Miscellaneous 2023 Offseason Thread

[FearlessF]

ya see why Dems get a bad rep?

Geeeeez!

maybe concentrate on saving the uneducated masses from some other evil than college football

[MrNubbz]

Halftime: OSU 17, UW 0

Final: UW 42, OSU 17

The Horror

[MrNubbz]

This is not gonna stick, but still worth reporting.

Democrat introduces bill to end competitive college football in California (msn.com)

Now they went and did it the Football Gods will turn their froth on these slappies

[CatsbyAZ]

Gators still looking for a QB:

"The Florida portion of the Jaden Rashada saga has reached an end with the school officially releasing him from his letter of intent...What remains in the wake in Gainesville is the messiest name, image and likeness fiasco in the 18-month history of this era of college sports."

"This is the purest example of a fledgling market going through growing pains. But put aside the cold business talk for a second and remember that the tragedy is that despite an originally signed agreement with one of Florida’s third party collectives, the Gator Collective, Rashada has been paid at most “a very miniscule amount,” if anything at all, out of his four-year contract set between $13 and 14 million to attend Florida in November."

"Gator Collective sits in the middle of a web of parties. First, there is Rashda’s camp including his parents and NIL representatives. Then there is the UF athletics program itself, which attempts to keep the collective at an arms distance so it truly remains a third party."

"A great unsolved mystery in all of this is how exactly the deal for Rashada, that by market estimation should have checked in at most around $5 or $6 million, ended up more than double that figure. In early December, it became clear that the collective was not going to be able to cover the amount owed. It sent what sources called a “basic” termination letter to Rashada’s camp."

"Rashada’s recruitment had already been a whirlwind before any of this happened, drawing the attention of NCAA infractions officials, according to multiple sources. He originally committed to Miami in June, with the Canes beating out Texas A&M and Florida among others. That came with drama surrounding who was actually representing him at the time."


https://twitter.com/SInow/status/1616631699198058496

[OrangeAfroMan]

When he was committed to Miami, the numbers were $8-9 million, then he flips to Florida and nobody knows why.  Whoever communicated the $13 million number to him and his family was not in communication with the actual money people of the collective.
I'm glad UF didn't go and say "you signed, tough shit" or something like that.  

[FearlessF]

they might have tried that approach

and then it went sour

[OrangeAfroMan]

And he'd still be with UF, so obviously that didn't happen.

[bayareabadger]

This is not gonna stick, but still worth reporting.

Democrat introduces bill to end competitive college football in California (msn.com)

Some interesting opinions in there. Modern media, I suppose.

Edit: Upon closer review, this person is a babbling idiot who doesn't know what he's talking about and honestly doesn't really know how to construct an argument. Just a pure mediot who wants to do the written version of hearing himself talk.  (The pol who suggested the law is also an idiot)

Second edit: Upon even closer review, the headline and main argument of the article are based on him misunderstanding something and not bothering to check. Man, Alex Baldwin is better at handling firearms than this guy was handling this topic. 

[FearlessF]

so, they're fine with uncompetitive college football??

[bayareabadger]

so, they're fine with uncompetitive college football??

I mean, they already are. 

But in this case, the writer simply didn't understand what was being said. His main argument was that it was an issue that the law capped coach contracts. But no one else mentioned that. It seemed odd.

So I looked at the original presser and then the text of the bill itself. The bill (which I think is dumb), says you can't cut sports for the sake of financial chicanery (probably dumb) but put a benchmark that for the cutting of a sport to lead to a penalty, the coach had to make at least $500K. This ding dong, it seems, heard that and thought it meant the penalty came into play if you paid a coach more than that. Because he's a jerk-off moron who can't bother to do the basic research. 

Basically, this guy imagined a comma where there wasn't one, got offended at what he thought he heard, and processed it into dishonest outrage content. 

[FearlessF]

and some idgits will agree with him

[847badgerfan]

The article means very little to me. It's the thought of pols getting involved in football that I don't like.

There are bigger fish to fry in Cali at the moment.

[bayareabadger]

The article means very little to me. It's the thought of pols getting involved in football that I don't like.

There are bigger fish to fry in Cali at the moment.

I mean, depending where you are, they often do. I know you’re tucked away in the sorta south, but go north a bit, and you’ll find that much more. Certainly more than some Cali rando trying to get pub.

We also have the issue that the NCAA keeps begging for regulation and that college sports are by their nature an extension of government enterprise.

I’ll be interested in how things settle. My gut is the market will eventually find its level. Longer term capitalism is hardy that way.

(For those looking for a more expert and less lying/illiterate read on the matter https://www.si.com/college/2023/01/19/california-assembly-college-athletes-revenue-sharing-bill-ncaa-nil)

[FearlessF]

it's not too late to uninvite USC and UCLA