Head of Crimson and Cream NIL collective said, on Thune podcast last night, that there was major tampering going on with Cayden Green before he entered the portal. Said OU is seeing a lot of that right now. Ugh.
Head of Crimson and Cream NIL collective said, on Thune podcast last night, that there was major tampering going on with Cayden Green before he entered the portal. Said OU is seeing a lot of that right now. Ugh.
When money wasn't allowed there was cheating but if you got caught, you were penalized. Now money is allowed so there is no surprise of "bankers" calling kids, tampering. Between NIL and players being able to unionize, it has moved from a sport to a business. Not sure who or what can put some laws into effect, but it better happen quick because we are going to lose the sport I love to watch.
Head of Crimson and Cream NIL collective said, on Thune podcast last night, that there was major tampering going on with Cayden Green before he entered the portal. Said OU is seeing a lot of that right now. Ugh.
When money wasn't allowed there was cheating but if you got caught, you were penalized. Now money is allowed so there is no surprise of "bankers" calling kids, tampering. Between NIL and players being able to unionize, it has moved from a sport to a business. Not sure who or what can put some laws into effect, but it better happen quick because we are going to lose the sport I love to watch.
I think it is too late to fix it. I dislike it. But it appears to be what it is. And i don't believe it is pretty.
When money wasn't allowed there was cheating but if you got caught, you were penalized. Now money is allowed so there is no surprise of "bankers" calling kids, tampering. Between NIL and players being able to unionize, it has moved from a sport to a business. Not sure who or what can put some laws into effect, but it better happen quick because we are going to lose the sport I love to watch.
I think it is too late to fix it. I dislike it. But it appears to be what it is. And i don't believe it is pretty.
They can fix it, but it will take some BIG changes. I think they need to roll everything toward the NFL model.
1) College sports needs a governing body with teeth. 2) College football (all sports really, but football especially) needs a commissioner. 3) Harsh tampering penalties need to be put in place. See what the NFL does when they fine teams, take away draft picks, etc. 4) National Letters of Intent need to become contracts. They need to be attached to dollar figures and lengths of time; i.e. 2 yrs/$2M at Oklahoma. This lets everyone know when this kid will potentially be a "free agent." The current model is unsustainable and we will see good coaches leave the sport if this isn't solved.
All that said, until 1 and 2 are figured out, nothing else will really stick or carry weight. I do think that the B1G and SEC merging into their own entity (at least in football) will be the first step toward that.
I see that former texsa star Steve McMichael is going into the pro football hall of fame. Poor guy has ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) now, though. His real claim to fame is that he completed a touchdown pass over me in a touch football game in Freer, Tx, when I was in the Navy. Couldn't jump in the danged loose-fitting boondockers I was running in or I would have had a pick.
I see that former texsa star Steve McMichael is going into the pro football hall of fame. Poor guy has ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) now, though. His real claim to fame is that he completed a touchdown pass over me in a touch football game in Freer, Tx, when I was in the Navy. Couldn't jump in the danged loose-fitting boondockers I was running in or I would have had a pick.
boondockers = +1
Psalm 34:14: "Depart from evil, do good, seek peace, and pursue it."
"what deliverer could break the power of Pharaoh?"
