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[tlance]

And the kids still get school paid for if they don’t play well

For 1 year.

Then the school can choose not to renew the scholarship.

Just like the player can choose to transfer.

 

[tlance]

Belichick had such a guy (a complete analytics guru) going back to his days in Cleveland.

So many situations we see like what the Bears do on Thanksgiving that are just completely mind boggling.

Belicek might be the smartest man to ever coach anything.

If he had a clock guy, anyone who doesn’t is making a mistake.

 

[The Q]

I agree they need to do something.

Q’s idea about player exit fees is just misguided and wrong.

For the longest time, players had the short end of the stick. The pendulum has swung too far and needs yo be tweaked a bit, but still better than it was.

nope

you cannot use coaches as an example and then say players should get out scot free

it's just a dishonest comparison

In the better, more enlightened times, coaches paid out with money and players paid out with sitting out a year. Player with NIL can now do either. But they need to "pay" something.

I'm fine with either.

 

[dtgold88]

Belicek might be the smartest man to ever coach anything.

If he had a clock guy, anyone who doesn’t is making a mistake.

I guess to be fair to the guy (Ernie adams) he was not just a clock guy, but I'm sure that was part of his duties as his analytics guru. This was before people started crying about analytics.

The guy was on the payroll and there's a story told by many that Art Modell once offered 10K to anyone who could tell him what he did.

 

[tlance]

nope

you cannot use coaches as an example and then say players should get out scot free

it's just a dishonest comparison

In the better, more enlightened times, coaches paid out with money and players paid out with sitting out a year. Player with NIL can now do either. But they need to "pay" something.

I'm fine with either.

The one making a dishonest comparison is you.

Once again, a scholarship is only a 1 year commitment.

Players who transfer are not “getting out of anything early”.

Similarly, if the school decides not to renew a player’s scholarship, do they have to pay a penalty to the player?

Easy answer there is no.

 

[tlance]

Now…

If the NCAA wants to change the rules and make a scholarship a 4 year commitment on the school’s end?

Then we have a different conversation.

But it isn’t a 4 year commitment.

An athletic scholarship is 1 year of tuition in exchange for 1 year of play. That is all.

Comparing it to coaches who pay an exit fee when they don’t fulfill the full length of their contract is 100% wrong.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Now…

If the NCAA wants to change the rules and make a scholarship a 4 year commitment on the school’s end?

Then we have a different conversation.

But it isn’t a 4 year commitment.

An athletic scholarship is 1 year of tuition in exchange for 1 year of play. That is all.

Comparing it to coaches who pay an exit fee when they don’t fulfill the full length of their contract is 100% wrong.

They can certainly explore that

 

[trojanfan12]

The one making a dishonest comparison is you.

Once again, a scholarship is only a 1 year commitment.

Players who transfer are not “getting out of anything early”.

Similarly, if the school decides not to renew a player’s scholarship, do they have to pay a penalty to the player?

Easy answer there is no.

What about players who announce they're entering the portal and stop playing during the season?

They are not fulfilling their agreement.

 

[tlance]

What about players who announce they're entering the portal and stop playing during the season?

They are not fulfilling their agreement.

I agree.

Not what I was talking about though.

And if a player does that?

School should be allowed to discontinue the scholarship and let the player go.

 

[HurricaneDij39]

Just in the games that I've watched...there have been at least 3 games where they had a real good chance to win but couldn't manage the clock.

Bears fans following the lead of Pistons fans with our "Sell the Team" chants. @logic

 

[wildturkey]

Damn. That's a bummer. He was sneaky old though. I would have guessed late 60s. Fuck cancer

 

[Think McFly Think]

Damn. That's a bummer. He was sneaky old though. I would have guessed late 60s. Fuck cancer

Yeah I saw that on the ticker of the GT/Vandy game.

RIP Greg

Fuck cancer indeed

 

[thunderc]

Damn. That's a bummer. He was sneaky old though. I would have guessed late 60s. Fuck cancer

He didnt get the accolades his brother did but I always thought he was the better of the two.

 

[thunderc]

Arkansas looking good

 

[DJ Fieri]

OU ends the season losing to Navy. 2 of 3 seasons Venables has finished under .500.

Knew he wasn't the right hire.

 

[thunderc]

OU ends the season losing to Navy. 2 of 3 seasons Venables has finished under .500.

Knew he wasn't the right hire.

Yeah you knew lmao, that’s so funny.

 

[bksballer89]

Yeah you knew lmao, that’s so funny.

He knows it all after the fact lol truly amazing

 

[DJ Fieri]

Yeah you knew lmao, that’s so funny.

I said it when they hired him.

 

[thunderc]

I said it when they hired him.

The point is there is no way you could know that. He was clearly the best defensive guy in the country at the time, it’s not like you had inside knowledge of the guy or anything. I guess it’s ok to say “I had a feeling” but to just say I said so is just dumb.

 

[DJ Fieri]

The point is there is no way you could know that. He was clearly the best defensive guy in the country, it’s not like you had instead knowledge of the guy or anything. I guess it’s ok to say “I had a feeling” but to just say I said so is just dumb.

You and I literally argued about it....

LOL.