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[CB4]

Us working folks really cannot grasp the numbers though. We are talking #000,000.000.00. With that kind of cash then $10-$20 mil really is hobby money.

As a friend of mine would say “at that level, money is just a way of keeping score”.

 

[CoolBreeze]

Yeah to put it in terms of time, one million seconds in about 11.6 days. one billion seconds is 31.7 years. helluva difference

And something has to change. If you think the rich aren't getting richer -

WORLD'S BILLIONAIRES RISE From 140 to 3,028 From 1987 to 2025

Mechanical Engineering World

WORLD'S BILLIONAIRES RISE From 140 to 3,028 From 1987 to 2025 Since Forbes began compiling its list of global billionaires in 1987, the count has surged dramatically. That year, there were just...

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[CB4]

Well at least someone is asking questions.

FTC asks 20 schools if agents are following law

The Federal Trade Commission is asking 20 universities with Division I sports programs whether agents working with their athletes are following a federal law tied to sports-agent conduct.

www.espn.com

 

[Cruloc]

Well at least someone is asking questions.

FTC asks 20 schools if agents are following law

The Federal Trade Commission is asking 20 universities with Division I sports programs whether agents working with their athletes are following a federal law tied to sports-agent conduct.

www.espn.com

I guess that's something.....that's the best I can say. That's something.

Will it matter when they find out how bad it is and agents and billionaires are doing all kinds of things?

I mean, we've gone from Name, Image and Likeness to million dollar handshakes and guaranteed money.

It was fine when the kids were doing commercials...like Bryce and Dr. Pepper.......or even local ads for themselves. That was how things were intended. Make a name for yourself and profit from that....via endorsement deals or the like.

Now the big money folks are just saying, hey, come play for my team for this amount of money......and/or we'll take care of your family too, give them scholarships or jobs.

We are well past what SMU was doing decades ago.

 

[BearFoot]

Is dude worth $2.5 mil or more?

Kalen DeBoer should not balk at 5-star OT Jordan Seaton's astronomical portal price

Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer shouldn't scoff at spending every penny possible to bring five-star offensive tackle Jordan Seaton to Tuscaloosa.

bamahammer.com

I’d argue that an AA Left Tackle is the second most important offensive player on your team…just behind an AA Quarterback. Surround those two with nine others who are average to above-average, and you’ll have an offense that moves the ball, protects the ball…and scores points.

Put the most $$$ into those two positions, and then fill in the rest as your budget allows.

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

Yeah, how some of these billionaires have stayed billionaires is a mystery to me.

More dollars than sense...

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

I guess that's something.....that's the best I can say. That's something.

Will it matter when they find out how bad it is and agents and billionaires are doing all kinds of things?

I mean, we've gone from Name, Image and Likeness to million dollar handshakes and guaranteed money.

It was fine when the kids were doing commercials...like Bryce and Dr. Pepper.......or even local ads for themselves. That was how things were intended. Make a name for yourself and profit from that....via endorsement deals or the like.

Now the big money folks are just saying, hey, come play for my team for this amount of money......and/or we'll take care of your family too, give them scholarships or jobs.

We are well past what SMU was doing decades ago.

I'm just waiting to hear that some of these kids are being audited for Tax Evasion...it's just a matter of when.

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

I’d argue that an AA Left Tackle is the second most important offensive player on your team…just behind an AA Quarterback. Surround those two with nine others who are average to above-average, and you’ll have an offense that moves the ball, protects the ball…and scores points.

Put the most $$$ into those two positions, and then fill in the rest as your budget allows.

Kind of like holding a Royal Flush in your hand and you only have $18 left and then someone raises $30...

 

[Snuffy Smith]

Well at least someone is asking questions.

FTC asks 20 schools if agents are following law

The Federal Trade Commission is asking 20 universities with Division I sports programs whether agents working with their athletes are following a federal law tied to sports-agent conduct.

www.espn.com

I read something about this a week or so ago - one of the zillion sports blog writers was asking questions and supposedly was trying to contact someone in the federal government to see if the rules that applied to NFL agents were supposed to apply to NCAA as well. He was assuming that they didn’t since we have pretty much anyone that can write their name on a napkin “representing” these kids. IIRC it was a blog in response to the UW QB debacle. Someone in DC must have answered his call

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

An interesting comment from this article Commission rejected 500-plus NIL deals worth nearly $15 million.

"The memo reminded ADs that signing players to deals that hadn't been cleared by the CSC left the players "vulnerable to deals not being cleared, promises not being able to be kept, and eligibility being placed at risk."

Comments that criticized the staff for not getting a signed contract with Smothers before he bolted to Texas might need to consider that it takes time to get these deals reviewed and approved...

 

[Cruloc]

We should....officially....get back all the vacated wins from Langham's napkin, from the other garbage of which I will not name out of Memphis, and from textbookgate.

They gave Reggie Bush back his Heisman......give us back the wins....officially.

 

[Cruiser]

There are 10,576 football players that have entered as of Wednesday morning. Of those 10.5K who jumped in, 6,846 are still active and looking for a new team.

That must include all divisions?? There are 136 FBS teams with a 105 man roster limit. That's 14,280 total players in all of FBS

 

[Cruloc]

That must include all divisions?? There are 136 FBS teams with a 105 man roster limit. That's 14,280 total players in all of FBS

It does. In the FBS it was over 4500 players in the portal. Its more now, but that was 1/3 of all players in FBS.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

In this market I think he is. The issue and this gets into part of the issue with going after Coleman, is a team like Alabama which clearly has a budget (unlike Texas, in which case it's limited by the number of things they want to buy) has to be careful even appearing like they have money. One big spend agents smell blood in the water and players say hey if you can afford that, what about me?

So, when you consider all the potential downsides of a sign like this, I think you might be better off breaking it up until multiple lower profile buys. It rocks the boat less, it fills more needs, you're not putting all your eggs in that one basket. I'm just not sure Alabama is positioned to get into high profile bidding wars, they're not as poor as some people seem to think, but their funds are finite.

However, if you're one or two players away from a championship team and you know it, and he's one of those guys. You pull the trigger right? Assuming you can afford to hold things together.

This is where I am with this type of signing. If we were one or two guys away from truly having a shot at the NC, I'd say go for it. But I don't think we are. I don't think I'd drop $2.5 million on this kid. The risks outweigh the rewards as it pertains to our team for 2026.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

The problem is there is NO reasonable or realistic way to adequately evaluate the true market value of a player, including Seaton, when the market is driven by billionaires willing to pay outrageous sums because their egos and wallets are bigger than their brains.

Literally the market is “whatever someone is willing to pay”.,

That's how free markets always have been. There are TONS of things in our society that don't have one thing to do with anything someone needs but people are willing to pay a ton of money for. That's a list at least a mile long.

 

[CB4]

That must include all divisions?? There are 136 FBS teams with a 105 man roster limit. That's 14,280 total players in all of FBS

The portal is open to FBS, FCS, and Division II players. There is, I believe, an additional 10,000 + players at FCS.

 

[CB4]

That's how free markets always have been. There are TONS of things in our society that don't have one thing to do with anything someone needs but people are willing to pay a ton of money for. That's a list at least a mile long.

Which why I believe the clearinghouse system is doomed to fail in this situation. It will be difficult to determine a true “fair market value” when the market is driven by a handful of super wealthy.

 

[JustNeedMe81]

Here it is 3 days before the portal closes and 29 guys entered today so far, including this guy:

Nick Brooks, Texas Longhorns, Offensive Line

Competed in shot put and discus as a freshman in Spring 2022. Posted shot put reps of 35-5.5 and 34-3. ----- 2024: Transferred from Cedar Rapids (Iowa)...

247sports.com

This is one to keep eye on

 

[AlistarWills]

So Raiola leaves starting job at Neb and goes to Oregon. Moore decides to not go pro and stays at Oregon. Raiola has to find a new home or sit the bench.

 

[Bpilktree]

I know lot of people are impressed with Ty not going to another school and saying that shows his character. Which I think he has a lot of but it not like he decided not to take the money over going to work at McDonald’s. He is going to most likely be a mid 1st round pick in the draft. That is going to make him a lot of money. For example Bo Nix went 12th overall. He got a 10 million dollar signing bonus with his contract being 18.5 million guaranteed for 4 years. Ty most likely gets around 15 million guaranteed if not more if someone takes him earlier to go to NFL. It also gets him to that 5th year option year faster and if he plays well an extra year making some real money that 5th year or contract extension faster.