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Skipper

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  1. Regardless of the farce that NIL is (which I agree), it is in theory tied to fucking value of your name image and likeness. Which is zero for a bunch of athletes in non-revenue producing sports. I'll dive into the legal arguments once we inevitably get there, but it's absolutely stretch to tie this to Title IX financial assistance, and yeah, I'm sorry, this would only come from a democrat DOE
  2. Not sure where else to put this and sports related but don't want to cloak room up the NIL thread. But the idiotic DOE policy position on Title IX is the kind of dumb shit democrats constantly do that gets people like Trump elected. Taking the position that post settlement funds that schools can pay athletes as NIL is actually "financial assistance" subject to Title IX is so mind numbingly idiotic it's hard to wrap my arms around. Sure DOE, a fucking scholarship rower nobody has or will ever hear of (that is already a material revenue loss due to Title IX) should be paid "equal" to Collin Simmons and the like in fucking "NIL". So fucking stupid and a massive unforced error at the end of the Biden Administration that would literally destroy athletic departments across the country if actually implemented and cost hundreds of female scholarships. This is just the kind of unnecessary 'woke' shit with no basis in reality that liberals in govt positions push through that make headlines and constantly make it harder for D's than it should be as it relates to your average American that has a lick of common sense.
  3. I saw Cruz came out with a strong statement against this idiocy. No CR but probably one of the few things I 100% agree with. This policy by the DOE is a completely unforced error that makes anyone paying attention on this issue assume they are incompetent as it relates to everything else.
  4. Making this a paid service is an interesting strategy that I don't think will go well. Obviously the Stars don't have the same following (or the same level of TV revenue to replace) but I remember when Victory + was announced the stars rep talked about how they discussed and thought it was important to keep it free vs. even a nominal amount in order to build/keep the fanbase engaged. I'll probably end up paying it but I bet a lot of people won't on principle and I don't blame them. Unfortunately for the Rangers and everyone else that were locked into Bally's, a shit ton of fanbases got used to dealing with just watching national games over the past few years.
  5. I don't think I've had any app issues since maybe opening night. Roku here.
  6. I feel like multi-year contracts with liquidated damages should be the solution. Just for illustrative purposes, 5 star locks in a 3 year deal. $500K year 1, $1MM year 2, $1.5MM year 3. Either side can terminate without cause at any time for $350K (so collective also gets 'bust' protection). So if Oregon wants to overpay an all american year 3 that is locked in, they will need to buy out the contract for $350K. Again, just throwing numbers around for sake of an example, but in a world without salary caps or luxury taxes, something like that makes the most sense to me. Essentially no different than coaches and their salaries.
  7. I guess that was the point I was trying to make earlier. How much do we (and others) continue to adjust when recruiting HS players. I mean if we lose Manny for example, we developed him for 2 years and now lose him at the point where he should have his best season. Would we have been better off using all the money we paid him on other rentals? I get there really isn't an easy or correct answer and certainly have to do some of both. And in theory with some players there will be actual loyalty (and/or a loyalty discount) to the program they signed with as long as they are treated 'fairly'. If you could lock players into multi-year deals with material liquidated damages to terminate, it would make this easier to manage and I don't see how we don't get to that point. As it is now, I assume very difficult to manage allocation of funds between recruiting and portal/retention.
  8. Guess let's see who it is. But if you pay, develop and then lose a 5 star in their prime to a higher bidder, do you have to start rethinking how much you allocate to recruiting vs. retaining/poaching? Crazy world to try to manage without a salary cap or multi-year contracts.
  9. Sounds like my question yesterday as to how prepared we are on the NIL front collectively is about to get answered. Do we still have shit participation from both small donors and large donors with a handful picking up way to big a %% of the tab?
  10. What is remotely 'weird' about a guy that has called plays for his entire career, got this job precisely because he was elite at it, not wanting to give that up.
  11. For those that know - how are we doing overall in NIL coffers? Has One Fund participation increased over the course of another successful season? I'm guessing price of success comes with heavy retention costs for numerous future NFL players on our roster that are currently draft ineligible not to mention a raise for guys on the fence we talk into staying.
  12. There was probably a NIL number that made sense for Blue to come back but not sure if that number would have worked for us. On one hand he's only going to have this speed for a limited number of years (and it could all be taken away with one injury) so if you can stay on an NFL roster as a RB, better to start that clock now. On the other hand, unless he improves fumbling, pass pro and running through contact he could be off a roster soon. Best of luck to him. Hope it works out. Definitely has the potential to be a solid pro.
  13. He had a terrible game against OSU but wasn't healthy. He played fantastic at times this past year though. If he actually comes back will have extremely high expectations for him next season.
  14. JFC. This board is going to lose their minds when Arch inevitably throws 3 picks in a game next year. Anything less than a heisman is going to be unacceptable the way you all have built Arch up in your minds.
  15. There are a lot of absolute fucking morons that post on this board and he's at the top. This thread and the Quinn thread is like a magnet to the biggest dumbasses and pure shit fans.
  16. I would add the holding no-call (that could have been called on 3 different OL) on 3rd and 15.
  17. My dumbass friend apparently sucks at reading comprehension and missed when the other friend told him to buy for them. It's $100 at door (100 total available). Is that right? Idiots.
  18. Has definitely been one of the weirder ticket markets I've ever seen with the snowmageddon headfake.
  19. At this point I'm pretty confident drive to game won't be an issue for anyone as it isn't expected to get that cold overnight. But tomorrow night is a different story as temps back in low to mid 20's for whatever is left. Hopefully not much more precipitation tonight and it clears over the course of the day.
  20. When are you cutting off sales? Herding cattle but about to buy 4 or 5 I think.
  21. Starting to look better for tomorrow. Temp holding strong above freezing so has just been rain since early afternoon. Also looks like precip may clear out earlier than anticipated.
  22. Roads are going to be shit in Dallas early tomorrow. It won't all just magically disappear when precipitation stops. Seems like latest guesses are bullish for decent amount of snow in metroplex overnight. If I were coming from Austin I wouldn't plan on arriving in metroplex before noon at earliest.
  23. Still plenty of space left? Still trying to figure out plans but will try to steer some folks this way tomorrow.
  24. Definitely would not do it today at this point. Tomorrow later is going to be better but of course every person traveling tomorrow is going to realize that so traffic is going to suck.
  25. Just checked and 2 flights from Columbus have been cancelled and 2 delayed. Flights from Cincy/Pitt cancelled and several from Detroit and Cleveland cancelled. That's a shame.
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