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Re: Nico Iamaleava takeaway: Case study of college football challenges, direction, hypocrisy
Talk about missing the point! A 19 year old kid was to be paid $8,000,000 to…PLAY football. Not to mention other compensations like free cars, endorsements, etc. Come on Mike! Heck, paying a 19 year old kid a $100,000 to…play football for his university is mind boggling, but $2,000,000 a year is wacko crazy.
And yes, coaches renegotiate too. Two wrongs don’t make a right. Live up to your agreement. That basic moral principle applies to everybody - players, coaches, administrators, etc. Once you sign the contract, keep your word.
Nico acted like exactly what he is, an immature 19 or 20 year old kid with poor judgment. And then you, Mike, blame the university.
The system is broken. Compensating players so they can be comfortable in college is one thing. Making them the richest students on campus is ridiculous just like paying anybody $13,000,000 a year to COACH a football team. How much money does a person, or even a family, need to live a comfortable life?
Most people don’t make $8,000,000 in a lifetime! Don’t try justifying a college athlete asking for $4,000,000 a year to PLAY A GAME.
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Re: Nico Iamaleava takeaway: Case study of college football challenges, direction, hypocrisy
I think Saban saw this coming, and how it would affect the sport and he stepped away. Like you, I can't really blame Saban for what he did (i agree, i would quit too before i give in to a kids demands to be paid more money). Considering it's the players that now control the sport of college football, NIL may be the end of college football as we know it. NIL has already started turning away long time fans from the game, and sadly, it will only get worse as time goes on..