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Crap. I remembered the Titans ™, but brain farted and thought they were in another Tennessee city (I know, ridiculous)
Still, the overriding point is that Texas and Ohio State (mostly Texas) are better situated than others to have payers paid to hawk cars and restaurants 

They also have the Predators.
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Kirk Bohls with this report:

With the addition of 10 football players out of the transfer portal and probably one or two more on the way, the budget for next season’s Texas roster has grown as well. It currently sits somewhere “between $35 million and $40 million,” which counts the likely revenue-sharing allotment expected to be $20.5 million as well as payouts through the Texas One Fund, a connected source tells the Houston Chronicle. This also figures to be a one-time exorbitant expense because athletic director Chris Del Conte and others have said the school plans to phase out its collective in favor of the revenue-sharing via the House settlement and with the move to name, image and likeness payouts through corporations. “It’s just unsustainable,” the source said of the high payouts. “The next season after this year, the whole world will be back to reality.”  The source declined to reveal how many Longhorn players will command at least a $1 million salary because such transparency foments comparative discussions and locker-room chaos. … Head coach Steve Sarkisian applauded quarterback Quinn Ewers for not taking money from the Texas One Fund although the Texas source said he got some but was paid the bulk of his money by corporations “so Texas could have more good players around him.” … Quarterback Arch Manning is “by far the highest-paid Texas player,” as expected, but doesn’t take a dime from the school. He and his family acquired all his deals on their own “with no help from the school.”

Texas Longhorns will spend between $35-40 million on football roster

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2 minutes ago, Tex-19 said:

Kirk Bohls with this report:

With the addition of 10 football players out of the transfer portal and probably one or two more on the way, the budget for next season’s Texas roster has grown as well. It currently sits somewhere “between $35 million and $40 million,” which counts the likely revenue-sharing allotment expected to be $20.5 million as well as payouts through the Texas One Fund, a connected source tells the Houston Chronicle. This also figures to be a one-time exorbitant expense because athletic director Chris Del Conte and others have said the school plans to phase out its collective in favor of the revenue-sharing via the House settlement and with the move to name, image and likeness payouts through corporations. “It’s just unsustainable,” the source said of the high payouts. “The next season after this year, the whole world will be back to reality.”  The source declined to reveal how many Longhorn players will command at least a $1 million salary because such transparency foments comparative discussions and locker-room chaos. … Head coach Steve Sarkisian applauded quarterback Quinn Ewers for not taking money from the Texas One Fund although the Texas source said he got some but was paid the bulk of his money by corporations “so Texas could have more good players around him.” … Quarterback Arch Manning is “by far the highest-paid Texas player,” as expected, but doesn’t take a dime from the school. He and his family acquired all his deals on their own “with no help from the school.”

Texas Longhorns will spend between $35-40 million on football roster

Bohls doesn't know shit. 

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13 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

Bohls doesn't know shit. 

But that headline is going to get circulated all through CFB, and probably a lot of non-CFB circles with people lamenting what has happened to the sport. 

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I remember after the moral victory against Clemson in Dumbo's first year the following week Clay Travis was going on and on about how Dumbo will have the aggy's in the playoffs soon and will be a mainstay.

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42 minutes ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

I remember after the moral victory against Clemson in Dumbo's first year the following week Clay Travis was going on and on about how Dumbo will have the aggy's in the playoffs soon and will be a mainstay.

Accuracy of predictions is not a prerequisite to sports hot take riches. 

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No CR, but this could be true, if big. Also lol at Saban bitching to Trump.

 

Trump Considers Executive Order on College Athlete Payments After Nick Saban Meeting
https://www.wsj.com/sports/football/trump-considers-executive-order-on-college-athlete-payments-after-nick-saban-meeting-5d6e694d?reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

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The Trump administration is considering an executive order that could increase scrutiny of the explosion in payments to college athletes since 2021, after the president met with former Alabama coach Nick Saban, White House officials said. 
Trump met with Saban on Thursday night when he was in Tuscaloosa to deliver the University of Alabama’s commencement address. Saban talked about “NIL” deals with Trump, telling the president how he believed the influx of money had damaged college sports. 
“NIL” stands for “name, image and likeness,” but is used as a catchall term for the new era in which college athletes are allowed to earn money from their fame. Under pressure from the courts and state legislators, the NCAA in 2021 relaxed longstanding rules that banned athletes from profiting from their name, image or likeness. 
A class-action settlement is pending that would allow schools to pay athletes directly from the billions of dollars in revenue, much of it in broadcast-rights fees paid by TV networks, that they help generate.
Trump said he agreed with Saban and would look at crafting an executive order, people familiar with the meeting said. Trump told aides to begin studying what an order could say, the people said.  
Saban didn’t propose ending NIL but “reforming” it, according to a person with direct knowledge of the meeting. He described how it was causing an uneven playing field, the people said, with an arms race among powerhouse schools. 
Saban wasn’t available for comment on Friday afternoon, according to his assistant.
College-athlete compensation used to be limited by NCAA rules to little more than a scholarship, room and board. Now, athletes in the high-profile sports of football and basketball often sign deals with corporate sponsors and well-heeled booster groups, with some star players earning a few million dollars a year.
The NCAA simultaneously relaxed its transfer rules, making it easier than ever for athletes to switch schools in pursuit of the biggest paycheck—much like coaches have done for decades. But unlike professional sports, where athletes sign employment contracts and leagues attempt to maintain competitive balance by imposing salary caps, there are no such limits in college sports. Some coaches have lamented that their entire rosters can turn over between seasons.
The result is a freewheeling marketplace where nearly 4,300 Division I football players switched schools in 2024 and an estimated $1.67 billion changed hands in 2024-25, according to Opendorse, a platform that facilitates NIL deals. 
“The people out there need to know this model is unsustainable,” Saban said in January on a radio show. He said it was unfair for some universities to pay and spend astronomically more than others. 
The NCAA declined to comment on a potential executive order. NCAA spokesman Tim Buckley said the group is confronting some of the challenges facing college sports on its own, “but there are some threats to college sports that federal legislation can effectively address and the Association is advocating with student-athletes and their schools for a bipartisan solution.” 
Saban is considered one of the greatest coaches in college sports history. He won seven national championships, six at Alabama, before retiring after the 2023 season.
Trump attended the 2018 College Football Playoff Championship in Atlanta when Saban won his fifth title with the Alabama Crimson Tide. The president has also attended two games in Tuscaloosa, in 2019 and 2024, and the annual Army-Navy game, among other events.
Since retiring from coaching, Saban has become an analyst on ESPN’s traveling Saturday morning pregame show, College GameDay. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal in October, he credited the show for exposing him to a wider swath of college athletics.
“It’s actually very interesting to see the big picture,” he said. “When you’re a coach you kind of look at everything through a straw.”
Write to Josh Dawsey at Joshua.Dawsey@WSJ.com, Rachel Bachman at Rachel.Bachman@wsj.com and Laine Higgins at laine.higgins@wsj.com

 

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Caveat: I, “statsman”, do not know shit about fuck on this topic-

I have seen rumblings that a delay in the “House settlement” would cause chaos in college football. 
 
Observation- in the last couple of transfer portals, teams have retained key players better than before. 
 
Hypothesis: Have P4 teams all assumed that they will be allowed to budget $15M for football next year, out of AD revenue, which represents a big increase for about 80% of the schools in P4? Allowing them to retain and recruit. Would a delay in the “House settlement” require them to make up budget shortfalls from donors, causing extreme stress in program support? Or, in such an event, would AD’s just go ahead and write the checks to players anyway, and worry later about any consequences?

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48 minutes ago, statsman said:

Caveat: I, “statsman”, do not know shit about fuck on this topic-

I have seen rumblings that a delay in the “House settlement” would cause chaos in college football. 
 
Observation- in the last couple of transfer portals, teams have retained key players better than before. 
 
Hypothesis: Have P4 teams all assumed that they will be allowed to budget $15M for football next year, out of AD revenue, which represents a big increase for about 80% of the schools in P4? Allowing them to retain and recruit. Would a delay in the “House settlement” require them to make up budget shortfalls from donors, causing extreme stress in program support? Or, in such an event, would AD’s just go ahead and write the checks to players anyway, and worry later about any consequences?

My guess is that some of these programs might just renege.  bwdik?

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2 hours ago, statsman said:

Caveat: I, “statsman”, do not know shit about fuck on this topic-

I have seen rumblings that a delay in the “House settlement” would cause chaos in college football. 
 
Observation- in the last couple of transfer portals, teams have retained key players better than before. 
 
Hypothesis: Have P4 teams all assumed that they will be allowed to budget $15M for football next year, out of AD revenue, which represents a big increase for about 80% of the schools in P4? Allowing them to retain and recruit. Would a delay in the “House settlement” require them to make up budget shortfalls from donors, causing extreme stress in program support? Or, in such an event, would AD’s just go ahead and write the checks to players anyway, and worry later about any consequences?

Correct. 

1 hour ago, cochamps said:

My guess is that some of these programs might just renege.  bwdik?

If House doesn’t pass, it’s safe to assume that many programs will not make payroll unless emergency funds flow in. 

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9 hours ago, Teryor said:

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I think we know that this won't stop him from spending big on Tech but at least it's someone who is pro-spending on NIL

Yes. Two people in charge who have a vested interest in kicking Texas in the balls is a great thing. 

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Bobby Burton

 

News broke late last night that President Trump would name former Alabama coach Nick Saban and Texas Tech mega-booster Cody Campbell as co-chairs of a federal commission on college sports.

This news came on the heels of the NCAA replying to objections from the judge in the House Settlement surrounding grandfathering scholarships for former players who would have been otherwise cut.

Frankly, it’s hard to keep up with all the ins and outs of what is going on in college sports these days off the field.

Yet the best thing about sports - or at least one of the best - is that the games are decided on the field of play, not in a courtroom, not in chambers of congress or anywhere else.

This charade of legal and federal involvement continues to pick away at the enjoyment of the game itself.

The game needs a solution. I’m not sure anyone has proposed one yet that suits all sides fairly.

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The problem I have with the House Settlement and appointing Saban and Campbell to a commission is very simple.

The plaintiffs in the House Case are supposed to be a voice for the players. Well, they’re actually the voice for former players, not current ones. And they’re for former college athletes in all sports, not just the subset of the group that makes money (football and basketball customarily) for their respective universities.

As for the federal commission, it’s the same thing. Where is the representation for the athletes? Perhaps the work product of Saban and Campbell may involve them, but from Saban’s remarks alone, it’s clear he doesn’t favor the current player-friendly environment.

Again, I think college sports, from a structural standpoint, is an absolute mess. We need leadership. We need solutions. We don’t need to keep reshuffling the deck chairs of the Titanic.

In the interim, I’ll be here, just like many of you. We enjoy the game of college football too much. But, for the sake of all that is right in this world, can someone who sees both sides please stand up and deliver a solution that is sound and something we can move forward with for at least a couple of decades?

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I don't need a fucking commission to know that Cody Campbell wants to retain enough NIL flexibility to allow Tech to be more competitive than the SMUs and the Baylors of the world, but also limit how much Texas (and to a lesser degree A&M) can spend. What a shit show. 

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This shit pisses me off. Saban is hailed as some sort of friendly grandpa who only wants what's good for the sport, yet we all know, with certainty, that the fucking guy was one of the biggest players in the competitively limited bag game. When he could no longer buy the best players and then stash them without mobility on his roster, he fucking quit. 

Fuck this shit. I hate this move from Trump and hate who he has involved. JFC. 

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