🏈 Barry Switzer unveils new OU NIL Collective, all Players can receive $40,000 - $50,000.

[SoCalPatrick]

 

[mando]

Well Switzer of all people should know how to organize and execute pay for play schemes.

 

[bamaledge]

So, basically, they are just going to pay them to go to chokelahoma?

 

[TerryP]

So, basically, they are just going to pay them to go to chokelahoma?

You've seen the meme with multiple Spiderman characters pointing at each other?

Alabama pays student athletes to pass classes.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Interesting....

Sounds fair to me....everybody gets the same ...like a scholarship...and others can make more....

Well...thanks supreme court for screwing CF up

 

[TerryP]

Sounds fair to me....everybody gets the same ...like a scholarship...and others can make more....

It's fair for whom? Juxtapose that with Oklahoma State.

It's exposing which is fair.

Name ____ ?
Image ____ ?
Likeness to whom?

The answer is Oklahoma, in all three. People can argue Dillon Gabriel IF they know the name, Dillon Gabriel. I wonder how many can tell me who he is. Quite less if they don't hear Oklahoma with his name.

 

[planomateo]

"Fair" is partly to blame how we got into this mess. Fair is how society has further declined.

I'm no fan of fair.

 

[BamaFan334]

It's fair for whom? Juxtapose that with Oklahoma State.

It's exposing which is fair.

Name ____ ?
Image ____ ?
Likeness to whom?

The answer is Oklahoma, in all three. People can argue Dillon Gabriel IF they know the name, Dillon Gabriel. I wonder how many can tell me who he is. Quite less if they don't hear Oklahoma with his name.

Quarterback from Central Florid...

 

[TideatMileHigh]

"Fair" is partly to blame how we got into this mess. Fair is how society has further declined.

I'm no fan of fair.

The more and more I think about it, college football's spiritual disintegration has been in the making for many years. In my opinion, ground zero for this decay started roughly around the 70s or early 80s. That's when the game started to become showcased more and more on television. With TV came advertising. With advertising came the money flows.

College football needs a Caesar type figure to save it. Someone with the absolute authority to reform it to bring about proper order. However, the chances of that happening are slim to none; and If I am being honest, proper reform would mean the fans might have to accept some changes to how they enjoy the game. Constant TV coverage, the mini celebrity status of high school recruits, and the over saturation of bowl games are three culprits that need to be reigned in.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

The more and more I think about it, college football's spiritual disintegration has been in the making for many years. In my opinion, ground zero for this decay started roughly around the 70s or early 80s. That's when the game started to become showcased more and more on television. With TV came advertising. With advertising came the money flows.

College football needs a Caesar type figure to save it. Someone with the absolute authority to reform it to bring about proper order. However, the chances of that happening are slim to none; and If I am being honest, proper reform would mean the fans might have to accept some changes to how they enjoy the game. Constant TV coverage, the mini celebrity status of high school recruits, and the over saturation of bowl games are three culprits that need to be reigned in.

To bad i wont be named commish....of CF...

Got a bunch on here would be my associates...

 

[TerryP]

Quarterback from Central Florid...

It's not being egotistical to admit you know more about college football than a number of people: a huge number if you really started looking deeply. That's likely related to wagering on sports. It's undoubtedly, especially in this case, related to 2017.

Are the NIL deals for a kid from Hawaii based on his time in Central Florida or the fact he's playing for Oklahoma?

This Switzer deal, along with the other collectives, aren't based in/on NIL of athletes.

 

[BamaFan334]

It's not being egotistical to admit you know more about college football than a number of people: a huge number if you really started looking deeply. That's likely related to wagering on sports. It's undoubtedly, especially in this case, related to 2017.

Are the NIL deals for a kid from Hawaii based on his time in Central Florida or the fact he's playing for Oklahoma?

This Switzer deal, along with the other collectives, aren't based in/on NIL of athletes.

I was just messing with you, but I agree. This is exactly what coaches didn't want ro see, especially the ones fighting like Saban to keep the rich from getting richer.

 

[c5vetman]

The more and more I think about it, college football's spiritual disintegration has been in the making for many years. In my opinion, ground zero for this decay started roughly around the 70s or early 80s. That's when the game started to become showcased more and more on television. With TV came advertising. With advertising came the money flows.

College football needs a Caesar type figure to save it. Someone with the absolute authority to reform it to bring about proper order. However, the chances of that happening are slim to none; and If I am being honest, proper reform would mean the fans might have to accept some changes to how they enjoy the game. Constant TV coverage, the mini celebrity status of high school recruits, and the over saturation of bowl games are three culprits that need to be reigned in.

That would be the quickest way to get these kids to stop playing football. In this day and age, these kids demand that they are in the spotlight. if it's not football, they'll just be the next Tik Tok star. Plus, how would YOU enjoy the game if you couldn't see it. Imagine how hard it would be to get tickets for in person games if those games aren't on tv - not just talking the Alabama vs. Mercer games, but what if Alabama vs. Tennessee or Auburn was live and in person only... Out of sight, out of mind. It's a double edged sword, either they hype it up and you get to enjoy it with the "star" players, or they "reign it in" and you forget about it.

 

[PurlJam]

The answer is Oklahoma, in all three. People can argue Dillon Gabriel IF they know the name, Dillon Gabriel. I wonder how many can tell me who he is. Quite less if they don't hear Oklahoma with his name.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Well Switzer of all people should know how to organize and execute pay for play schemes.

It's the Likeness Monster...

 

[TideatMileHigh]

That would be the quickest way to get these kids to stop playing football. In this day and age, these kids demand that they are in the spotlight. if it's not football, they'll just be the next Tik Tok star. Plus, how would YOU enjoy the game if you couldn't see it. Imagine how hard it would be to get tickets for in person games if those games aren't on tv - not just talking the Alabama vs. Mercer games, but what if Alabama vs. Tennessee or Auburn was live and in person only... Out of sight, out of mind. It's a double edged sword, either they hype it up and you get to enjoy it with the "star" players, or they "reign it in" and you forget about it.

"That would be the quickest way to get these kids to stop playing football."

Womp Womp. Sucks to suck. My stern advice for the kiddies: don't hedge your existence on an industry that involves catching a synthetic pigskin. Focus instead on becoming better ambassadors to your community and family. Not everyone is meant to play in the NFL. Become an accountant, engineer, or IT guru and support yourself and your loved ones.

" Plus, how would YOU enjoy the game if you couldn't see it."

While I cannot speak for all fans, in my life it wouldn't be that big of a deal. I've missed countless Alabama games, and have been able to go on just fine. Plus, in the 1970s it was practically the rule that maybe only a handful of games would even be broadcasted on national TV. I am sure many of the posters on this board remember those days very well, and had happy childhoods.

"It's a double edged sword, either they hype it up and you get to enjoy it with the "star" players, or they "reign it in" and you forget about it."

100% correct about it being a double edged sword. You go after the money flows, and the game loses a lot of its advertised polish. A lot of star high school players would begin to find other avenues to get into professional football (a good thing in my opinion, as most highly recruited high school athletes could give a fuck less about the collegiate institution they represent). I do however disagree that fans would simply "forget about" the game (I hope I am not misunderstanding your statement). College football had much less exposure in the 1980s as it does now, and yet the 1987 Fiesta Bowl is still the most highly watched game in college football history. I would argue that College Football's golden years were in the 1970s-1990s. And as I've stated before, though the game was less showcased on TV in the 1970s, it was still wildly popular.

 

['65 Cobra]

Things change. It's the nature of the universe. It would be next to impossible to put the genie back in the bottle. The best we can hope for is some kind of standardization that makes it more palatable. What's going on at TAMU may cause that to happen sooner than later. Meanwhile, if you're looking for the purity of the sport from days gone by, well... those days are gone. And I'm sure they were saying the same thing in the 80s while reminiscing about the 50s and 60s. If you desire a similar experience to days gone by, start following programs in lower divisions.