDE NOTE: they should add a by law all across sports that ANY player who holds a team hostage for more money during playoffs will VOID ALL FUNDS & their scholarship will be at the full discretion of the schools perogotive.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

The OSU (team full of veteran leadership) Vs Tenn (team lead by primadona talent) playoff game results were SO clear. . . . . And I wonder how much more those OSU players got paid after they actually won something.

Results matter. . . . .

SIDE NOTE: they should add a by law all across sports that ANY player who holds a team hostage for more money during playoffs will VOID ALL FUNDS & their scholarship will be at the full discretion of the schools perogotive.

Its deeper than that...we all know it...its so obvious.....
The greed level....wait til a whole team refuses to play til they are paid...
Regular season...bowl...cfp

Whats it gonna take for it to be under control...
The portal is ruining spring games...see Bama..Nebraska...others


The "goose n golden egg". Sad days on horizons

 

[rick4bama]

@50+yeartidefan this is an "I told you so." Two or more years ago I insisted this was going to happen. But no, if we have playoffs people won't sit out! Uh. No offense, Big R...how could you not see this coming?

This is so true, I told my wife that once the college player's starter getting paid to play. We will no longer will have amateur athlete. This hurts me the most, I don't think some of these kids care if they win the game as long as those $$$$$ keep coming in.

 

[TerryP]

This isnt exactly what we talked about...but...its the dawning of something new...

This is exactly what we talked about. I said that players would opt out of playoff games when we were talking about kids not caring about bowl games. It sucks balls but this is where the sport is today.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

This is exactly what we talked about. I said that players would opt out of playoff games when we were talking about kids not caring about bowl games. It sucks balls but this is where the sport is today.

We were talkinng about sitting out insignificant bowl games. For whatever reason... but wasn't more $$$. Some was actually before nil. That was our discussion

This .. my friend.. is a totally different beast.
And we know this... as a fact..." monkey see monkey do". There will be more n more of sitting for this reason $$$$

So now we are in agreement...

But still isnt cfp fault. Thrre is revenue sharing. So players will get something
Bigger stage. Bigger payday

But... the beast... is $$$$. And greed.

Cant survive in a world with no controls. See it now... or ... feel the aftermath later

 

[Crimson&WhiteGecko]

The question for me is which schools will start inserting contract language that negates NIL payments for any holdouts etc.

Right now most are too chicken shit to do it for fear of being blacklisted from all the 5-Star athletes & their agents. The conferences need to wise up to this garbage.

And I think it would help if the NFL actually let these Prima-Dona athletes go pro righ out of high school just to bitch slap most of them that think their shit don't stink.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

The question for me is which schools will start inserting contract language that negates NIL payments for any holdouts etc.

Right now most are too chicken shit to do it for fear of being blacklisted from all the 5-Star athletes & their agents. The conferences need to wise up to this garbage.

And I think it would help if the NFL actually let these Prima-Dona athletes go pro righ out of high school just to bitch slap most of them that think their shit don't stink.

And its the programs that suffer. One would think. We will all stick together. O hell no. To many cheating programs... they know who they are.... and have to to compete.

And kids don't care. They want money.

 

[alabama mike]

Kids are going to continue to try to hold schools host By asking for more money. I really hope no school pays this dude the money he is asking for to play. I don’t blame just the kids, it’s the NCAA, players, parents and coaches fault. This needs fixed quickly.

 

[24and7]

This needs to be more like the NFL suspensions and fines... They really should be FIRED just like normal people..

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Kids are going to continue to try to hold schools host By asking for more money. I really hope no school pays this dude the money he is asking for to play. I don’t blame just the kids, it’s the NCAA, players, parents and coaches fault. This needs fixed

How deep...did Tennessee not fully engage OSU game sincethey wouldnt be given more money....

O my....time for action

 

[ElephantStomp]

There obviously needs to be some rules to reign some of this in, but I don’t blame the players from doing it, whether I agree or not is not relevant.

 

[TerryP]

There obviously needs to be some rules to reign some of this in, but I don’t blame the players from doing it, whether I agree or not is not relevant.

Precisely put.

 

[mando]

There obviously needs to be some rules to reign some of this in, but I don’t blame the players from doing it, whether I agree or not is not relevant.

Shouldn't they at least own some of it? I agree the adults and leadership owns a big chunk be we let people off the hook for personal responsibility way to easily.

 

[Krimson]

Shouldn't they at least own some of it? I agree the adults and leadership owns a big chunk be we let people off the hook for personal responsibility way to easily.

I don't have an issue with anyone leaving a job for more money but I hate to see a person in a team sport try to hold out for more money. If you want to transfer under the rules I don't blame them, don't like it either but it's a business now, but leave when the windows open and be honest with your employer about it.

College ball has lost a lot of it's appeal to me, missed a few games last year that I normally wouldn't have and will probably miss them again this year. Turning into something I just don't like.

 

[TerryP]

College ball has lost a lot of it's appeal to me, missed a few games last year that I normally wouldn't have and will probably miss them again this year. Turning into something I just don't like.

For me, it's the crowd. I'd love to attend a game with Ron. It's those other 100K's I don't want to be around.