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  1. 1 hour ago, BornAndRaised said:

    I appreciate the discussion in this, and to Immamac for weighing in. I guess when I heard that the $20m was a hard limit, I assumed that it would just turn into black market payments. Definitely makes sense that NIL will still just be the icing on the cake with athletes getting compensated directly from the school as well. Uncharted territory for sure. I do agree that I feel like there will be less parity, though it feels like its largely been the BIG10 and the SEC at the top for the longest time. The only interesting games we were getting were the odd week 5 upset. 

    I think there will be way more parity. The percentage gap in payroll between the UGAs/UTs of the world and the TCUs/Northwesterns of the world is about to shrink dramatically. Same reason a small market like KC can build an NFL dynasty while the NY teams haven't won shit in years.

    One question - does every P5 school HAVE to pay out the full $20mm per year? My understanding is that they do but I'm not sure. If yes, even more parity. If no, then some schools will drop further back but you'll still have some new ones pony up and become competitive.

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  2. imo this is just the next step towards college football becoming a minor-league NFL. NIL and collectives still matter but the playing field will be much more level. Think about the NFL - why doesn't every free agent go to NYC or LA? Why don't random fans donate money for player salaries? Because the money directly from the team is the biggest factor by far.

    What's interesting is to see how different schools allocate the $20mm. First of all, no one seems to know for sure if Title IX applies yet. Beyond that, do some schools go all-in on smaller sports (ie Duke with basketball, Vandy with baseball) or do those same schools use this as an opportunity to actually get good at football (ie Duke/Vandy putting all $20m to football would suddenly make them a serious contender). 

    As for the "where will schools get the money from when their athletic departments are losing money" question...schools will just lose more money in athletics and subsidize it from other places. Sticking with Duke and Vandy examples, both are small schools with endowments in the $10 billion range. $20mm/year is a drop in the bucket, especially if it is partially offset by additional revenue from winning.

    Bottom line - this feels like a complete ground-shift in the college sports landscape. We're gonna see random P5 schools suddenly pop up as contenders in a variety of sports depending on how each one decides to allocate this.

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  3. 15 hours ago, Goofyboy said:


    I agree - I’m just the messenger. Perez cost Sainz 2nd.

    Yeah so basically Sainz braked to avoid a collision on Perez, costing himself two spots and saving Perez from penalty, and then Perez is the one who benefits from the Sainz penalty which was a way less egregious version of the same thing. Seems extremely dumb

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  4. Can someone who knows F1 better explain why Sainz got a penalty for going a little deep in one corner but Perez didn't get one for totally barreling through the first corner which cost Sainz two places and could've taken out multiple drivers? And then of course Perez is the one guy who benefits from the penalty lol

    Also nothing for Piastri after squeezing Sainz off the road on the prior lap? 

    Seems wildly inconsistent to me. Also looked like Piastri still had plenty of room outside of Sainz when they crashed but he turned into his back tire.

  5. 51 minutes ago, MIkeHoncho said:

    Brooks and Sanders together again.  Do they have OL? 

    They signed 2 new starting guards in free agency so should be a lot better, at least on paper. According to PFF at least

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  6. 16 hours ago, Buzzrock said:

    I’m a Falcons fan, AMA

    How does your GM still have a job? And is he on some kind of bender? In the last few months he has:

    1. Passed on Bill Belichick in favor of Raheem Morris

    2. Gave Kirk Cousins $45mm/year, same as Mahomes makes

    3. Despite 2, reached for a QB at 8th overall

    4. Traded a 3rd rounder to move up 8 spots in the 2nd, then reached with that pick

     

  7. I haven't been following the team as closely this year so can someone succinctly explain why everyone is so up in arms against Pierce? Seems like he has been good other than this year. 3 CWS appearance, pretty much always top 10.

    I like the Clemson coach Bakich if he does get canned. Comes from the Corbin school, took a Big 10 to a runner up finish, now doing well at Clemson. But first get ATM to give Schloss a Jimbo-level contract lol

  8. 1 hour ago, Js1 said:

    Yeah I don’t know either. It looks like 1 (COVID season from 2020-21) but does he also have a medical shirt for the year he only Played 7 games?

    Burnt Orange Nation report said 1 but the Arkansas reports when he entered the portal all said 2, so yeah idk

    edit: looks like he did get a medical redshirt - Tramon Mark - Men's Basketball - University of Houston Athletics (uhcougars.com)

  9. The cancelling future years thing is definitely weird. Maybe that was a Diggs requirement to go along with this peacefully. Regardless, I liked the deal a lot before this news but that 2nd round pick seems a little pricey for a 1-year rental. 

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  10. Hunter is a good defender and good when he can get a head of steam going to the basket. His shooting is average and his handles/creating bad for a PG. 

    If he could bump his 3pt shooting just a few %, he'd be a good 3 and D type of 2-guard. We definitely need a true PG though and multiple guys who can create things on offense since Abmas and Disu are gone.

    tl:dr he can be a good role player but shouldn't be asked to run an offense

  11. Most of Surly the past two years: Sark sucks, fire him! Anyone who thinks otherwise is an idiot! 

    Most of Surly after one top 5 finish: You're a pussy if you don't think it's smart to give him a deal at the same level as multi-title winning coaches like Kirby!

    Y'all need to stop riding the roller coaster so damn much. Year 1 was too soon to judge him but claiming he's a slam dunk now because of one year is also foolish. He definitely deserved a big raise and 10 isn't crazy, but history has shown that long-term fully guaranteed deals based off one good season are not wise.

    Regardless - idk if this means it is fully guaranteed, hence the original question. Will also be curious to see what the buyout is if he were to leave. Hopefully it's a lot higher to help prevent renegotiating again soon.

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  12. 27 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

    So what’s next for Saenz?  Is there just a driver swap and he goes to Mercedes?  One of Ferrari’s big sponsors, that’s closely affiliated with Saenz, just left for McLaren but they are currently in good shape driver-wise. I’ve seen Sauber/Audi and Aston Martin mentioned as real possibilities. 

    That's what I want to know. What about Red Bull for Perez? Although I saw somewhere that Sainz/Verstappen didn't have the best relationship when they were teammates.

    He'd win a lot more races at Red Bull but obviously be clear #2.

    Mercedes would be interesting.

    Sauber/Audi seems like a big risk. He'd be #1 but their car sucks at the moment, no chance of winning races.

    Aston Martin would be cool if they could ditch Stroll but that'll never happen because pops owns the team.

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