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When schools start paying kids what is the opt out of bowl games or leaving in the middle of the season going to look like?

There will have to be some type of rails on it to protect the schools $$ going to kids.
 

I tend to think about how all this impacts the players mental health. Kids are already stressed to the levels of a 1950's psychiatric patient (really, I read that) and now you throw booster money at them with expectations of performance. I wasnt ready for that at 18 - no chance.

Love that kids are getting compensated with how much money is being made off them, hope they have great support systems and can keep the vultures away.
 

Lou Brown said:
I tend to think about how all this impacts the players mental health. Kids are already stressed to the levels of a 1950's psychiatric patient (really, I read that) and now you throw booster money at them with expectations of performance. I wasnt ready for that at 18 - no chance.

Love that kids are getting compensated with how much money is being made off them, hope they have great support systems and can keep the vultures away.
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Keeping the vultures away is a fantasy. The vultures are stronger than ever and greed to the next level. NIL as it is today is a farce and like some of the other things going on today, these victims will be crawling back for help. I wont be there.
 

I realized the other day we're going to be nearing the spot (if we're not already there) where players are making more money in college then they can in the NFL. Not everyone, but some guys. So they won't have an incentive to leave quite as fast as they can stay in college and pull in serious cash. Again, that's true for the very few, but I can't imagine the regular guys have agents either.
 


Lou Brown said:
I tend to think about how all this impacts the players mental health. Kids are already stressed to the levels of a 1950's psychiatric patient (really, I read that) and now you throw booster money at them with expectations of performance. I wasnt ready for that at 18 - no chance.

Love that kids are getting compensated with how much money is being made off them, hope they have great support systems and can keep the vultures away.
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In my opinion, the old system, while flawed, was a good way to dip your toes into professional sports. The players were compensated in some ways (stipend, free school, etc.), they are treated better than average students and all of the other benefits they received from playing sports. However, there were some safe guards in place.

For better or worse, the new system is going to be professionalism. They are thrown into deep end. They reap the benefits financially but with that comes the burden of professionalism. They will get cut if they aren't producing. They will and should be held to whatever contracts that they sign.

IMO, it has to be one way or the other. If you're a professional, you need to be treated as such.
 

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