Cats can't compete regularly in recruiting with the big schools & their money
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Re: Cats can't compete regularly in recruiting with the big schools & their money
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Re: Cats can't compete regularly in recruiting with the big schools & their money
"Big time NIL"
This is, unfortunately, a preview of the future for the UA under the new NIL landscape. The Cats don't have "Big Time NIL" and are going to have difficulty competing against the B1G/SEC and other monied schools.
IMO, Congress needs to step in and put the "Amateur" back in college sports.
How long before athletes will not even be required to enroll in school??? College football/basketball might as well be classified as Minor Leagues or Semi-Pro
This is, unfortunately, a preview of the future for the UA under the new NIL landscape. The Cats don't have "Big Time NIL" and are going to have difficulty competing against the B1G/SEC and other monied schools.
IMO, Congress needs to step in and put the "Amateur" back in college sports.
How long before athletes will not even be required to enroll in school??? College football/basketball might as well be classified as Minor Leagues or Semi-Pro
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Re: Cats can't compete regularly in recruiting with the big schools & their money
Especially when many of them attend 3 or more universities, where it's near impossible to get a degree unless you spent enough semesters in residence. Obviously many of them hope for a pro career where you don't need a degree, but like many ex-UA players found out, if you want to get into coaching, you will need one. At least 3 come to mind that came back to the UA to get their degree after their playing days were over, and they were not transfers.
Re: Cats can't compete regularly in recruiting with the big schools & their money
Things will start to happen when private equity steps in to buy athletic programs and they won’t want to fund a losing money Olympic sports program.
If the players are considered employees and form a national union you can bet they will come to the same conclusion.
This thing is broken
If the players are considered employees and form a national union you can bet they will come to the same conclusion.
This thing is broken
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Re: Cats can't compete regularly in recruiting with the big schools & their money
Merkin wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:54 pmEspecially when many of them attend 3 or more universities, where it's near impossible to get a degree unless you spent enough semesters in residence. Obviously many of them hope for a pro career where you don't need a degree, but like many ex-UA players found out, if you want to get into coaching, you will need one. At least 3 come to mind that came back to the UA to get their degree after their playing days were over, and they were not transfers.
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Re: Cats can't compete regularly in recruiting with the big schools & their money
Roughly 1.6% of college football players end up playing professionally.Merkin wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:54 pmEspecially when many of them attend 3 or more universities, where it's near impossible to get a degree unless you spent enough semesters in residence. Obviously many of them hope for a pro career where you don't need a degree, but like many ex-UA players found out, if you want to get into coaching, you will need one. At least 3 come to mind that came back to the UA to get their degree after their playing days were over, and they were not transfers.
We need to set up college sports (football/basketball) to cater to the 98.4% who are not going pro.......in other words the folks who need to focus on getting a college degree.
Re: Cats can't compete regularly in recruiting with the big schools & their money
This is only going to make things worse for the UA and the rest of the Non SEC/B1G teams.
We don't have the TV contract money to compete with them.
We don't have the TV contract money to compete with them.
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Re: Cats can't compete regularly in recruiting with the big schools & their money
This is going to destroy all the non-revenue sports. When the UA AD can't have a balanced budget without $50M from the academic side each year you know there are going to be some cuts.
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Re: Cats can't compete regularly in recruiting with the big schools & their money
Such a negative view.Merkin wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2024 6:09 pm This is going to destroy all the non-revenue sports. When the UA AD can't have a balanced budget without $50M from the academic side each year you know there are going to be some cuts.
All Division I athletes dating back to 2016 are eligible to receive a share as part of the settlement class.
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Re: Cats can't compete regularly in recruiting with the big schools & their money
Said the king of negativity.Ghost wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 11:39 amSuch a negative view.Merkin wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2024 6:09 pm This is going to destroy all the non-revenue sports. When the UA AD can't have a balanced budget without $50M from the academic side each year you know there are going to be some cuts.
All Division I athletes dating back to 2016 are eligible to receive a share as part of the settlement class.
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Re: Cats can't compete regularly in recruiting with the big schools & their money
Hey, at least Merkin shares how he feels. He doesn’t pick up the Pom poms but drops the Pooper Scooper. It’s how he feels. It’s valid.ProfessorFate wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 1:53 pmSaid the king of negativity.Ghost wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 11:39 amSuch a negative view.Merkin wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2024 6:09 pm This is going to destroy all the non-revenue sports. When the UA AD can't have a balanced budget without $50M from the academic side each year you know there are going to be some cuts.
All Division I athletes dating back to 2016 are eligible to receive a share as part of the settlement class.