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I will just say that, for fans, and for many coaches too, it IS about winning championships. For many college fans, I think it is also about school pride and loyalty. Can these two driving forces (player compensation and school pride) live in relative harmony? I don’t know, but I hope so.
Pressure on all of the Top 25 Head Coaches is incredible! Jimbo lost it last night and it was good to see!
He railed on Kiffin, he railed on "other SEC coaches" and then hearing him say "Some Sliced bread character posted we spent 30 Millon on recruiting and one of you so called journalists reported it" I was rolling. That is coming from a man who has a guaranteed contract for the next decade and he is feeling the heat. More now, he has the #1 recruiting class. The 12th man is fully expecting a NATTY this season!
Pressure!!
Lots of pressure!!
That's a bit of a dilemma that Kirby pointed out. He can't just go out and show off his NC ring and talk about the facilities, and the amazing fanbase, championship heritage and overall support structure. School pride and loyalty are taking a back seat it seems. Money talks. Kirby might not want to get to that point...but if this situation is left on it's own he's going to have to get knee deep. Otherwise he'll end up with a 5-Star hearts with 3-star ability roster.
I think it is, overall, a delicate balance… between the future popularity of college football and the immediate need to field the best team possible. Not just for Georgia, but for all of college football.
If what you (general you, not you, @pgjackson) like is professional football, we already have the NFL.
CKS is doing just fine with all of that, especially the money part for the team, the facilities and the players.
Like I said before, so far, he has been flawless, at all levels!
Hopefully he keeps doing great and I believe he will.
One of the many reasons to "Pay him, pay that man his money"
Kinda snarky there, brother. 😉
This is just year one of NIL. We are just getting started on adjusting to NIL. What if TAMU keeps investing millions into NIL (assuming the rumors are true) and keeps getting #1 classes...and eventually starts winning championships? Unless regulations are put into place every team will need to follow their lead to remain competitive.
I called that a while ago. Jimbo is officially on the hot seat. He has two years to win a NC or he's gone. Who cares about his buyout? They will pay it and move on to the next hot-shot coach.
95 million for a buyout is pretty steep.
What will it be 2-3 years from now? It's the richest team in the country. They'll pay it. Texas schools are crazy.
75 million. I don’t care how crazy they are. That’s way too much money. They may try to negotiate something smaller but if I’m Jimbo I ain’t leaving without every penny of that $95M.
Agreed, but that will be an "Exception" to all things NIL!
I do not believe the $30 MM comment, no way to prove it, so either way it is BS.
Because there is so much pressure to win it all, it could get ****, but I believe it will be other reasons or ways!
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Honestly I hope they are stuck with it. Jimbo is not a great head coach. He’s a decent one but not great. I would love to see the drama unfold between him and the boosters. It will be like him at FSU on steroids.
Not only that, there's already grumblings about why players should even bother to play in the national title game when they've locked up top draft spots. You know how they sit out of bowl games now? I bet you'll see it in the title games one day too.
Good and bad is relative. But I'm happy with how my end game turned out.
Speaking of end game... that's what I'm trying to warn you college football anarchists about.
And I bet this league you don’t care to watch will also stand up and take notice of a player who quits on teammates like that.
Wanting free people to profit off of their own name image and likeness is akin to anarchy? Tough crowd comrade.
The NFL has proven over and over that they don't care about character. If you can play, they will pay. Joe Mixon is playing in the Superbowl....they will take anyone.
Well, while we're tossing the hyperbole around.
I wouldn't hold my breath waiting on the NFL and ethics.