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RSTuthill said:
What are the NCAA reporting requirements, do we know? Both for the collectives and individual players paid by collectives? Are any of the payments in the public domain? Do we have any sense at all what the going rates are for various positions and skill levels? Do we have a sense of what the current UConn players are making?
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The NCAA has basically zero control over football.
 
DoctorWho85 said:
The portal would have been great had NIL money not come into play. It's going to be hard for schools even in the power to compete with name brands like ND, Michigan, OSU, USC, Alabama, FSU, Texas and Miami for that money.
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"It's going to be hard for schools even in the power to compete with name brands like ND, Michigan, OSU, USC, Alabama, FSU, Texas and Miami for that money."

That's how the big boys want it and that's what will keep them in the big boys room............with the rest of CFB serving as their feeders in return for some paydays for lesser P4 members and the crumbs of "pay" games for the peons in the lesser leagues.
 
Scrutiner said:
"It's going to be hard for schools even in the power to compete with name brands like ND, Michigan, OSU, USC, Alabama, FSU, Texas and Miami for that money."

That's how the big boys want it and that's what will keep them in the big boys room............with the rest of CFB serving as their feeders in return for some paydays for lesser P4 members and the crumbs of "pay" games for the peons in the lesser leagues.
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It's biting the hands that feed you, but hey, someone wins something.
 
Scrutiner said:
"It's going to be hard for schools even in the power to compete with name brands like ND, Michigan, OSU, USC, Alabama, FSU, Texas and Miami for that money."

That's how the big boys want it and that's what will keep them in the big boys room............with the rest of CFB serving as their feeders in return for some paydays for lesser P4 members and the crumbs of "pay" games for the peons in the lesser leagues.
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Scholarship limits and transfer portal started leveling playing field between haves and have nots.

NIL was big boy response to the field getting leveled.

Now Bama can once again stash talent on their bench because it pays more to ride pine at Bama compared to starting at UAB.
 
Chin Diesel said:
Scholarship limits and transfer portal started leveling playing field between haves and have nots.

NIL was big boy response to the field getting leveled.

Now Bama can once again stash talent on their bench because it pays more to ride pine at Bama compared to starting at UAB.
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Except it looks like Bama is falling behind other schools because they aren't paying what other schools are. Saban and Bama can only get so far on reputation alone. Unless they figure out the NIL money, schools like Texas are going to consistently surpass them.
 
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Scoe said:
This one hurts players aren’t built like Jackson Mitchell. Brewton leavin umm ok whatever but Houston leaving sucks. With thousands of players hitting the portal, and Houston coming back means he trusted Mora and even Charlton.

Transferring during a season is weak in my opinion but this reality and I hope this is a slap in the face to Mora to wake up and do some soul searching. It’s time for Mora to take over and he needs to finish the rest of season with anger and take that anger into the off-season.
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Would that “take over…with anger” include more hands-on involvement in the offense?
 
Stinger92860 said:
DO would be out of his mind if he were to give up his current gig and jump into a burning dumpster.

You need to find and bring in up and coming coaches. Which MAC teams could we beat? How are these schools putting significantly better offensive teams on the field. I believe it’s now clear that Charlton is not the answer.
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I think you misunderstood the reference to DO; it was about getting local players to come here, as happened with DO, not about DO (or anyone else) coming as coaches!
 
RSTuthill said:
Don't be so sure. The ACC is gonna need more schools shortly.
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Why will the ACC need more schools? Now that they’ve “recruited“ (over the past decade) BC, Syracuse, Pitt, Stanford, Cal, and SMU, they‘re at 18.

Even if they were to lose FSU and Clemson, they would continue to qualify for the FBS cash grab, so I don’t understand why they’d need us (especially if we continue in and around the weekly Bottom 10).
 
DoctorWho85 said:
Except it looks like Bama is falling behind other schools because they aren't paying what other schools are. Saban and Bama can only get so far on reputation alone. Unless they figure out the NIL money, schools like Texas are going to consistently surpass them.
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Well, they know what'$ required to $tay elite.
 
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DoctorWho85 said:
Except it looks like Bama is falling behind other schools because they aren't paying what other schools are. Saban and Bama can only get so far on reputation alone. Unless they figure out the NIL money, schools like Texas are going to consistently surpass them.
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So Texas might finally become relevant?
 
Houston has a nice film of highlights from last year to market himself with. Just losing a year of eligibility and risking injury playing here for a bad team now.
 
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RSTuthill said:
Do we have any sense at all what the going rates are for various positions and skill levels? Do we have a sense of what the current UConn players are making?
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It will be interesting to see where Houston lands. That will give us an idea of the $$. As for the going rates, the big NIL money goes to the star players—they’re the ones who garner the attention from major corporations—not just the local laundromat. The Collectives are the Wild West.
$300K was given to a HS senior QB in New England by an SEC school to commit. They also landed two other QB’s. That’s some hefty cash. Think UConn would ever pay that?
 
RSTuthill said:
Anyone think, or is this already implied in this discussion, that some other school has called Houston and offered him a lot more money to play for them next year if he saved a year of eligibility? Is that the undercurrent floating around not explicitly expressed?
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This is the simplest explanation and probably the correct one. P5 school with NIL says “Redshirt, don’t get hurt, and we’ll pay you for two years.”

The losing and god-awful offense sweetened the deal.

Will be interesting to see where he lands and how long the signing takes once the portal opens.
 
Nostical said:
It will be interesting to see where Houston lands. That will give us an idea of the $$. As for the going rates, the big NIL money goes to the star players—they’re the ones who garner the attention from major corporations—not just the local laundromat. The Collectives are the Wild West.
$300K was given to a HS senior QB in New England by an SEC school to commit. They also landed two other QB’s. That’s some hefty cash. Think UConn would ever pay that?
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I don’t think Houston is getting a P5 money or a school. Just no way.
 
arch said:
hmmmmmmm, no.
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You sure about that? Tourny, bowl, and TV payouts…that money surely didn’t go to the students.
 
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Time to change the red shirt rule to documented serious injury only. Players who abandon a team for no known / stated reason should not be given a free pass. JMHO.
Most times I would wish the young man well down the road if it were for playing time. This case simply sucks as he is nothing close to being a team player.
 
JohnFSilver said:
I don’t think Houston is getting a P5 money or a school. Just no way.
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Are your sure about that? I have heard that more than one player on our roster was offer NIL money in the offseason by Power 5 schools. Power 5 schools includes a large group of schools, many of which aren't necessarily major players in world of college football but are still recruiting players with NIL money to improve their rosters. There are definitely some Power 5 schools who could improve their roster with the addition of Houston.
 
RSTuthill said:
Disagree. UConn doesn't have receivers who can get free this year because UConn's collectives do not have enough money to pay the going rate for them from the portal. That was stated openly in HCJM's last presser.
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Mora is trying to get more funding for football including NIL as he should. That is his job as head coach. Of course more NIL money could potentially bring in better players, but there is talent everywhere and you have to identify it.
 
I don't know how accurate this is, but from Front Office Sports:

The top half of Power 5 starters earn an average of $45,000, data released at the 2023 NIL Summit shows, while the bottom makes an average of $15,000. The top three players on Power 5 and Big East basketball teams earn an average of $75,000.

This doesn’t necessarily suggest that basketball players are earning more than football players overall — but rather that NIL collectives have to divide their resources more among football players, given their extensive rosters.

NIL Collectives Pay Five Figures to Top College Athletes.
 
As for WRs who I don't think NIL was an issue, here are 2 who were available this cycle:

Anthony Simpson went from Arizona to UMass. From Bloomfield, CT. 19 receptions 393 yards 2 TDs
Jacari Carter went from Merrimac (MA) to Georgia State. From NJ. 14 receptions 124 yards 0 TDs

And what about this kid:

Naiem Simmons went from Wagner to USF. From Staten Island. 15 catches 357 yards 2 TDs
 
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